SUMMER SOLSTICE OBSERVANCE SET FOR FRANK’S HILL

The public is invited to Frank’s Hill in southern Richland County for a special event on Saturday,

June 20th, when the setting sun on the longest of day of the year will be viewed from a small knoll peppered with effigy mounds in southern Richland County. The property, formerly owned by Frank Shadewald, is located on STH 193 just off STH 60, a few miles west of Muscoda. Area residents are invited to join the group for discussion of the alignment of the calendar mounds with the sun and to view the setting sun and night skies in observance of the summer solstice. Participants should arrive at 8:00 pm for a tour of the mounds or may arrive at 8:30 pm to view the sunset with night sky watching to follow.

Participants should bring their own food, drink and insect repellant. Feel free to bring a telescope or good set of binoculars and a camera. Directions to Frank’s Hill are as follows; from the north end of the Muscoda bridge at the intersection of STH 80 & 60, drive west on Hwy. 60 for two miles and turn north on STH 193. Park by the first gate on the east side of the road, a short distance from Hwy. 60, and walk to the top of the hill. For questions regarding the event, contact Dave Martin at (608) 739-4198.