News & Updates
View our upcoming activities below. Our annual events each have a page explaining them in more detail:
EQUINOX OBSERVANCE SET FOR FRANK’S HILL – SEPTEMBER 22, 2026
Frank’s Hill, an effigy mound site in southern Richland County, will be open to the public for observance of the autumnal equinox. Fall officially begins at 7:05 p.m. CDT on Tuesday, September 22nd. Everyone is invited to gather at this sacred location near Muscoda to view the sunset and bid farewell to summer and welcome fall on Tuesday evening. Early risers are welcome to view the last sunrise of summer on the morning of September 22nd or the first sunrise of autumn on Wednesday, September 23rd, weather permitting. The site...
read moreCELEBRATE SPRING’S ARRIVAL AT FRANK’S HILL – MARCH 20, 2026
The tradition of observing solstice and equinox events at a site in southern Richland County will continue with recognition of the vernal equinox amongst the ancient effigy mounds at Frank’s Hill near Muscoda on Friday, March 20th. The Three Eagles Foundation will welcome people for the sunrise and sunset marking the first official day of spring. Spring begins at 9:46 a.m. (CDT) on March 20th. Representatives of the Three Eagles Foundation will be on Hill East for both events, weather permitting. ...
read moreAurora Above Our Ancestral Landscape – North Lights from Frank’s Hill (Photo Credit: Laurie Elwell)
The northern lights shimmered over Frank’s Hill a couple weeks ago! One of our members, Laurie Elwell, captured the display beautifully. These glowing waves of color appear when energy from the sun interacts with Earth’s atmosphere, creating light that dances across the night sky. For many Native American nations, the aurora held deep meaning — often seen as messages from ancestors, guiding spirits, or signs of powerful natural forces at work. Seeing them above our landscape today adds a vivid reminder of the long history, wonder, and...
read moreWinter Solstice Observance Slated for Franks’ Hill – Sunday, December 21, 2025
The public is invited to Frank’s Hill in southern Richland County on Sunday, December 21st, to view the setting sun on the day of the year with the least amount of daylight, known as the winter solstice. The site is a small knoll peppered with effigy mounds located on STH 193 just off STH 60 a few miles west of Muscoda and has been a gathering place for many solstice and equinox events in the past. Weather permitting, area residents are invited to join the festivities and remember events of the past year. A...
read moreEquinox Observance Set for Frank’s Hill – Sept 20, 2025
MUSCODA…..Frank’s Hill, an effigy mound site in southern Richland County, will be open to the public for observance of the autumnal equinox. Fall officially begins at 1:19 p.m. on Monday, September 22nd. Everyone is invited to gather at this sacred effigy mounds site near Muscoda to view the sunset and gather around a campfire on the evening of Saturday, September 20th, to bid farewell to summer. Early risers are welcome to view the sunrise on the mornings Saturday, September 20th through Tuesday, September 23rd, ...
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