WCP NEWS Volume 6 June 2018 · 2018. 5. 25. · Keshena ending at Wayka Falls, whose original name was Powekonnay Falls, with a traditional Welcoming Ceremony. History is Everywhere

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Winnebago County Parks Dept. 625 E. Cty. Rd. Y #500, Oshkosh WI

54901 (920)232-1960 www.co.winnebago.wi.us/parks

WINNEBAGO COUNTY PARKS DEPARTMENT

& SUNNYVIEW EXPO CENTER

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Picture Yourself in Winnebago County Parks & Sunnyview Expo Center!

Historically Speaking—here’s what some famous historical figures had to say about nature, play and parks.

Inside this issue:

Survey says… 2 The Adventures of Stan & Phil 3 Schedule of Events 8 Spotlight On - Lasley Point 9

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Historically, the wise old owl, answers lots

of questions.

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In case you missed him, Stan was visiting the Sunnyview Expo Center all last month to check out the horse shows. Unfortunately he started a ‘stanpede’ and will not be allowed to return

when horses are present.

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“Awe inspiring not stentorious at all”

Barbara Walthers

“One of the all time great

orators.”

Dr. Suess

“Hall of fame worthy”. Dick Butkis

Praise for Professor Stan’s lectures...

Professor Stan’s Lecture Series

Wisconsin’s Native American Tribal History

(Includes field trip)

“Good stuff(ing). Not.” Phil Higgenbottom

Listen to your favorite Cumulus Broadcasting station for a clue as to where to Spot Stan. He’s beginning his lecture series with a field trip featuring Wisconsin’s Native American History. If you Spot Stan, sneak up on him and get a photo, send it to our Facebook page and you’ll be eligible to win some cool stuff.

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A little history on the Mascoutin, their namesake wine and recreational trail.


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Welcome to our new Ranger Brad! Glad to have you on board.

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This spring has been an unusual one. With the late snow fall and numerous rain events a great deal of park tasks got pushed into May and even June in some cases. Thank you for your patience in waiting for the water to recede enough for buoys to be placed and docks to be put out.

Also we appreciate your patience regarding dealings with the significant fish kill due to VHS. Our very small staff managed to remove 2 tons of dead fish from our numerous boat landing sites. That said the Waukau Dam site has been inundat-

ed with carp carcasses that were left by bow fishers who were fishing in a restricted area. No bow fishing is allowed within 200 feet of a dam struc-ture. Therefore the fishing that has been done at Waukau Dam is illegal and the WDNR and Sheriff’s Department have been notified. If such ac-tions continue bow fishing may be banned completely from the site.

The life jacket loaner station has been put in at Grundman Park/Osh-o-Nee Boat Landing for the season.

With continued rainy episodes please take care to stay off turf areas that are visibly wet. The soccer fields especially have been in a tender state and we would like to keep them usable throughout the season for every-one to enjoy.

Please continue to park on hard surfaces only while attending events at the Sunnyview Expo Center. It too has experienced an inordinate amount of rain and the ground remains saturated in spots. If parking lots are full promoters will be notified where to allow patrons to park that will sustain vehicle traffic on site.

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SUNNYVIEW EXPO CENTER

June 2 & 3—NEWQHA Paper Valley Festival Horse Show

June 12, 13, 26 & 27—4H Horse & Pony Project Clinic/Open Ride

June 23—private party

June 27-30—Oshkosh Charity Saddle Horse Show

Cruisin’ Safely Motorcycle Safety Classes take place throughout the month

WINNEBAGO COUNTY COMMUNITY PARK

Weekdays in June—Covey Day Camp Various weekdays—YMCA Stroller Aerobics & YMCA Adult Boot Camp June 9 & 10—United Soccer Tournament June 10—Doggie Paddle at the Park June 23—Oshkosh Rugby Club and Oshkosh Youth Tag Rugby Tournament June 24—Oshkosh Fun Run June 30– July 1—Hmong Soccer Tournament

TRAILS, NATURE PRESERVES,

AND BOAT LANDINGS June 15, 22 & 29—YMCA Friday Family Rides on the WIOUWASH

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Lasley Point Archeological Site

The wilds of the Lasley Point Archaeological Site mark the spot where a Native American village once thrived. Between 1200 and 1500 AD its 47.7 acres supported an Oneota Indian village. In the early 1940s, numerous archaeo-logical digs took place in the area uncovering broken bone tools, shells, human bones, cop-per flakes, charcoal and pottery. The sites of early garden beds and cache pits were also discovered. No additional excavating has been done since the 1940s. However, the area was nominated and accepted for inclusion in the listing of the National Register of Historic Plac-es late in 1979. This unique site was pur-chased two years later from the Winnebago County Historical Society. Below are excerpts from several sources on the Oneota.

