Tower Hill State Park is a 77 acre park located on the banks of the Wisconsin River near Spring Green, WI. It’s main feature is a 120 ft. shot tower and 90 ft. tunnel where lead was dropped to create symmetrical shot balls using the “Watts Method.” In 1782, William Watts of Bristol, England, patented a method to produce shot that was round and free of imperfections by dropping molten lead from a great height. Watts’ invention was inspired by observing falling raindrops. Shot towers were first built in America after President Thomas Jefferson imposed the Embargo Act in 1808. Tower Hill, relatively close to the lead mining regions of Wisconsin, used a crude 120 ft shaft and 90 ft tunnel dug into a sandstone cliff to produce shot from 1833-1861. The lead shot was shipped by barge down the Wisconsin and Mississippi Rivers to St. Louis. The park has 15 campsites and provides canoe and kayak access to the Wisconsin River. The bluff trails give visitors excellent views of the river valley. Nearby is Frank Lloyd Wright’s Taliesin. Preview music by Evan Wanserski and Maury Smith, copyright 2008.  Photographs and slideshow copyright 2008, Creative Juice LLC.

Tower Hill State Park and Campground.

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Council Grounds State Park and Campground preview.

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 This 508 acre park along the Wisconsin River in north-central Wisconsin has been used by humans for centuries. Some park artifacts date back to around 600 AD. Native American Chippewas met for celebrations here beginning around 1600 AD. In the late 19^th century loggers met here to sort the rafted lumber for downstream mills. The park site is beautifully situated with the Lake Alexander flowage on it’s north and the Wisconsin River on it’s west side. Nature trails take you past the park’s impressive stands of White Pine. The 55 family campsites site with showers are in a heavily wooded area near the river and lake.

Council Grounds Family and Group Campgrounds.

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Council Grounds State Park and Campgrounds preview.

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The Beartooth Highway (U.S. 212), along the Montana/Wyoming border, is a spectacular drive that winds through some of the most beautiful landscapes in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem. Well above the tree line the summit is reached at the 10,947 ft. Beartooth Pass. The Asaroka Range is visible on the horizon. Following the road down through a chain of glacial lakes on your way to grizzly country, you find a number of alpine forest campgrounds. The Island Lake, Shoshone National Forest Campground is at an elevation of 9950 ft. Further along, the Beartooth Butte with the deep blue Beartooth Lake at it’s base, marks another special campground. A side trip down the Chief Joseph Scenic Highway (Wyoming 296) will put you in touch with a special Native American humanitarian and peacemaker.  Music by Malignant Choir and Maury Smith, copyright 2008.  Slideshow and photographs copyright 2008, Creative Juice LLC.

Island Lake Campground, Shoshone National Forest - Wyoming

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Island Lake Campground, Shoshone National Forest preview.

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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.  Music copyright 2008 by Maury Smith.  Slideshow and photographs copyright 2008, Creative Juice LLC.

Roche A Cri State Park Family Camgpround.

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Roche A Cri State Park preview.

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 The 1,417 acre Hartman Creek State Park has four quiet spring fed lakes and 10 miles of scenic trails to explore. There is a swimming beach on Hartman Lake. There are no developed boat landings so paddlers will need to carry in their water crafts to access the lakes. Anglers can fish the lakes for panfish, northerns and bass or trout fish in the adjoining Radley Creek Fishery Area. Four area bike trails are also accessible from the park. Part of the Ice Age National Scenic Trail runs though the park and can be hiked through parts of Waupaca and Portage counties. The 100 unit family campground with showers also has a tipi that can be reserved. The 5 areas for group camping have plenty of space for large groups. The park is next door to four lakes that give motor boat access to the extensive Waupaca Chain O’Lakes.  Music on the preview by Malignant Choir; other music copyright 2008 by Maury Smith.  Slideshow and photographs copyright 2008, Creative Juice LLC.

Hartman Creek State Park Family Campground sites 1-50.

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Hartman Creek State Park Family Campground sites 51-100.

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Hartman Creek State Park Group Campground.

