Hoffman Hills State Recreation Area near Colfax in Dunn County, Wisconsin — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Paper Birch
Betula papyrifera
Photographed by McGhiever, July 3, 2024
1. Paper Birch Marker
Feel my bark and you will understand why I am called paper birch.
I am also called white birch because of my color, and canoe birch because Native Americans used my bark to make canoes.
Native Americans also used birch bark to cover wigwams, make baskets, cups, bags, and other useful utensils.
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birch bark canoe
Erected by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Waterways & Vessels.
Location. 44° 56.659′ N, 91° 46.812′ W. Marker is near Colfax, Wisconsin, in Dunn County. It is in the Hoffman Hills State Recreation Area. It can be reached from 730th Avenue. The marker is on the Plantation Trail. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Colfax WI 54730, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Western Wisconsin. 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.
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: White Oak (approx. half a mile away); White Pine (approx. 0.6 miles away); Dunn County Veterans Memorial (approx. 6.7 miles away); Chippewa Valley White Pine (approx. 6.7 miles away); World War I (approx. 6.7 miles away); Fine Meadows (approx. 6.8 miles away); Evergreen Cemetery / Earliest Evergreen Burials (approx. 7.4 miles away); Dr. Stephen Tainter (approx. 7½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Colfax.
Other markers no longer nearby. "Fine Meadows Where Droves of Buffaloes and Elks were Feeding" (was approx. 6.7 miles away but has been confirmed missing); Wisconsin's Oak Savanna (was approx. 6.7 miles away but has been confirmed missing).
Photographed by McGhiever, July 3, 2024
2. Paper Birch Marker (right) on the Plantation Trail
Credits. This page was last revised on July 10, 2026. It was originally submitted on July 10, 2026, by McGhiever of Minneapolis, Minnesota. This page has been viewed 4 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 10, 2026, by McGhiever of Minneapolis, Minnesota.
