Rice Lake was named for the wild rice that was harvested here until the late 1800s. Bountiful resources in the area provided a place Native Americans called home for thousands of years. The park was established in 1963 to meet the demand for local . . . — — Map (db m196839) HM
Rice Lake and its surrounding area were popular among early Indians for the abundance of good hunting and the wild rice that grew in the shallow lake waters. Women of the Winnebago tribe harvested the rice even after the first white settlers . . . — — Map (db m196833) HM