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Hartman Creek State Park preview.

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The 3,740 acre Wildcat Mountain State Park is in the driftless, unglaciated area of western Wisconsin. Flowing alongside the park is the paddler friendly, Kickapoo River. “Kickapoo” comes from the Algonquin Indians, meaning “he who goes there, then here.” The Kickapoo River meanders for 125 miles over 65 miles of distance. Views of the River valley below, from the mountain top lookouts, are spectacular. There are 30 family campsites, with some on the mountain’s edge. The three group campsites can accommodate up to 75 people. A separate campground for equestrians is in the northern part of the park. It has 24 sites and 15 miles of trails.   Music copyright 2008 by Maury Smith.  Slideshow and photographs copyright 2008, Creative Juice LLC.

Wildcat Mountain State Park Family Campground

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Wildcat Mountain State Park Group and Horsetrail Campgrounds

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Wildcat Mountain State Park preview.

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The mesas and buttes of Mill Bluff State Park were once islands in the ancient Glacial Lake Wisconsin.  These formations stand more than 120 feet above the surrounding terrain.  Early European settlers used them as landmarks.  Today the 1,220 acre park is part of Wisconsin’s Ice Age National Scientific Reserve.  The Park has 21 campsites that are available without a reservation.  There is also a pond with a beach for swimming and picnicking.  Music copyright 2008 by Maury Smith.  Slide show and photographs copyright 2008, Creative Juice LLC.

Mill Bluff State Park Campground

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Mill Bluff State Park preview.

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Nelson Dewey State Park is a land of incredible vistas overlooking the Mississippi River valley.  On the site is the home of Wisconsin’s first governor, Nelson Dewey.  His 2,000 acre plantation was considered the state’s first large scale farming operation.  The governor’s first home was gutted by fire in 1873.  The current building was built on the original foundation.  Across the road, the State Historical Society operates Stonefield Village and the State Farm Museum.  There are a number of effigy mounds constructed by the Hopewell Indian group along the bluff trails and overlooks in the 750 acre park.  The trail through the dry lime prairie restoration along the edge of the overlook is very scenic.  Tent campers will be impressed with the four walk-in sites overlooking the Mississippi River valley.  Music copyright 2008 by Maury Smith.  Slideshow and photographs copyright 2008 by Creative Juice LLC.

Nelson Dewey State Park Family and Group Campgrounds

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Nelson Dewey State Park and Campgrounds preview.

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The Tetons first received government protection in 1897 when Congress created the Teton Forest Reserve out of land not included in Yellowstone National Park. In 1929, the central peaks of the Teton Range and a half dozen lakes at their base officially became Grand Teton National Park. In the mid-1930s John D. Rockefeller, Jr. bought 35,000 acres of property next to the park. In 1943 the Jackson Hole National Monument was created with a 221,000 acre tract of valley lands around the Snake River. By 1950 the original 1929 park was united with the 1943 Jackson Hole National Monument to create the present day 485 square mile park. The Tetons, rising abruptly from the floor of the Snake River Valley, are fault block mountains with their origin about 13 million years ago. Elk and pronghorn antelope make annual migrations through the park. Moose are seen around the Snake River wetlands and mountain lakes. Black bear and grizzlies roam the mountain slopes and wooded lake shores. The park has five campgrounds with 200 miles of trails to explore. The Colter Bay Visitor Center houses an Indian Arts Museum. Music copyright 2008 by Maury Smith. Slideshow and photographs copyright 2008, Creative Juice LLC.

Grand Tetons National Park, Signal Mountain Campground.

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Grand Tetons National Park preview.

