Good morning.
It’s a sunny day ahead for Whitewater, with a high temperature of seventy-three.
There’s a meeting of the Landmarks Commission today at 5 p.m. The agenda for the meeting is available online.
The Wisconsin Historical Society notes that efforts to preserve effigy mounds, such as we have in Whitewater, have a long and proud history in our state:
1908 – Man Mound Park Dedicated
On this date the Man Mound Park in Sauk County was dedicated. The Mound depicts a gigantic human figure, 204 feet in length, in the act of walking. Efforts by William H. Canfield and Dr. Increase Lapham led to the preservation and appreciation of many Native American lands, especially Effigy Mounds such as Man Mound.
The Sauk County Historical Society’s website offers more information about Man Mound Park.