Yay! A beautiful December-Saturday meant that we had the opportunity to drive out to Tower Hill State Park for short jaunt up the bluff to explore. Before this spot became a state park, it was the site of a "shot tower", where lead was mined and dropped down to the tributaries of the Wisconsin River to be shipped downstream to St. Louis. The site has also been a farm, and a Black Hawk War site. We had no idea that it existed! The state park challenge is wonderful for education.
The Shot Tower has been recreated, and we were able to walk into the Shot Tunnel next to the water. Yes, we did see a few bats (yuck). But it was very unique. The total walk was 1.5 miles, which was perfect and not too long for our shortest legs (Morgen) and rewarded all of us with a dose of sunshine. Afterwards we rewarded ourselves with hot chocolate in Spring Green, and cheese from the Arena Cheese Factory. Yum!
Monday, December 17, 2018
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