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With over 700 miles of trails, Glacier is a hiker’s paradise for adventurous visitors seeking wilderness and solitude.  This entire area holds great spiritual importance to the Blackfeet, Salish, and Kootenai people.  The Blackfeet Indians controlled the vast prairies east of the mountains. The Salish and Kootenai Indians lived and hunted in the western valleys.  In 1806, the Lewis and Clark Expedition came within 50 miles of the area that is now the park.  George Bird Grinnell was an early explorer to this part of Montana and spent many years working to get the park established.  The area was made a Forest Preserve in 1900.  President Taft, in 1910, signed the bill establishing Glacier as the country’s 10th national park.  The final section of the Going-to-the-Sun Road, over Logan Pass, was completed in 1932 after 11 years of work. The road, a National Historic Landmark, is one of the most scenic roads in North America.  Miles of hiking trails follow routes first used by trappers in the early 1800’s. Several hotels and chalets, built by the Great Northern Railway in the early 1900’s, offer lodging for summer guests to the park.  Music by Maury Smith, copyright 2008.  Slideshow and photographs copyright 2008 by Creative Juice LLC.

Glacier National Park, Many Glacier Campground.

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Glacier National Park, Rising Sun Campground.

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Glacier National Park preview.

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Pike Lake was formed around the last ice age, about 12,000 years ago, when a large ice block melted at the edge of the glacier. When the ice block melted, a very large kettle hole was formed near the terminal moraine. It gradually filled with water to create the 446 acre spring fed Pike Lake. Pike Lake is known for its excellent walleye pike fishing, but other species are present to offer a variety of angling experiences. Hikers can explore a segment of the Ice Age Trail, the National Scenic Trail that is located entirely within Wisconsin. The campground has 32 units with flush toilets and showers. Music by Malignant Choir and Maury Smith, copyright 2008. Slideshow and photographs copyright 2008 by Creative Juice LLC.

Pike Lake State Park Campground.

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Pike Lake State Park Campground preview.

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Wyalusing State Park sits on bluffs 500 feet above the confluence of the Wisconsin and Mississippi Rivers.  Within the park’s 2,628 acres you will find hardwood forests, bluffs, springs, waterfalls, and spectacular vistas.  You can see ancient Native American effigy mounds and imagine what the French explorers Marquette and Joliet thought about them as they became the first Europeans to set foot here in 1673.  There are more than 23 miles of trails for hiking, biking and skiing.  More than 100 bird species, including bald eagles, hawks, owls, and various waterfowl, can be observed during the spring and fall migrations.  There are 109 family campsites, group tent campsites for 130 and a lodge/dormitory complex for 108 people.  Nearby is the Villa Louis Victorian mansion.  Across the river is the Effigy Mounds National Monument where you can observe 205 mounds considered as ceremonial and sacred sites by American Indian tribes.  Music copyright 2008 by Maury Smith.  Slideshow and photographs copyright 2008 by Creative Juice LLC.

Wyalusing State Park, Homestead Campground.

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Wyalusing State Park, Wisconsin Ridge Campground.

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Wyalusing State Park, Group Campgrounds.

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Wyalusing State Park, Campground preview.

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Lake Kegonsa State Park, established in 1962, is a 342 acre park on the shores of a 3,200 acre lake.  The lake has excellent fishing for northern pike and panfish.  The lake was formed from glacial debris that dammed parts of what is believed to be an old river valley called the “Ancient Wisconsin River”.  About 12,000 years ago the 4-Lakes of the Madison Area were formed: Lakes Mendota, Monona, Waubesa, and Kegonsa.  Lake Kegonsa, from the Ho-Chunk word meaning “Lakes of Many Fishes”, was referred to by early settlers as “First Lake”.  A hiking trail near the family campground leads to a few effigy mounds built by Woodland Indians.  There are 80 family campsites, three group campsites, two picnic shelters, fishing pier, boat launch, swimming beach, and a pet swim area.  Music copyright 2008 by Maury Smith.  Slideshow and photographs copyright 2008 by Creative Juice LLC.

Lake Kegonsa State Park, Family Campground.

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Lake Kegonsa State Park, Group Campground.

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Lake Kegonsa State Park, Campground preview.

