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    Historical Traces Trek

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    Join Dave Lea, who has been exploring the park since the 1970’s, on an exciting, off-trail adventure finding the park’s historic sites. Wear sturdy boots and long pants to discover traces of the past.

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    Fall Fest

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    Join the Friends of Wildcat Mountain State Park for a day of fall celebrations! Naturalist programs, ranger led hikes, campfire and smores, scavenger hunt, pumpkin carving, and food for sale. Stay to watch the sunset from the overlook. This is a…

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    Burial Mounds and Effigy Earthworks of Devil's Lake State Park

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    For untold generations, what is now called Devil's Lake and the surrounding lands has been an important cultural landscape for the Indigenous people of this area. It has long been known as Tee Wakacak in the Ho-Chunk language, closely meaning Sacred…

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    Explore Echo Rock

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    Join the Naturalist on a 1-mile guided walk to learn about the history and the geology of the area! Meet at 10:00 a.m. at the Echo Rock trailhead at the east end of the boat launch parking lot.

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    Dive In! Great Lakes Science and Trivia

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    Discover the fascinating world of the Great Lakes with the UW–Milwaukee School of Freshwater Sciences.

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    High Cliff History Program

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    Join a former park naturalist and learn all about the fascinating history of the land where High Cliff State Park now resides.

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    If Rocks Could Talk: Geology History/Hike

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    Geology history of Copper Falls, followed by an interpretive hike with Tom Fitz, Professor of Geoscience.

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    Historical Traces Trek

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    Join Dave Lea, who has been exploring the park since the 1970’s, on an exciting, off-trail adventure finding the park’s historic sites. Wear sturdy boots and long pants to discover traces of the past.

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    Wisconsin Dells Singers and Dancers

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    Elliott Funmaker and the popular Wisconsin Dells Singers and Dancers will perform traditional Ho-Chunk Nation songs and dances at Aztalan State Park beginning at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday September 20.

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    History and Ecology Hike

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    The Friends of Rib Mountain State Park invite the public to hike and hear about the history of the homestead area and early mining on Rib Mountain, while also looking at the ecology of the area.

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