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 7:05 p.m. CDT on Tuesday, September 22nd. Everyone is invited to gather at this sacred location near Muscoda to view the sunset and bid farewell to summer and welcome fall on Tuesday evening. Early risers are welcome to view the last sunrise of summer on the morning...
Read MoreThe northern lights shimmered over Frank’s Hill a couple weeks ago! One of our members, Laurie Elwell, captured the display beautifully. These glowing waves of color appear when energy from the sun interacts with Earth’s atmosphere, creating light that dances across the night sky. For many Native American nations, the aurora held deep meaning — often seen as messages from ancestors, guiding spirits, or signs of powerful natural...
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The public is invited to Frank’s Hill in southern Richland County on Thursday, 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...
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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...
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