Dr. Amy Rosebough led a group through Picnic Point in late August and pointed towards a rise in the landscape. What others might walk past hides an ancient earthwork shaped by many Indigenous groups who lived in the region centuries ago.
Rosebough, an archaeologist with the Wisconsin Historical Society, led dozens to the burial mounds at Picnic Point and shared the history of effigy mounds across Wisconsin.
Effigy mounds have been part of Wisconsin’s landscape for centuries. The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR) estimates that there were over 15,000 mounds across the state prior to colonization…