Throughout the area known as the Prairie Peninsula in the North American Midwest, in-cluding Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin, and into Manitoba, Missouri, and Nebraska, are found artifacts from several groups of peo-ple archaeologists call Oneota (oh-nee-OH-tah). Archaeological sites with Oneota artifacts are mostly villages, situated alongside major rivers, and include Grant and Wever Terrace sites in Iowa, the Blood Run site in Iowa and South Dakota, several La Crosse area sites in Wisconsin, and sites in the Red Wing area of Minnesota. Radiocarbon dates for the villages range between about 1000 and 1650 AD.

Artifacts of the Oneota

The Oneota mined copper, which they beat

into decorative objects. They mined or traded for catlinite, also called red pipestone, in south-western Minnesota, and carved elegant pipes in animal effigies and platform shapes, some

almost art deco in appear-ance. They wove baskets and clothing from plant fibers.

They were wonderful potters. The few com-plete pots that archaeologists have found are

satisfyingly round or oval jars and bowls, with pale glints of crushed clam shell in their thin walls. The surface designs are geometric and often in-clude stylized representa-tions of hawk's wings and serpents, combining ele-ments of supernatural, water, earth, underworld,

and sky concepts.

The Oneota Culture Prehistoric Farmers of the American Midwest By K. Kris Hirst

For more info- www.co.winnebago.wi.us/sites/default/files/uploaded-files/lasley_point_history.pdf

5900 Lasley Point Rd Winneconne, WI 54986

Spotlight

On

Lasley Point Nature

Area

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This and that…

Good to know.

Doty Island is an island in Winnebago County, Wisconsin. Its northern part is in the city of Menasha and its southern part is in the city of Neenah. Doty Is-land is surrounded by two branches of the Fox River on the north and south, flowing from Lake Winnebago to the east, and Little Lake Butte des Morts to the west.

The Ho-Chunk chief Glory of the Morning lived in a village on Doty Island in the 18th and 19th centuries.

It was given the name Doty Island after James Duane Doty (1799–1865), Gov-ernor of the Wisconsin Territory (1841–1844),[4][5] and a two-term member of Congress (1849–1853). Following his service in the nation's capital, Doty retired to his "Grand Loggery" home on the island near its southern shore, in present-day Doty Park in Neenah.

Looking north at Doty Island over the Fox River

Doty Island Location in Wisconsin From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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POYGAN LANDING

Term: Poygan Lake, Winnebago Co.

Definition: From Increase Lapham's 1844 Geographical and Topographical Description of Wisconsin:

"PEWAUGAN LAKE, is an expansion of Wolf river, about ten miles in length, commencing a short distance above its junction with the Neenah [Fox]."

Term: Poygan [origin of place name]

Definition: "Vincent Roy, an intelligent Chippewa of Superior, Wis., thinks the word a corruption of opwagan, for 'pipe.' Perhaps Lake Poygan may have some resemblance to a pipe, of which the river is, as it were, the stem and the lake the head." "Opwagan" is from the Ojibwe language

POYGAN PAYGROUNDS

In 1836 the Menominee Indians ceded all their lands between the Wolf and Fox Rivers to the United States Government. Payment was made every October in twenty annual installments on these grounds. All their remaining lands were ceded in 1848 and they

were offered a reservation in Minnesota which they refused. In 1852 they moved up the Wolf River where in 1854 they were granted eight townships, the present Keshena Reservation.

Text of Historical Marker erected in 1956 by the Winnebago Historical Society

On June 1, 2010 an opening ceremony took place here to mark the beginning of “Ateqnohkew Pemohneaw” which translates to “a walk

that tells a sacred story”. This 75 mile walk, led by Menominee Tribal member, Richie Plass, was to honor one of the leaders of the historic removal of the Menominee from these lands, Chief Powekonnay. The walk was held to educate Menomi-nee youth, members and citizens of Wisconsin on a phase of the Tribe’s history. The route of the walk went from this location, through Winneconne, New London, and Shawano on to the Menominee Reservation at Keshena ending at Wayka Falls, whose original name was Powekonnay Falls, with a traditional Welcoming Ceremony.

