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Red Cedar State Trail
The Red Cedar State Trail is a rail trail which runs along the Red Cedar River (Wisconsin), Red Cedar River in Dunn County, Wisconsin. The trail runs north-south from Wisconsin Highway 29 in Menomonie, Wisconsin, Menomonie to the Chippewa River State Trail in Red Cedar, Wisconsin, Red Cedar, passing through the communities of Irvington, Wisconsin, Irvington and Downsville, Wisconsin, Downsville along the way. The northern end of the trail has a visitor center in a former railroad station where trail passes can be purchased. The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources opened the trail in 1982. The trail follows the route of a former Milwaukee Road railway line which was last used in 1973. It crosses eleven converted railroad bridges, including two trestle bridges. References External linksRed Cedar State Trailfrom the Wisconsin Department of Natural ResourcesFriends of the Red Cedar State Trail {{coord missing, Wisconsin Protected areas of Dunn County, Wisconsin Rail tr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Menomonie, Wisconsin
Menomonie () is a city in and the county seat of Dunn County in the western part of the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The city's population was 16,843 as of the 2020 census. Named for the original inhabitants of the area, the Menominee, the city forms the core of the United States Census Bureau's Menomonie Micropolitan Statistical Area (MSA), which includes all of Dunn County (2010 population: 43,857). The Menomonie MSA and the Eau Claire–Chippewa Falls metropolitan area to the east form the Census Bureau's Eau Claire-Menomonie Consolidated Metropolitan Statistical Area. The city center is at the south end of Lake Menomin, a reservoir on the Red Cedar River. History The earliest known residents of the area were people from the Trempealeau Hopewell Culture of the Middle Woodland Period (100–400 CE). Evidence from their culture includes a mound from the Wakanda Mounds Group in Wakanda Park, along the western shore of Lake Menomin. Most of these mounds are thought to be from E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
