| Wisconsin (Juneau County), Camp Douglas — 16 — Castle Rock |
| | You are standing on what was once the bottom of a glacial lake in which Castle Rock, the formation rising before you, was an island. Thousands of years of erosion by water, ice and wind created the surface features you see in this area.
The wayside where Castle Rock stands is part of Camp Williams, the Wisconsin State Military Reservation acquired in 1900. It is the birthplace of the famous 32nd "Red Arrow" Division which was organized in 1917 and originally composed of National Guardsmen . . . — Map (db m4230) |
| Wisconsin (Juneau County), Elroy — Elroy – Sparta State Trail |
| | This 32 mile state trail was formerly the mainline of the Chicago and North Western Railway. The conversion from “rail to trail” represented a new concept in recreational development. Utilizing the abandoned railbed, it was the first trail of its kind in the United States to be designated a National Recreational Trail by the United States Department of Interior. The trail is primarily used for bicycling, hiking and snowmobiling. Passing through scenic areas, it links the communities . . . — Map (db m18708) |
| Wisconsin (Juneau County), Lyndon Station — The Iron Brigade |
| | The Iron Brigade became one of the most celebrated units of the Civil War (1861-1865). Of its five regiments, three came from Wisconsin: the Second, Sixth, and Seventh Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry. (The other two regiments were the Nineteenth Indiana and the Twenty-fourth Michigan.) Together, these units ranked among the most gallant and effective of the 3,559 regiments of the Union army.
The Iron Brigade earned its nickname during its first campaign at South Mountain in northern Virginia . . . — Map (db m4119) |
| Wisconsin (Juneau County), Lyndon Station — The Wisconsin River — “The Nation’s Hardest-Working River” |
| | From its source at Lac Vieux Desert to the Mississippi River at Prairie du Chien, the Wisconsin River descends 1,071 feet in 430 miles. Twenty-six power dams utilize 640 feet of the fall of the river to produce an annual average of one billion kilowatt hours of electrical energy. The Wisconsin Valley Improvement Company, created after passage of state enabling legislation in 1907, operates a system of 21 reservoir dams in the upper valley designed to store water during high flow periods for use . . . — Map (db m4132) |
| Wisconsin (Juneau County), Mauston — 95 — Orland S. Loomis (1893–1942) — Governor–Elect 1942 |
| | A Mauston native, lawyer, and World War I veteran, Loomis served in the state legislature (1929-1934), was first state director of the Rural Electrification Administration (1935-1936), represented Wisconsin at the World Power Conference (1936), and was state attorney general (1937-1938). Wisconsin's last Progressive Party gubernatorial candidate, Loomis won election in 1942 but died before the inauguration. — Map (db m20386) |
| Wisconsin (Juneau County), Mauston — The Sand Counties – Aldo Leopold Territory |
| | “There are some who can live without wild things, and some who cannot.” For those who cannot, Aldo Leopold’s A Sand County Almanac helps reveal the unsuspected natural riches hidden in these sand counties of Wisconsin.
At the core of Aldo Leopold’s writing is the concept of a land ethic in which love and respect for the land are the guiding principles. He believed that public conservation efforts had little chance of success unless private individuals felt a strong . . . — Map (db m4227) |
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