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| devils lake wisconsin history: Devil's Lake, Wisconsin and the Civilian Conservation Corps Robert J. Moore, 2011-06-07 Thousands of young men embarked on the adventure of a lifetime when they joined the Civilian Conservation Corps during the Great Depression. Service at Wisconsin's popular state park offered notoriety absent at most camp assignments. While most of the CCC work around the country was in remote forests and farmlands, at Devil's Lake tourists could view CCC project activity each day, forging that labor into an essential part of the park experience. Historian Robert J. Moore interviews veterans and mines the archives to preserve this legacy so that the gasps of wonder at nature's marvels remain mixed with respect for the men who helped bring them forth. |
| devils lake wisconsin history: Climber's Guide to Devil's Lake Sven Olof Swartling, Pete Mayer, 2008 A new edition of the popular guidebook to nearly 1800 climbing routes, with new GPS waypoints, map coordinates, altimeter readings, approach information, and landmark photographs from most major climbing areas. |
| devils lake wisconsin history: The Geography of the Region About Devils Lake and the Dalles of the Wisconsin Wallace W. Atwood, Rollin D. Salisbury, 2020-09-28 |
| devils lake wisconsin history: The History of Wisconsin, Volume VI William F. Thompson, 2013-03-28 The sixth and final volume in the History of Wisconsin series examines the period from 1940-1965, in which state and nation struggled to maintain balance and traditions. Some of the major developments analyzed in this volume include: coping with three wars, racial and societal conflict, technological innovation, population shifts to and from cities and suburbs, and accompanying stress in politics, government, and society as a whole. Using dozens of photographs to visually illustrate this period in the state's history, this volume upholds the high standards set forth in the previous volumes. |
| devils lake wisconsin history: Climber's Guide to Devil's Lake Sven Olof Swartling, 1995 The new edition of Climber’s Guide to Devil’s Lake is your guide to the fractures, cracks, ledges, slabs, chimneys, and other rock formations of Devil’s Lake State Park, the most popular climbing spot in the Midwest. This bible for climbers locates and describes more than 1600 climbs. With more than 10,000 copies of the first edition in print, this handy volume remains the only comprehensive guide to climbing in the panoramic park located near Baraboo, Wisconsin. It describes many more climbs on recently acquired park land as well as in relatively unknown areas, encouraging exploration of new routes to decrease the overuse of, and damage to, the most popular areas. Major changes in the new edition include revisions of the hiking trail descriptions, the climbing safety and ethics sections, and the rating system, which has been changed from the National Climbing Classification System to the Yosemite Decimal System. A new chart compares these two systems to others. This edition is useful to climbers of all abilities and preferences, and the book’s excellent organization, along with fifty-nine new and revised diagrams, eleven maps, and twenty-two photographs, enable both novices and experts to locate challenging routes easily. Author “Olle” Swartling draws on his own forty years of climbing experience at Devil’s Lake and elsewhere, comments from other climbers, and information from out-of-print guidebooks to improve this edition, retaining the informative geologic and natural history of the Baraboo hills contributed by Patricia K. Armstrong. |
| devils lake wisconsin history: The Physical Geography and Geology of the Driftless Area Eric C. Carson, J. Elmo Rawling III, J. Michael Daniels, John W. Attig, 2019-11-04 Over the course of his 43-year career, James C. Knox conducted seminal research on the geomorphology of the Driftless Area of southwestern Wisconsin. His research covered wide-ranging topics such as long-term land-scape evolution in the Driftless Area; responses of floods to climate change since the last glaciation; processes and timing of floodplain sediment deposition on both small streams and on the Mississippi River; impacts of European settlement on the landscape; and responses of stream systems to land-use changes. This volume presents the state of knowledge of the physical geography and geology of this unglaciated region in the otherwise-glaciated Midwest with contributions written by Knox prior to his passing in 2012 and by a number of his former colleagues and graduate students-- |
| devils lake wisconsin history: Glacial Lake Wisconsin Lee Clayton, John W. Attig, 1989-01-01 |
