Fish Creek in Door County, Wisconsin — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
A Worldly Pine
Scotch Pine
Photographed by Sean Flynn, August 8, 2024
1. A Worldly Pine Marker
The Scotch pine is the most widely distributed pine in the world. It grows naturally from Scotland to Siberia but not in Wisconsin! Decades ago, people planted it for erosion control and Christmas trees. Now, free to set seed, Scotch pine can out-compete native trees.
Rows of 1/4-inch holes on this Scotch pine hint of a feathered visitor who was hunting for sap - the yellow-bellied sapsucker.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Horticulture & Forestry • Parks & Recreational Areas.
Location. 45° 9.484′ N, 87° 12.205′ W. Marker is in Fish Creek, Wisconsin, in Door County. It can be reached from Highland Road 1½ miles north of Water Street (Wisconsin Route 42), on the right when traveling north. The marker is in Peninsula State Park, on the Sentinel Trail. It is a short distance from the trail's intersection with Highland Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 9462 Shore Road, Fish Creek WI 54212, United States of America.
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Regionally, this marker is on Wisconsin’s Door Peninsula. It is also in the American Midwest, on the Great Lakes, and in the Corn Belt. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture and also the Northwest Territory.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Cold Cure (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Growing a Forest (about 500 feet away); Rock Pavement (about 500 feet away); Late Bloomer (about 600 feet away); The Candelabra Tree (approx. 0.2 miles away); Triple Trunk (approx. Ό mile away); Albert E. Doolittle (approx. 0.3 miles away); Past Life (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fish Creek.
More about this marker. The marker is one of roughly two dozen that have been erected along the Sentinel Trail in Peninsula Park, all pertaining to trees and plants in the park (and many of them also referencing history).
Also see . . . Trees of Wisconsin: Scotch Pine.
Photographed by Sean Flynn, August 8, 2024
2. Sentinel Trail
The A Worldly Pine Marker is on the left, somewhat obscured by brush in this easterly-facing view of the Sentinel Trail.
Photographed by Sean Flynn, August 8, 2024
3. Sentinel Trail
This east-facing photo is taken from the Highland Road crossing of the Sentinel Trail. The A Worldly Pine marker is about 50 yards hike away.
Credits. This page was last revised on August 12, 2024. It was originally submitted on August 11, 2024, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois. This page has been viewed 161 times since then and 9 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 11, 2024, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.
