Aztalan State Park

Parks Directory of the United States / State Parks / Wisconsin

Location:South of I-94 near Lake Mills.
Facilities:Picnic area, hiking trails (2 miles), nature trails (2 miles), historical features.
Activities:Canoeing, fishing, hiking, interpretive tour.
Special Features:Park preserves an important archeological site at the location of a 12th-century Indian village. The people who settled Aztalan built large, flat-topped pyramidal mounds and a stockade around their village. Portions of the stockade and two mounds have been reconstructed in the park.
Address:1213 S Main St
Lake Mills, WI 53551
Phone:920-648-8774
Fax:920-648-5166
Web: www.dnr.state.wi.us/ORG/land/parks/specific/aztalan
Size: 172 acres.

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The authors describe excavations, artifacts, and research done on the site, the culture, people, life, and customs of the site, its Mississippian origins, and the current Aztalan State Park. Diagrams and b&w photos are interspersed.

Aztalan: Mysteries of an Ancient Indian Town

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