| devils lake wisconsin history: Monsters of the Midwest Jessica Freeburg, Natalie Fowler, 2022-09-06 Read 23 chilling stories, from two paranormal investigators, about reportedly true encounters with monsters in the Midwest. A mysterious snake grows to frightening proportions. A slimy, clawed, green-scaled beast terrorizes swimmers from the bottom of a lake. Two enormous birds try to prey upon farm animals—and children. The Midwest’s history includes several unimaginable encounters with legendary creatures. This collection of “ghost stories” presents the creepiest, most surprising tales of monsters in the states of Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin. Authors Jessica Freeburg and Natalie Fowler are active paranormal investigators with a shared fascination for things that go bump in the night. The professional writers spent countless hours combing the region for the strangest and scariest run-ins with the unexplained. Horror fans and history buffs will delight in these 23 terrifying tales. They’re based on reportedly true accounts, proving that the Midwest is the setting for some of the most unsettling monster tales ever told. The short stories are ideal for quick reading, and they are sure to captivate even the most reluctant of readers. Share them with friends around a campfire, or try them alone at home—if you dare. |
| devils lake wisconsin history: Baraboo, Dells, and Devil's Lake Region Harry Ellsworth Cole, 1921-01-01 |
| devils lake wisconsin history: Geology of Ice Age National Scientific Reserve of Wisconsin Robert Foster Black, 1974 |
| devils lake wisconsin history: Atlas of the North American Indian Carl Waldman, Molly Braun, 2009 Presents an illustrated reference that covers the history, culture and tribal distribution of North American Indians. |
| devils lake wisconsin history: Indian Mounds of Wisconsin Robert A. Birmingham, Amy L. Rosebrough, 2017-10-04 This work offers an analysis of the way in which the phenomenon of not in my backyard operates in the United States. The author takes the situation further by offering hope for a heightened public engagement with the pressing environmental issues of the day. |
| devils lake wisconsin history: The Physical Geography of Wisconsin Lawrence Martin, 1965 The immensely varied topography of Wisconsin provides examples of nearly every important physiographic process and topographic form. In the Driftless Area to the southwest, wind and water have weathered and carved away the countryside; along the Mississippi and other rivers are found most of the essential features of stream erosion and deposition; in the north and east glaciers have ground away the hills and left their mark on the plains and swamps. The Physical Geography of Wisconsin, reprinted from the second edition, 1932, of the Wisconsin Geological and Natural History Survey Bulletin No. XXXVI (1916), offers a clear explanation of these and many other physiographical processes to the student and amateur geographer alike. The topography of the state is discussed in detail and, where necessary, related to its human geography; and the author has carefully explained and indexed all unfamiliar terms. The book is well supplied with maps, charts, and illustrations, and will be an excellent supplementary reader or guide in field trips for geography courses at all levels. |
| devils lake wisconsin history: Glacial Processes, Past and Present David M. Mickelson, John W. Attig, 1999-01-01 |
| devils lake wisconsin history: Wisconsin Land and Life Robert Clifford Ostergren, Thomas R. Vale, 1997 Rolling green hills dotted with Holstein cows, red barns, and blue silos. The Great Lakes ports at Superior, Ashland, and Kenosha. A Polish wedding dance or a German biergarten in Milwaukee. The dappled quiet of the Chequamagon forest. A weatherbeaten but tidy town hall at the intersection of two county trunk highways. Ojibwa families gathering wild rice into canoes. The boat ride through the Dells. The upland ridges of the Driftless Area, falling away into hidden valleys. . . . These are images of Wisconsin's land and life, images that evoke a strong sense of place. This book, Wisconsin Land and Life, is an exploration of place, a series of original essays by Wisconsin geographers that offers an introduction to the state's natural environment, the historical processes of its human habitation, and the ways that nature and people interact to create distinct regional landscapes. To read it is to come away with a sweeping view of Wisconsin's geography and history: the glaciers that carved lakes and moraines; the soils and climate that fostered the prairies and great northern pine forests; the early Native Americans who began to shape the landscape and who established forest trails and river portages; the successive waves of Europeans who came to trade in furs, mine for lead and iron, cut the white pines, establish farms, work in the lumber and paper mills, and transform spent wheatfields into pasture for dairy cattle. Readers will learn, too, about the platting and naming of Wisconsin's towns, the establishment of county and township governments, the growth of urban neighborhoods and parishes, the role of rivers, railroads, and religion in shaping the state's growth, and the controversial reforestation of the cutover lands that eventually transformed hardscrabble farms and swamps into a sportsman's paradise. Abundantly illustrated with photos and maps, this book will richly reward anyone who wishes to learn more about the land and life of the place we know as Wisconsin. |
| devils lake wisconsin history: Historic Highway Bridges in Wisconsin Jeffrey A. Hess, 1986 |