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This island park near Cornell, WI is at the confluence of the Chippewa and Fisher rivers in northwest Wisconsin.  It’s just a short 30 minute drive from Chippewa Falls.  The river area has many backwaters for paddling adventures.  A trail head for the Ice Age National Scenic Trail is across the river.  The Old Abe bicycle trail begins at the park, travels down river and ends 20 miles away at Lake Wissota State Park.  The park has an additional 8 miles of hiking trails and 5 miles of cross country ski trails.  Many of the 69 campsites have views of the water.  24 campsites have electricity and are clustered near the showers.  The Civilian Conservation Corps built the log shelter in 1938 and the park was dedicated in 1940.  Music copyright 2008 by Maury Smith.  Slideshow and photographs copyright 2008 by Creative Juice LLC.

Brunet Island State Park, South Campground.

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Brunet Island State Park, North Campground.

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Brunet Island State Park, Campground preview.

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Mirror Lake was formed by the old mill dam on Dell Creek near Lake Delton in 1860.  Dell Creek is within the non-glaciated, or what is known as the driftless area of Wisconsin.  Sandstone was formed from river deposits into shallow seas about 500,000,000 years ago, during the Late Cambrian geologic period. The rock outcroppings of Mirror Lake’s gorges are formed from weathered sandstone.  Over the last 10,000 years Dell Creek cut gorges into the thick, soft sandstone rock.  This 2,050 acre  park lies within three miles of Wisconsin Dells and draws more than 200,000 visitors a year.  The park has many miles of trails for hiking, cross-country skiing, mountain biking and nature viewing.  The no-wake lake is ideal for canoeing and kayaking.  There are 151 family campsites in three campgrounds, seven walk-in group sites for tents only, an accessible cabin for people with disabilities and a unique rental cottage designed by Frank Lloyd Wright.  Music copyright 2008 by Maury Smith.  Slideshow copyright 2007 Creative Juice LLC.

Mirror Lake State Park, Bluewater Bay Campground

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Mirror Lake State Park, Cliffwood Campground

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Mirror Lake State Park, Sandstone Campground

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Mirror Lake State Park preview sample.

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Landscape architect, John Nolen, recommended in 1909 that this site be set aside for a park. Established in 1911, this 9,000+ acre park near Baraboo, WI draws over 1.2 million visitors a year. The 360 acre lake is spring fed giving fishermen, paddlers and swimmers a crystal clear water environment. The lake was formed by glacial activity during the last ice age. What was once the Wisconsin River is now a dramatic gorge cut off at the north and south ends by glacial debris. The quartzite rock formations of the park are over 1.5 billion years old and rise over 500 feet above the lake. This “grand canyon of the midwest” takes its name from a mistranslation of the Ho-Chunk “Ta Wa-cun-chuk-dah, meaning “Sacred Lake”, “Holy Lake” or “Spirit Lake”. According to Ho-Chunk mythology the lake was the birthplace of the Buffalo Clan and is the site of the legendary battle between the water spirits and the thunderbirds. A number of effigy mounds are located throughout the park. Slideshow by John Wanserski.

Devil’s Lake State Park Tour

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Devil’s Lake State Park, Quartzite Campground, campsites 1-67.

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Devil’s Lake State Park, Quartzite Campground, campsites 68-100.

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Devil’s Lake State Park, Northern Lights campsites 104-150.

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Devil’s Lake State Park, Northern Lights campsites 163-193.

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Devil’s Lake State Park, Northern Lights campsites 194-246.

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Devil’s Lake State Park, Ice Age Campground, campsites 301-345.

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Devil’s Lake State Park, Ice Age Campground, campsites 351-390.

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Devil’s Lake State Park, Ice Age Campground, campsites 401-437.

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Devil’s Lake State Park, Ice Age Campground, campsites 451-484.

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Devil’s Lake State Park, Group campsites.

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Devil’s Lake State Park Tour preview sample.

