Voices of the Lower Wisconsin Riverway
Stories about the Lower Wisconsin Riverway
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Old Muscoda Bridge Used to Lift Towards the Sky
Between the 1850s and 1880s, the Wisconsin River was a primary transportation route for riverboats and lumber rafts. That’s why
Blue River Bridge Collapse of 1947
Bridges play a vital role in connecting residents to communities in the river valley. Without a bridge, a community would
Botanist Records the Plants of the Lower Wisconsin Riverway
The plants of the lower Wisconsin River valley have stories to tell us. Are the soils sandy, fertile or wet?
White Pine Do Not Belong on the Sand Barrens
White pine are native to the Badger state, but they are not native to the sand prairie in Blue River
History and Mystery: Touring Indian Mounds with Cultural Landscape Legacies
The lower Wisconsin River Valley is home to numerous mound groups, but their locations are not so easy to find. That’s why I attended a tour of four mound groups. The tour was led by Mark Cupp, the president of Cultural Landscape Legacies, Inc., a organization dedicated to the education, protection and preservation of the cultural heritage of indigenous people who left their legacy on the landscape of the upper Midwest.
Touring Badger Lands: The Last Prairie Remnant
Prior to European settlement, the great Sauk Prairie once covered 14,000 acres that stretched between Prairie du Sac and the Baraboo Hills. Today, just three small parcels of that once great prairie remain.