| devils lake wisconsin history: Midwest Bedrock Kevin J. Koch, 2024-03-05 To know a place deeply means to understand it on several levels, layered almost as if from bedrock to topsoil. Midwest Bedrock: The Search for Nature's Soul in America's Heartland takes readers on a journey across all twelve Midwest states to natural settings that defy typical stereotypes of the Midwest landscape. Each chapter focuses on one focal region or locality within each state, often seeking out lesser-known landscapes steeped in beauty and story. Author Kevin Koch invites readers to join him on a journey through the beauty of the Midwest and to discover such places as Wisconsin's 1,100-mile Ice Age Trail that follows the furthest reach of the last glacier; Minnesota's Lake Itasca, headwaters of the Mississippi River; and Indiana's Hoosier National Forest, which still cradles hidden graveyards from long-abandoned farm communities. Part history, part memoir, part interview-based research, Midwest Bedrock is a personal narrative of exploring the natural beauty of America's Heartland, where each location tells the stories of the past that linger on the landscape. |
| devils lake wisconsin history: Ice Age National Scientific Reserve, Preliminary Master Plan B1; Preliminary Environmental Report (1977) B2; Draft EIS for the Proposed Master Plan (1978) , 1973 |
| devils lake wisconsin history: Glacial Geology of the Central States William Clinton Alden, 1932 |
| devils lake wisconsin history: Guidebook , 1932 |
| devils lake wisconsin history: The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Cleophas Cisney O'Harra, Eugene Sheridan Perry, George Perry Grimsley, J. Harlen Bretz, John Bernard Reeside, Philip B. King, Ralph Works Chaney, Richard Montgomery Field, William Clinton Alden, William Otis Hotchkiss, 1932 |
| devils lake wisconsin history: Scientific Monograph Series , 1973 |
| devils lake wisconsin history: Gant Family Genealogy - Second Edition Mary Gant Bell, 2019-01-27 Discover the Gant family in this journey through time. The story begins with the James and Dina Gant and documents each generation through today. You will also learn about the families related to the Gant clan, including the Allen, Bickers, Bix, Carmichael, Cooper, Cox, Dixon, Frank, Gade, Hadley, Halverson, Jackson, Lightfoot, Mendenhall, Miller, Moellenberndt, Newlin, Nissalka, Richards, Starr, Stewart, Wasley, White, and many others. If you are related to any Gant's or are a history buff, this book is for you! The whole family will enjoy reading this family's history through the generations. Visit http: //MaryGantBell.com for more titles by this author. |
| devils lake wisconsin history: A Standard History of Sauk County, Wisconsin Harry Ellsworth Cole, 1918 A Standard History of Sauk County, Wisconsin by Harry Ellsworth Cole, first published in 1918, is a rare manuscript, the original residing in one of the great libraries of the world. This book is a reproduction of that original, which has been scanned and cleaned by state-of-the-art publishing tools for better readability and enhanced appreciation. Restoration Editors' mission is to bring long out of print manuscripts back to life. Some smudges, annotations or unclear text may still exist, due to permanent damage to the original work. We believe the literary significance of the text justifies offering this reproduction, allowing a new generation to appreciate it. |
| devils lake wisconsin history: Wisconsin Library Bulletin , 1925 |
| devils lake wisconsin history: Baraboo, Dells, and Devils's Lake Region Harry Ellsworth Cole, 1946 |
| devils lake wisconsin history: Mammals of Wisconsin Hartley Harrad Thompson Jackson, 1961 There is little doubt that this book will be considered the standard reference work in Wisconsin for generations.--The Science Teacher Today, it is indeed the standard work in its field--the most comprehensive, useful, and enjoyable mammal guide for the entire North Central States region. |
| devils lake wisconsin history: The American Midwest Andrew R. L. Cayton, Richard Sisson, Chris Zacher, 2006-11-08 This first-ever encyclopedia of the Midwest seeks to embrace this large and diverse area, to give it voice, and help define its distinctive character. Organized by topic, it encourages readers to reflect upon the region as a whole. Each section moves from the general to the specific, covering broad themes in longer introductory essays, filling in the details in the shorter entries that follow. There are portraits of each of the region's twelve states, followed by entries on society and culture, community and social life, economy and technology, and public life. The book offers a wealth of information about the region's surprising ethnic diversity -- a vast array of foods, languages, styles, religions, and customs -- plus well-informed essays on the region's history, culture and values, and conflicts. A site of ideas and innovations, reforms and revivals, and social and physical extremes, the Midwest emerges as a place of great complexity, signal importance, and continual fascination. |
| devils lake wisconsin history: Historical and Statistical Information, Respecting the History, Condition and Prospects of the Indian Tribes of the United States Henry Rowe Schoolcraft, 1852 |
