If you’re planning a visit to Devil’s Lake State Park this summer, here’s something important to know before you arrive: Many of the gentle rises and islands of tall grass and flowers in the landscape, especially in picnic areas, are…
For a century now, visitors to Devil’s Lake State Park have stopped for a meal, a drink, or even a night of dancing at the park’s north shore concessions. While today’s Chateau blends into the atmosphere, its history is deeply…
Let's take a little trip through history today, with this little gem from our collection of historic Devil's Lake State Park memorabilia. This vintage tourism brochure produced by the city of Baraboo sometime between the late 1920s or early 1930s…
Devil's Lake's landscape is filled with remnants of human history at the park. These remnants can be read like a history book, with each page revealing a different era. From ancient effigy mounds sculpted by Native peoples thousands of years…
Opinion - As the world changes, each new generation tends to accept their environment as normal. Science calls this "Shifting Baseline Syndrome". It's why you might not know what you've lost if you weren't around to see it go. Take…
About 200 people attended the first of 2 performances of the Native Arts and Culture of Teewakącąk at Devil's Lake State Park last Friday. The next performance, along with the Native Art Market Place, will be held on August 18th.…
If you set up a time machine at Devil's Lake State Park and traveled backwards over the last 150 years, you'd witness a fascinating transformation. A Journey Through Time As the years flew by in reverse, you'd see land clearing,…
I've been thinking about how much 2024 is feeling like the infamous drought year, 2012 so far. But I also know that we humans have a way of connecting dots in ways that are not always factual. So, I decided…
What are some of the common myths or misunderstandings you've heard about Devil's Lake State Park? There are quite a few! One that came up recently is the idea that Devil's Lake has some form of NATURAL underwater drainage. So,…
We all know that planting trees benefits our environment...usually. Looking back, Wisconsin was the nation's top timber producer between 1890-1899. By the 1920s, logging had decimated Wisconsin’s seemingly endless forests. Reforestation efforts ramped up in the 1930s and 40s. In…