The old saying, "If you have a lemon, make lemonade," is getting a new turn from the state DNR: If you can't ski, break out the hiking boots instead.

A lack of snow has prompted the Department of Natural Resources to switch an annual candlelight cross-country skiing, snowshoeing and hiking event in Blue Mound State Park to just a nighttime hike in the woods.

The hike, or rather two hikes, are set for Saturday night from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., the first hike taking off at 6 p.m. and the second at 7 p.m., both beginning where a bonfire will be set in the park.

The 1.5 mile loop in the woods will be lit by hundreds of homemade candles.

Park naturalist Al Swain will lead both hikes, with the Friends of Blue Mound State Park providing hot drinks and marshmallows for roasting around the bonfire afterward.

The only cost is a daily or annual state park sticker which is needed on your vehicle for admittance to the park. Stickers and souvenir mugs are available for purchase at the park.

For more information, call the park at 608-437-5711.