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Bell Site. The Bell Site is an archaeological site located in Winnebago County, east central Wisconsin, United States. It is a historical village from the Native American Meskwaki tribe that dates from 1680 to 1730 A.D. Previous ethnographic work in the area led to the hypothesis of a belief system where bears and dogs have transcended from ...
December 30, 1974. Vilas Circle Bear Effigy Mound and the Curtis Mounds are a group of Native American mounds in Madison, Wisconsin. The Bear Effigy Mound is in the public Bear Mound Park, while the Curtis Mounds are on a neighboring residential property. As its name indicates, the Bear Effigy Mound is in the shape of a bear, and is intact ...
The Chequamegon–Nicolet National Forest (/ ʃ ɪ ˈ w ɑː m ɪ ɡ ən ˌ n ɪ k ə ˈ l eɪ /; the q is silent) [3] is a 1,530,647-acre (6,194.31 km 2) U.S. National Forest in northern Wisconsin in the United States. Due to logging in the early part of the 20th century, very little old growth forest remains.
Ma-Ka-Ja-Wan Scout Reservation is a Boy Scouts of America property and High Adventure base located in Northern Wisconsin and serves the Scouts of the Northeast Illinois Council based in Highland Park, Illinois. Originally a logging camp, the Scouts purchased the land and first had campers in 1929. The camp is 1,560 acres (6 km 2) in size. [2]
The American badger is the state animal of Wisconsin. This is a list of mammals native to the U.S. state of Wisconsin. [1][2] The following tags are used to highlight each species' conservation status as assessed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature: No reasonable doubt that the last individual has died.
In the spring, bear are hunted in coastal areas where they gather for food. During the autumn, bear are hunted while feeding on salmon or wild berries in the surrounding tundra. The average size of the bear taken is around 7.5–8.0 ft (2.3–2.4 m) in Magadan and Okhotsk and 8.0–8.5 ft (2.4–2.6 m) in Kamchatka. [ 6 ]
The Apostle Islands National Lakeshore is a U.S. national lakeshore consisting of 21 islands (Apostle Islands) and shoreline encompassing 69,540 acres (28,140 ha) [1] on the northern tip of Wisconsin on the shore of Lake Superior. It is known for its collection of historic lighthouses, sandstone sea caves, a few old-growth remnant forests, and ...
Northern Great Lakes Visitor Center. The Northern Great Lakes Visitor Center is a visitor center and natural history museum located west of Ashland, Wisconsin, near the corner of Highway G and U.S. Highway 2. The facility is open five days per week (Tuesday through Saturday) and offers free admission. [1]