Calumet County Calumet County is a County (United States), county located in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 52,442. The county seat is Chilton, Wisconsin, Chilton. The county was created in 18 ...

Wisconsin Wisconsin () is a state in the upper Midwestern United States. Wisconsin is the 25th-largest state by total area and the 20th-most populous. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake M ...

maintains three county parks Calumet County Park, Becker's Lake Park and Ledge View Nature Center and Brothertown and Stockbridge harbors. The Stockbridge harbor is on the

List of Registered Historic Places in Wisconsin This is a list of properties and districts listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Wisconsin. There are over 2,500 listed sites in Wisconsin. Each of the state's 72 counties has at least one listing on the National Register. ...

. Calumet County Park is under the Calumet County Park Group, an archeological site listed on the

National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic ...

. Ledge View Nature Center has a nature center which explains the geology of the area.

Ledge View Nature Center

Ledge View Nature Center is located two miles south of

Chilton, Wisconsin Chilton is a city in and county seat of Calumet County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The population was 4,080 at the 2020 census. The city is located partially within the Town of Chilton. History The first residents of Chilton were Africa ...

. The nature center was built in 1981. Visitors can walk or ski trails, or visit a nature center which explains the geology of the area, including the

drumlins A drumlin, from the Irish Gaelic, Irish word ''droimnín'' ("littlest ridge"), first recorded in 1833, in the classical sense is an elongated hill in the shape of an inverted spoon or half-buried egg formed by glacier, glacial ice acting on und ...

, Niagara Escarpment and other post-glacial features. There are several caves that visitors can tour by appointment. There is a tower where visitors can view the countryside and Chilton. The park features three natural solution caves.

Calumet County Park

Calumet County Park is located approximately four miles northwest of Stockbridge, Wisconsin along the east shore of

Lake Winnebago Lake Winnebago ( mez, Wenepekōw Nepēhsæh, oj, Wiinibiigoo-zaaga'igan, one, kanyataláheleˀ) is a shallow freshwater lake in the north central United States, located in east central Wisconsin. At 137,700 acres it is the largest lake entire ...

. Visitors can camp in the summer, walk trails in the summer, and downhill ski in the winter. The Niagara Escarpment is prominent in the park. The park contains a post-Civil War brickyard. There are several Native American

effigy mounds An effigy mound is a raised pile of earth built in the shape of a stylized animal, symbol, religious figure, human, or other figure. The Effigy Moundbuilder culture is primarily associated with the years 550-1200 CE during the Late Woodland Peri ...

in the upper campground portion of the park. It is open all year round. Based on its name, it seems possible that part or all of Calumet county park group, an archeological site listed on the national register of historic places, is within this or other Calumet County parks. The location of the archeological site is not disclosed.

Becker's Lake Park

Becker's Lake Park is the newest addition to the park system. Prairie grass has been planted, and wetlands have been constructed.

Brothertown and Stockbridge harbors

The harbors are located near the city of Stockbridge, and the town of Brothertown, and both are part of the Calumet County Parks system. The Stockbridge harbor is on the list of registered historic places in Wisconsin. Image:StockbridgeHarbor.jpg, Stockbridge Harbor Image:StockbridgeHarborSign.jpg, Stockbridge Harbor official marker

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External links

Official website
County parks in Wisconsin Parks in Wisconsin Protected areas of Calumet County, Wisconsin

Calumet County Parks Calumet County, Wisconsin maintains three county parks Calumet County Park, Becker's Lake Park and Ledge View Nature Center and Brothertown and Stockbridge harbors. The Stockbridge harbor is on the List of Registered Historic Places in Wisconsin. C ...

Mounds in Wisconsin Native American history of Wisconsin National Register of Historic Places in Calumet County, Wisconsin