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Black Wolf Point/ Nagy Park Boat Landing

6850 Fond du Lac Rd, Oshkosh, Wisconsin

CHIEF BLACK WOLF and BLACK WOLF POINT

Town of Black Wolf web site

The Town of Brighton was organized in February, 1847, and included in its limits the present towns of Black Wolf, Nekimi and part of Algoma. In 1850, the name of the Town of Brighton was changed to Nekimi and on November 14, 1850, the County Board set off the Town of Black Wolf. We celebrated the Town's 160th anniversary on September 26, 2010 with a nice turnout. A booklet was available which included information about Chief Black Wolf (Shounk Tshunk-siap) and the early hardy pioneer settlers who moved into the area. Also included in the booklet was information about Perryville, EWECO Park (The Coney Island of Oshkosh), early residents, schools, cheese factories, and the old Town Hall. A 20-minute CD of pictures was shown, and the Van Dyne Fire Department had their equipment on display.

HISTORY WINNEBAGO COUNTY WISCONSIN ITS CITIES, TOWNS, RESOURCES, PEOPLE

archive.org By Publius v. Tawson/ ll. B. Editor in chief And Associate editors: Hon. Charles Barber. Judge Geo. W. Burnelu, Gen. Charles R. Boardmant, Mr. Edward Balch Barr, Dr. William A. Gordon, Prof. Lewis Atherton, Capt. Robert Brand, Mr. J. Howard Jen-kins, Mr.Thomas Roche, Mr. Chas .H. Forward In two volumes Volume I Published by C. F. COOPER AND COMPANY CHI-CAGO 1906

Black Wolf or Shoonktshunksiap was a celebrated character in the border days of a century past. Mrs. Kinzie has left a racy sketch of this bold warrior Black Wolf, ** whose lowering, surley face well escribed his name. The fierce expression of countenance was greatly heightened by the masses of heavy black hair, contrary to the usual custom of the Winnebago, who for the most part cut away a portion of the hair, drawing the remainder to the back of the head, clubbed and ornamented with beads, ribbons, cocks' feathers, or if entitled an eagle feather for every scalp taken from an enemy. ' '

On a point of land now known as Black Wolf point (Sec. 21), in town of Black Wolf, jutting out into Lake Winnebago, at a distance of seven miles south of the City of Oshkosh, there was formerly

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EWECO (White City) PARK - "The Coney Island of Oshkosh"

located Black Wolf's Winnebago Indian village. It is said to have numbered not more than forty huts. The date of its establishment here is not exactly known, but it is supposed to have been about the year 1800 or slightly before. Mrs. 6. A. Randall, who formerly resided at Randall's point, remembers to have seen the Indian tepees and campfires along the shore of Black Wolf point as late as the year 1846. Chief Black Wolf was a character of some importance. He was a large man and much respected by his people and was called a war chief. In the attacks on Mack-inac in the War of 1812 he fought under the leadership of Col. Robert Dickson. After the war the British, still seeking to hold the Winnebago in their interest for purposes of trade, called them to Mackinac to a council or treaty with Col. Robert McDonald, the British commissioner. Black Wolf was one of those in attendance at this gathering. He also participated with the British and their allies in the capture of Prairie du Chien in the year 1814. He was one of the signers of the land grant negotiated by Eleazer Williams in 1821 with Four Legs, the Winnebago head chief, and others, by which the New York Indians were to receive a strip of land five miles in width along the Lower Fox, **from Grand Kachalin rapids to Winnebago rapids" in Winnebago county. He also participated in the councils held at Green Bay and Doty Island for a similar purpose in 1830. He is said to have died at Portage in the year 1847. During the Black Hawk war, Black Wolf camped with the Winnebago assembled at the site of Portage on both sides of the Wisconsin river. The prin cipal chiefs in these camps were Black Wolf, his son Dandy, White Eagle, White Crow and Broken Arm.

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WCP NEWS Volume 6 June 2018 · 2018. 5. 25. · Keshena ending at Wayka Falls, whose original name was Powekonnay Falls, with a traditional Welcoming Ceremony. History is Everywhere