News & Updates
View our upcoming activities below. Our annual events each have a page explaining them in more detail:
CELEBRATE SPRING’S ARRIVAL AT FRANK’S HILL
Winter has not yet relinquished the icy grip on the landscape but the calendar says spring will arrive soon. The tradition of observing solstice and equinox events at a site in southern Richland County will continue with marking the vernal equinox amongst the ancient effigy mounds at Frank’s Hill near Muscoda. The Three Eagles Foundation will welcome people for the sunrises and sunsets on Wednesday and Thursday, March 20th and 21st, in recognition of the changing of the seasons. Spring officially begins at 4:58 p.m. (CDT) on...
read moreWINTER SOLSTICE OBSERVANCE SLATED FOR FRANK’S HILL – Friday, Dec. 21st
The public is invited to Frank’s Hill in southern Richland County on Friday, December 21st, when the setting sun on the shortest of day of the year will be viewed from a small knoll peppered with effigy mounds in southern Richland County. The property is located on STH 193 just off STH 60 a few miles west of Muscoda and has been the site of many solstice and equinox gatherings in the past. Weather permitting, area residents are invited to join the festivities and remember events of the past year. A moment of silence will be observed for...
read moreFranks Hill Fall Equinox Event – September 23rd!
Frank’s Hill, an effigy mound site in southern Richland County, will be open to the public on Friday, September 21st through Sunday, September 23rd for observance of the autumnal equinox. Everyone is invited to gather at Frank’s Hill near Muscoda from Friday through Sunday to view the sunrise or sunset or to visit the site during the day to see the mounds and the grand vista. A campfire and sharing of stories hosted by the Three Eagles Foundation will occur following the sunset on Sunday night. The event is subject to suitable weather...
read moreSummer Solstice Observance set for Frank’s Hill – Thursday, June 21st
The public is invited to Frank’s Hill in southern Richland County to observe the setting sun on the longest of day of the year, the summer solstice. The official start of summer will occur at 5:07 a.m. on Thursday, June 21st. All are welcome to join the Three Eagles Foundation on the hill to view the first sunset of summer. Early risers also may enjoy the glorious sunrises from the site. Weather permitting, the Three Eagles Foundation will provide a guided tour and campfire. Stargazing will follow the sunset with planets Venus and Saturn...
read moreARCHEOLOGY & NATURE TO BE FEATURED AT MUSCODA FESTIVAL MUSCODA
The Lower Wisconsin State Riverway Board and two archeological organizations are cooperating to add a touch of the past to the 2018 Muscoda Morel Mushroom Festival on Saturday, May 19th and Sunday, May 20th. The Three Eagles Foundation will offer guided tours of Frank’s Hill, an effigy mound site near Muscoda, and Cultural Landscape Legacies member Dr. William Gartner will give a lecture on Native American agriculture from 1000 years ago. Dr. Gartner’s lecture is entitled, “Furrows Beneath the Forest, Ridges Above the Prairie: Wisconsin...
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