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'''High Cliff State Park''' is a {{convert|1187|acre|ha|sing=on}} [[Wisconsin]] [[list of Wisconsin state parks|state park]] near [[Sherwood, Wisconsin]]. It is the only state-owned recreation area located on [[Lake Winnebago]].<ref name=dnr>{{cite web|url=http://dnr.wi.gov/topic/parks/name/highcliff/ |title=High Cliff State Park |publisher=Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources |date=July 19, 2013 |accessdate=September 2, 2013}}</ref> The park got its name from cliffs of the [[Niagara Escarpment]], a land formation east of the shore of Lake Winnebago that stretches north through northeast Wisconsin, [[Upper Michigan]], and [[Ontario]] to [[Niagara Falls]] and [[New York State]].<ref name=dnr/>
'''High Cliff State Park''' is a {{convert|1187|acre|ha|sing=on}} [[Wisconsin]] [[list of Wisconsin state parks|state park]] near [[Sherwood, Wisconsin]]. It is the only state-owned recreation area located on [[Lake Winnebago]].<ref name=dnr>{{cite web|url=http://dnr.wi.gov/topic/parks/name/highcliff/ |title=High Cliff State Park |publisher=Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources |date=July 19, 2013 |accessdate=September 2, 2013}}</ref> The park got its name from cliffs of the [[Niagara Escarpment]], a land formation east of the shore of Lake Winnebago that stretches north through northeast Wisconsin, [[Upper Michigan]], and [[Ontario]] to [[Niagara Falls]] and [[New York State]].<ref name=dnr/>


==Activities and amenities==
==Activities and amenities==

Revision as of 05:19, 6 May 2015

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High Cliff Mounds
LocationCalumet County, Wisconsin, USA
Nearest citySherwood
Built500 - 1500 A.D.
NRHP reference No.96001629
Added to NRHPJanuary 25, 1997[1]

High Cliff State Park is a 1,187-acre (480 ha) Wisconsin state park near Sherwood, Wisconsin. It is the only state-owned recreation area located on Lake Winnebago.[2] The park got its name from cliffs of the Niagara Escarpment, a land formation east of the shore of Lake Winnebago that stretches north through northeast Wisconsin, Upper Michigan, and Ontario to Niagara Falls and New York State.[2]

Activities and amenities

  • Trails: Hiking trails include the .6-mile (0.97 km) limestone-surfaced Indian Mound Trail. The north shoreline of Lake Winnebago can be seen from a 40-foot-tall (12 m) observation tower at the top of the escarpment. Various trails are available for biking, horseback riding, cross-country skiing, snowshoeing, and snowmobiling.[3]
  • The park also offers camping, picnicking, boating, swimming, fishing, and hunting.[3]
  • A statue of Red Bird, the Winnebago (Ho-Chunk) leader, overlooks the northeast end of Lake Winnebago.[4]

Effigy mounds

The effigy mounds at the top of the escarpment have led to a small part of the park being added to the National Register of Historic Places, listed as High Cliff Mounds.[1] A trail meanders though six long-tailed mounds and several conical mounds.[5] The group originally consisted of a bird and a mound that was most likely a bear.[5] The mounds are consistent with other mound groups found at the peak of the Niagara Escarpment along the eastern shore of Lake Winnebago, including the Calumet County Park Group.[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. ^ a b "High Cliff State Park". Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. July 19, 2013. Retrieved September 2, 2013.
  3. ^ a b "High Cliff State Park: Activities and recreation". Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. July 19, 2013. Retrieved September 2, 2013.
  4. ^ Red Bird statue, other views
  5. ^ a b c Birmingham, Robert A.; Eisenberg, Leslie E. (2000). Indian Mounds of Wisconsin. University of Wisconsin Press. pp. page 194. ISBN 0-299-16874-3. Retrieved 2008-09-29. {{cite book}}: |pages= has extra text (help)