August 17, 2008 --- 10 p.m.

Volunteers from all over the state put shovel to dirt to help re-build a crucial part of the ice age trail!

This weekend dozens of people met at Devil's Lake State Park to re-build a portion of the trail.

It had been badly damaged by the June Flooding.

It normally takes a couple of years to plan a trail event but the Department of Natural Resources asked for an impromptu weekend because of the trail's importance to the area.

The trail sees about 4 million visitors a year. Volunteers from all ages and walks of life are taught basic trail restoration techniques, fed and encouraged by leaders and each other.

17-year old Hannah Fanney lives near parts of the ice age trail. The trail zig-zags the state, where the Wisconsin glacier left it's mark 12,000 years ago.

Fanney says helping out is a very special way she can leave a legacy for years to come.

"I backpacked it this spring and now I know what goes into it, I have a much greater appreciation for the trail and that's great to see and whenever I get on the trail now I'm going to really enjoy it more "

There are several opportunities to get out and help in other parts of the state, and in the Baraboo area again this fall. For more information, head to www.iceagetrail.com