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Stay up-to-date with all the latest news & information from Three Eagles. We will have various events and articles posted throughout the year for all to learn and enjoy the effigy mounds and their rich history.

THREE EAGLES FOUNDATION REMEMBERS FRANK SHADEWALD

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THREE EAGLES FOUNDATION REMEMBERS FRANK SHADEWALD

MUSCODA…..Frank Shadewald, founder of the Three Eagles Foundation and former owner of the property known as “Frank’s Hill” in southern Richland County, was remembered by the organization that seeks to continue his vision for the site on the date of what would have been his 90th birthday, December 12th.  The group’s President, David O. Martin, said, “We remember Frank Shadewald on this day for his foresight in establishing the Three Eagles Foundation and donating the land and a modest endowment to enable us to carry forward the work...

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WINTER SOLSTICE OBSERVANCE SLATED FOR FRANK’S HILL – Wednesday, December 21st

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WINTER SOLSTICE OBSERVANCE SLATED FOR FRANK’S HILL – Wednesday, December 21st

The public is invited to Frank’s Hill in southern Richland County on Wednesday, December 21st, when the setting sun on the shortest of day of the year will be viewed from a small knoll peppered with effigy mounds in southern Richland County.  The property is located on STH 193 just off STH 60 a few miles west of Muscoda and has been the site of many solstice and equinox gatherings in the past.  Weather permitting, area residents are invited to join the festivities and remember events of the past year.  A moment of silence will...

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Lower Wisconsin Riverway Board to Co-Host an Open House on New Riverway Map

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Lower Wisconsin Riverway Board to Co-Host an Open House on New Riverway Map

            The Lower Wisconsin State Riverway Board (LWSRB) and Cultural Landscape Legacies, Inc., will co-host an open house for the public to review the draft of a new map showing the cultural and natural history of the lower Wisconsin River valley.  The open house will be held at the Riverway Board office, 202 N. Wisconsin Ave., in Muscoda, from 10:00 to noon, on Saturday, October 29th.             Christina Dennis, a recent University of Wisconsin – Madison graduate, is creating the...

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 FRANK’S HILL OPEN TO PUBLIC FOR EQUINOX EVENT – Thurs., Sept. 22nd

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MUSCODA…..Frank’s Hill, an effigy mound site in southern Richland County, will be open to the public for observance of the autumnal equinox.  Fall officially begins at 8:03 p.m. on Thursday, September 22nd.   Everyone is invited to gather at Frank’s Hill near Muscoda to view the sunset and gather around a campfire on the evening of the September 22nd or to view the sunrise on the morning of September 23rd.  The site also may be visited during the day to see the mounds and the grand vista.  The Three Eagles...

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March 20th, 2022 –  CELEBRATE SPRING’S ARRIVAL AT FRANK’S HILL

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March 20th, 2022 –  CELEBRATE SPRING’S ARRIVAL AT FRANK’S HILL

           Winter has not yet relinquished the icy grip on the landscape, but the calendar says spring will arrive soon.  The tradition of observing solstice and equinox events at a site in southern Richland County will continue with marking the vernal equinox amongst the ancient effigy mounds at Frank’s Hill near Muscoda.  The Three Eagles Foundation will welcome people for the sunrise and sunset on Sunday, March 20th, in recognition of the changing of the seasons.  Spring officially begins at 10:33 a.m. (CDT) on Sunday, March 20th, meaning...

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