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Roche-A-Cri State Park – Friendship, Wisconsin
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Video of Roche-A-Cri State Park – Friendship, Wisconsin
Roche-A-Cri (means shouting or whooping rock) or “crevice in the rock” as the French explorers called it, is a 300 foot sandstone bluff near Adams-Friendship, Wisconsin. The park, established in 1948, has viewable Native American petroglyphs and pictographs discovered in 1851, but were “written” a thousand years ago. Roche-A-Cri is made of Cambrian sandstone about 500,000 years old. It is a long narrow flat-topped ridge bordered by shear precipices. The bluff was once an island in the 1,800 square mile Glacial Lake Wisconsin. In 1994 a Wisconsin Conservation Corps group finished a 303 step stairway to the top of the bluff. The 605 acre park has a number of soft trails strewn with pine needles that are all linked to the 41 site shower-less campground. One leads to a prairie restoration project, crossing over a foot bridge on Carter Creek, a picturesque trout creek. Slideshow and photographs copyright 2008, Creative Juice LLC.
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Mill Pond – Rosholt, Wisconsin
For further information see these sites.
Rosholt:
http://www.rosholtvillage.com/Rosholt statistical profile:
http://www.city-data.com/city/Rosholt-Wisconsin.htmlHistory of the village of Rosholt:
http://library.uwsp.edu/pcl/history/ourcounty/IMAGES/00000033.pdfRosholt family:
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Video of Rosholt, Wisconsin
Rosholt is in the northeast corner of Portage County along the Flume Creek. In 1867, Jens Rasmussen, who came from Lolland, Denmark, purchased land and improved a beaver dam here to furnish power for a grist mill. In 1885 the dam was acquired by John Gilbert Rosholt for a sawmill. A community grew around the sawmill. In 1893 a post office called “Rosholt” was established and in 1907 the village was incorporated.
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Collins Park, Portage County – Rosholt, Wisconsin
©2009 John Wanserski for Creative Juice LLCMap of campsites at Collins Park
Map of Collins Lake (Fish Lake)
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Video of Collins Park, Portage County – Rosholt, Wisconsin
Collins Park is a 21 acre space on the 42 acre Collins Lake three miles outside of Rosholt, Wisconsin. Early Polish settlers had passed the land to the county after a depression-era tax default. The deep cool lake in the heart of glacial moraine farm country has remained relatively free of development. This park of towering white pines, has a boat ramp, playground, beach and picnic lodge. The 27 campsites all have electrical hookups.
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Observation Tower, Blue Mound State Park – Blue Mounds, Wisconsin
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Blue Mound State Park – Blue Mounds, Wisconsin
The Winnebago Indians called this highest point in southern Wisconsin “Weehaukaja”, meaning “a high place with a wonderful view.” There are two 40 ft. observation towers offering a commanding view in all directions. At 1,716 feet above sea level, you will have clear views of the state capitol in Madison, 25 miles away. The park has the only heated swimming pool in the Wisconsin park system. The campground is open year round, has 77 sites (16 with electricity), and a rustic accessible cabin. This 1,100 acre park has three trails designated as hiking-only. The park has 6 miles of off-road bicycle trails. Access is also provided to the 40-mile Military Ridge State Trail that runs from Governor Dodge State Park, through Blue Mound State Park and on to Madison.
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