We've been having unusual August weather these past few days - cool and NOT humid. Anne and Ack went for a drive to see Man Mound, a rare human-shaped effigy mound built about 1000 years ago. Click on the photo; Ack added the little white circles to show the shape of the mound better. It is very large, 214-feet-long. Most of the hundreds of effigy mounds built in this region were plowed under for cultivation in the 19th century. Man Mound survived, except for the bottom of his legs; those were cut off when the road was built. Some local supporters painted them back in (see the white paint in the road and by the cow pen).
On our way back home, we took the Merrimac Ferry across the Wisconsin River. The ferry is free and has been provided for more than a century. The boat is propelled across the river by cables connected to both shores. We also drove by Circus World Museum, checked out the results of June flooding around Devil's Lake, and stopped at the "Susie the Duck Day" celebration in Lodi, where the highlight is a rubber duck race in the creek that runs through the park.
We also visited Olbrich Gardens where Anne had a conversation with some bears.
Alana is in town visiting for a week. Erin comes to town later in the week as well.
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It must have taken a while to walk around and lay out all those little golf balls. Do you always carry them with you on drives?
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