Sponsored by the Effigy Mounds Initiative and Dodge County Parks Department, a volunteer mound care workday is scheduled from 9 a.m. to about 4 p.m. Saturday at Nitschke Mounds County Park ...

On Bascom Hill, tour guide Kane Funmaker recounts the rich ecosystem that used to exist there. The tour then passes the few remaining effigy mounds on campus. The walking tour takes visitors through ...

Visit this UNESCO World Heritage Site to understand its intriguing history. This elaborate, serpent-shaped earthwork is one of the best-preserved effigy mounds in the world. Scholars believe it was ...

Effigy Mounds National Monument is just minutes away from Pikes Peak State Park, and it’s also a must-visit when you’re in this part of the state, as are the charming towns of McGregor and Marquette.

And for this, it is about a meeting of East and West. It’s a play on the Japanese raked gardens of Kyoto, as well as the Indian burial and effigy mounds of Athens, Ohio. So, it’s a real blend. LIN: ...