We’ve spent the winter dreaming and scheming, and now we’re ready to walk, sing, and dance our way into spring! Crosscurrents Heritage Center proudly announces its Spring 2025 Events. Join us for a walking tour with Geologist Eric Carson on April 19th. And mark your calendars for traditional Ho-Chunk music and dance with the Wisconsin Dells Singers and Dance Troupe on May 18th.
Saturday April 19th at 3 pm: Geologic Crosscurrents. Back by popular demand, Professor Eric Carson from UW-Madison’s Dept. of Geology will lead a free walking tour, highlighting remarkable geological features of Tippesaukee farm and the Lower Wisconsin River Valley. Because places on the free tour are limited, reservations are required. To reserve, email crosscurrentsheritage@gmail.com. Donations to support Crosscurrents Heritage Center are heartily encouraged.
An engaging and entertaining speaker, Eric was a big hit with everyone who attended his talk in the Old Barn last fall–from those who had no background in geology to a handful of geology enthusiasts who kept Eric on his toes with their questions!
Eric’s primary research focuses on the processes and sedimentary archives of streams near former glacial margins. He’s interested in questions ranging from millennial-scale variations in streamflow and flooding due to changes in past climates, to historic records of landscape change, and the movement of sediment related to human-driven changes in land use. The Driftless area of southwestern Wisconsin is a major focus for his research.
Sunday May 18 at 2 pm: The Wisconsin Dells Singers and Dance Troupe. Enjoy traditional Ho-Chunk songs and dances under a tent at Tippesaukee farm, very near the site where a village used by both the Ho-Chunk and Meskwaki peoples once stood.
The Wisconsin Dells Singers and Dance Troupe have been going for over 40 years. These renowned Ho-Chunk performers will bring their age-old cultural traditions to life in a performance just up the hill from the site of archeological remains of a Ho-Chunk village in the lower pasture. Most likely this will be the first time in over 180 years that such dances have been performed at Tippesaukee! More information will follow about signing up for this event.
We look forward to seeing you this spring!
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