. Historical sketch of the park region about McGregor, Iowa, and Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin. ^^m«9. Photo by Clark Beulah Falls r ern Canada. The project is a big one, but well worthwhile. Tlie physical features of this region were formativefactors in its early human history. The Wisconsin Riverfrom time immemorial had formed a part of naturesthoroughfare by which the Indians had traveled overtheir customary canoe route from the East to the Missis-sippi River. This well-known route began on the River, proceeded up the Ottawa River, crossedthe great inland seas to Green Bay, strugg
. Historical sketch of the park region about McGregor, Iowa, and Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin. ^^m«9. Photo by Clark Beulah Falls r ern Canada. The project is a big one, but well worthwhile. Tlie physical features of this region were formativefactors in its early human history. The Wisconsin Riverfrom time immemorial had formed a part of naturesthoroughfare by which the Indians had traveled overtheir customary canoe route from the East to the Missis-sippi River. This well-known route began on the River, proceeded up the Ottawa River, crossedthe great inland seas to Green Bay, struggled over thesinuous course of the Fox River to the narrow portagebetween that river and the Wisconsin, down which itheld its way to the Father of AVaters. Arriving on thebanks of tlie great river, north of the mouth of theWisconsin River the Indians found a long, narrowprairie admirably suited for encampment. To it theyresorted annually for tribal intercourse, for barter, andfor games of ball. One ball game played at Prairie du Chien on Sunday,April 20, 1806, between the Sioux on one side and th
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