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Petrified Forest National Park has the largest collection of fossilized trees in the world.  225 million years ago the trees, Araucarioxylon, Woodworthia, Schilderia, and others, fell into streams and washed into floodplains and mixed with silt, mud, and volcanic ash.  Silica-laden groundwater seeped through the logs and replaced the wood tissue with silica.  The silica crystallized into quartz, preserving the wood.  Remnants of early human occupation of the area dating back to 1250 A.D. are found at Puerco Pueblo.  The 100 room pueblo sheltered over 1,000 people.   More recently, the Painted Desert Inn, built by Herbert David Lore around 1920, was used as the first overnight lodge in the area.  The décor and architecture of the Painted Desert Inn reflects the awesome vistas of the surrounding beauty of the Painted Desert.  The nearby trail head will lead you to a unique wilderness camping environment.  Music copyright 2007 by Maury Smith.  Slideshow and photographs copyright 2008 by Creative Juice LLC.

Petrified Forest National Park Tour

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Petrified Forest National Park Tour preview sample.

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Governor Dodge State Park is Wisconsin’s second largest park with an area of 5,270 acres.  It is named after Henry Dodge, the first Territorial Governor.  The glaciers of the last Ice Age bypassed this area and left intact valleys sculpted out of 450 million year old sandstone.  Human occupation of the area dates back over 8,000 years.  There are two man-made lakes in the park, Cox Hollow and Twin Valley, that are encircled with miles of trails for hiking, biking, skiing, and horseback riding.  The Military Ridge State Trail connects to Blue Mounds State Park and continues all the way to Madison.  There are 269 family campsites, eight group campsites, 11 for horse campers and six that require a hike in the back country.  Camping reservations are recommended for this very popular park in the heart of Wisconsin’s Driftless Area.  Nearby is the restored Cornish lead mining community of Pendarvis and Frank Lloyd Wright’s Taliesin.  Music copyright 2008 by Maury Smith.  Slideshow and photographs copyright 2008 Creative Juice LLC.

Governor Dodge State Park Tour.

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Governor Dodge State Park Cox Hollow Campground, campsites 1-48.

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Governor Dodge State Park Cox Hollow Campground, campsites 49-118.

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Governor Dodge State Park Twin Valley Campground, campsites 200-293.

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Governor Dodge State Park Twin Valley Campground, campsites 300-356.

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Governor Dodge State Park: Horse, Group, Backpack campsites.

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Governor Dodge State Park preview sample.

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Nicholas Perrot, a 17th century French Canadian fur trader spent the winter here in 1685.  In 1731 Godefroy de Linctot built a fort at the “mountain whose foot is bathed by water”, sometimes written “La Montagne Qui Trempe a Leau” and now called Mount Trempealeau.   Platform mounds associated with the Mississippian culture of Cahokia have been located in the nearby village of Trempealeau.  Effigy and burial mounds of the Hopewell culture are also found in the Park.  Today you can get excellent views of Mount Trempealeau and the Mississippi River Valley by climbing the trail to the top of the 520 ft. Brady’s Bluff.  Or canoe through the bottomland to see some of the thousands of birds that nest or pass through this magical terrain.   There are 98 campsites in the park.  The tent sites by the water have spectacular views of Mount Trempealeau.  The Great River State Trail for bicycling can be accessed directly from the campground.  Cyclists can then explore three other bicycle trails in this extensive trail system.  Music copyright 2008 by Maury Smith.  Slideshow and photographs copyright 2008 by Creative Juice LLC.

Perrot State Park Tour.

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Perrot State Park campground video for campsites 1-50.

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Perrot State Park campground video for campsites 51-95.

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Perrot State Park preview sample.

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Aztalan State Park is one of Wisconsin’s most important archaeological sites. It contains an ancient Middle-Mississippian village and ceremonial complex that existed between A.D. 1000 and 1300. The site was rediscovered in 1835. In 1850 Increase A. Lapham investigated the site. It became a state park in 1952, a National Landmark in 1964 and listed in the National Registry of Historic Places in 1966. The occupants of Aztalan built large, flat-topped pyramid shaped mounds and a stockade around their village.  Music by Malignant Choir with bass solo by Evan Wanserski.  Slide show and photographs copyright 2008 Creative Juice LLC.

Aztalan State Park Tour.

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Aztalan State Park preview sample.

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