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SUMMER SOLSTICE OBSERVANCE SET FOR FRANK’S HILL
The public is invited to Frank’s Hill in southern Richland County Father’s Day weekend to observe the setting sun on the longest of day of the year. The summer solstice will occur on Monday, June 20th, but the public is welcome to visit the hill on Saturday, June 18th, or Sunday, June 19th to view the sunrise or sunset. Frank’s Hill is a small knoll peppered with effigy mounds that offers a commanding view of the lower Wisconsin River valley. The neighboring ridge to the west contains a group of small conical mounds thought to be calendar...
read moreCELEBRATE SPRING AT FRANK’S HILL
Bid farewell to winter and welcome spring by observing the vernal equinox amongst the ancient effigy mounds at Frank’s Hill near Muscoda. On Sunday, March 20th spring. Persons wishing to attend should gather at Frank’s Hill by 6:30 p.m. The site will be open to the public on Saturday and Sunday for self-guided tours of the mounds and for anyone who wishes to view the sunrise. In addition, a special ceremony will be conducted on Sunday afternoon at 3:00. A medicine man from Peru, Adolfo Ttito Condori, will conduct a traditional despacho...
read moreSPRING EQUINOX CEREMONY
SPRING EQUINOX CEREMONY AT FRANK’S HILL IN MUSCODA, WI. Sunday, March 20, 2016. 3-5PM You are invited to join us for a DESPACHO & FIRE CEREMONY with Adolfo Ttito Condori, visiting medicine man from Peru. Come join us at Frank’s Hill for a traditional despacho ceremony with Altomisayoq, Adolfo Ttito Condori. Adolfo will give a brief teaching in Spanish with English translation about the tradition and purpose of the sacred offering known as a Despacho. He will also share his impression about the mounds. Participants will be...
read moreWINTER SOLSTICE OBSERVANCE SLATED FOR FRANK’S HILL
The public is invited to Frank’s Hill in southern Richland County on Sunday, December 20th, 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. Area residents are invited to join the festivities and remember events of the past year. A moment of silence will be observed for those who have passed...
read moreThe Cultural Landscape Legacies Annual Tour – Saturday, October 17th
The Cultural Landscape Legacies annual tour will be held on Saturday, October 17th. The focus of this year’s event will be the Hopewellian mounds near Galena. CLL Vice-President Don Greenwood has arranged an interesting tour for those able to attend. Please RSVP by responding to this e-mail message or call (608) 739-3188. Carpooling is available from Muscoda or you may meet the group at our first stop in Galena. The itinerary is listed below. October 17, 2015 8:45 a.m. Meet at LWSRB Office in Muscoda for tour briefing and carpooling (202...
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