| devils lake wisconsin history: U.S. Geological Survey Water-supply Paper , 1982 |
| devils lake wisconsin history: Calendars of the United States House of Representatives and History of Legislation United States. Congress. House, 1963 |
| devils lake wisconsin history: Wisconsin Magazine of History Milo Milton Quaife, Joseph Schafer, Edward Porter Alexander, 2006 |
| devils lake wisconsin history: Regional Geomorphology of the United States William David Thornbury, 1965 Core of a course in regional geomorphology around which each teacher may pattern a course to fit his particular preferences. Also a useful reference for persons who are not specialists in regional geomorphology but who wish to familiarize themselves with the regional geomorphology of our country. |
| devils lake wisconsin history: Proceedings of the Twenty-sixth Annual Meeting of the Forest History Association of Wisconsin, Inc Forest History Association of Wisconsin. Meeting, 2002 |
| devils lake wisconsin history: Official Master Register of Bicentennial Activities American Revolution Bicentennial Administration, 1974 |
| devils lake wisconsin history: Our Four Families Evelyn A. Krueger, 1985 Richard Prouty (d.1708) immigrated from England to Scituate, Massachu- setts during or before 1667, and married Damaris Torrey in 1676. Descendants and relatives lived in New England, New York, Ohio, Indiana, Kansas, Iowa, Wisconsin, Minnesota, North Dakota and elsewhere. |
| devils lake wisconsin history: Proceedings of the ... Annual Meeting of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin State Historical Society of Wisconsin. Meeting, 1917 |
| devils lake wisconsin history: Wisconsin Travel Companion Richard Olsenius, Judy A. Zerby, 1983 |
| devils lake wisconsin history: Wisconsin Conservation Bulletin , 1937 |
| devils lake wisconsin history: Glacial Processes, Past and Present Geological Society of America. Meeting, 1999 |
History | Devil's Lake State Park - Wisconsin DNR
The first people at the lake probably date back more than 10,000 years; clear evidence shows prehistoric people using the shelter at what is now Natural Bridge State Park and at the Durst …
Devil's Lake (Wisconsin) - Wikipedia
The Devil's Lake State Park is made up of bluffs that are believed to be one of the most ancient surface rock area in North America. Formed about 1.6 billion years ago, the land consists of …
A Brief Human History of Devil's Lake State Park, Baraboo, WI
Jan 25, 2022 · The lake we know today as “Devil’s Lake” was created when the Wisconsin Glacier impounded an ancient river valley (which may have been the ancestral Wisconsin or Baraboo …
The Legends and Archaeology of Devil’s Lake: A Place of ...
May 10, 2019 · The Origin of the Legends of Devil’s Lake. The Ho-Chunk legends of the Thunderers and Underworld powers at Devil’s Lake are rooted in the prehistoric past. Around …
Why Is It Called Devil’s Lake? - DevilsLakeWisconsin.com
During this period, descriptions of the lake’s spiritual nature were misconstrued, eventually leading to the name “Devil’s Lake.” As tourism grew in the 1800s, alternate names like “Lake of the …
Home - Sauk County Historical Society
For thousands of years humans have revered what is now known as Devil’s Lake. The majestic rock strewn bluffs, tall trees and placid water make for a powerful combination. Indigenous …
How Devil's Lake and Wisconsin Dells were formed: a ...
Oct 6, 2023 · Devil's Lake, besides being the most-visited state park in Wisconsin, is the centerpiece of the Baraboo Hills, a 25-mile-long swatch of south-central Wisconsin that has …
History | Devil's Lake State Park - Wisconsin DNR
The first people at the lake probably date back more than 10,000 years; clear evidence shows prehistoric people using the shelter at what is now Natural Bridge State Park and at the Durst …
Devil's Lake (Wisconsin) - Wikipedia
The Devil's Lake State Park is made up of bluffs that are believed to be one of the most ancient surface rock area in North America. Formed about 1.6 billion years ago, the land consists of …
A Brief Human History of Devil's Lake State Park, Baraboo, WI
Jan 25, 2022 · The lake we know today as “Devil’s Lake” was created when the Wisconsin Glacier impounded an ancient river valley (which may have been the ancestral Wisconsin or Baraboo …
The Legends and Archaeology of Devil’s Lake: A Place of ...
May 10, 2019 · The Origin of the Legends of Devil’s Lake. The Ho-Chunk legends of the Thunderers and Underworld powers at Devil’s Lake are rooted in the prehistoric past. Around …
Why Is It Called Devil’s Lake? - DevilsLakeWisconsin.com
During this period, descriptions of the lake’s spiritual nature were misconstrued, eventually leading to the name “Devil’s Lake.” As tourism grew in the 1800s, alternate names like “Lake of the …
Home - Sauk County Historical Society
For thousands of years humans have revered what is now known as Devil’s Lake. The majestic rock strewn bluffs, tall trees and placid water make for a powerful combination. Indigenous …
How Devil's Lake and Wisconsin Dells were formed: a ...
Oct 6, 2023 · Devil's Lake, besides being the most-visited state park in Wisconsin, is the centerpiece of the Baraboo Hills, a 25-mile-long swatch of south-central Wisconsin that has …
