Peninsula State Park in Fish Creek in Door County, Wisconsin — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Triple Trunk

Large-tooth Aspen

Photographed by Sean Flynn, August 8, 2024

1. Triple Trunk Marker

Inscription. This tree began life at least seventy years ago when the land looked different. Settlers cut down the original forest for farmland and lumber. This aspen grew in the open, sunny area. Its early years were tough. A storm or perhaps a hungry deer broke off the aspen. Three stems re-sprouted from the trunk, creating today's triple trunk tree.

While the trunk of a young large-tooth aspen looks greenish,this tree is old enough to sport dark, furrowed bark.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Animals • Horticulture & Forestry • Parks & Recreational Areas • Settlements & Settlers.

Location. 45° 9.332′ N, 87° 12.457′ W. Marker is in Fish Creek, Wisconsin, in Door County. It is in Peninsula State Park. It can be reached from Highland Road near Water Street (Wisconsin Highway 42), on the left when traveling north. The marker is in Peninsula State Park, along the Sentinel Trail about a mile from the trail head at the Eagle Tower. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 9462 Shore Road, Fish Creek WI 54212, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on Wisconsin’s Door Peninsula.

It is also in the American Midwest,

on the Great Lakes,

and in the Corn Belt.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture

and also the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: The Candelabra Tree (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Forest Nursery (approx. 0.2 miles away); Rock Pavement

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(approx. 0.2 miles away); Growing a Forest (approx. ¼ mile away); Northwoods Newcomer (approx. ¼ mile away); Past Life (approx. ¼ mile away); A Worldly Pine (approx. ¼ mile away); Cold Cure (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fish Creek.

More about this marker. The marker is one of roughly two dozen interpretive signs that have been erected along the Sentinel Trail in Peninsula Park, all pertaining to the park's ecology (and many of them also referencing history).

Regarding Triple Trunk. As seen in picture #2, the triple trunk tree, when visited in the summer of 2024, appears to have toppled at some point since this marker was erected.

Also see . . . Populus grandidentata. A look at the large-tooth aspen (or bigtooth aspen) from the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center at the University of Texas. (Submitted on August 12, 2024, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.)

Photographed by Sean Flynn, August 8, 2024

2. Triple Trunk Marker

The "triple trunk" tree referenced on this marker appears to have toppled in the intervening years since this sign was erected.

Photographed by Sean Flynn, August 8, 2024

3. Triple Trunk Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on August 12, 2024. It was originally submitted on August 12, 2024, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois. This page has been viewed 162 times since then and 6 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 12, 2024, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.