Perrot State Park, Trempealeau, Wisconsin

Nicholas Perrot, a 17th century French Canadian fur trader spent the winter here in 1685. In 1731 Godefroy de Linctot built a fort at the "mountain whose foot is bathed by water", sometimes written "La Montagne Qui Trempe a Leau" and now called Mount Trempealeau. Platform mounds associated with the Mississippian culture of Cahokia have been located in the nearby village of Trempealeau. Effigy and burial mounds of the Hopewell culture are also found in the Park. Today you can get excellent views of Mount Trempealeau and the Mississippi River Valley by climbing the trail to the top of the 520 ft. Brady's Bluff. Or canoe through the bottomland to see some of the thousands of birds that nest or pass through this magical terrain. There are 98 campsites in the park. The tent sites by the water have spectacular views of Mount Trempealeau. The Great River State Trail for bicycling can be accessed directly from the campground. Cyclists can then explore three other bicycle trails in this extensive trail system. Music copyright 2008 by Maury Smith. Slide show and photographs by John Wanserski, copyright 2008 by Creative Juice LLC.

Perrot State Park
http://dnr.wi.gov/org/land/parks/specific/perrot/index.html

Great River State Trail
http://dnr.wi.gov/org/land/parks/specific/greatriver/

Mississippi River Archaeology Center
http://www.uwlax.edu/MVAC/

Wisconsin Historical Society Resources
http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/archaeology/mounds/index.asp

My Wisconsin Space
http://mywisconsinspace.com/

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[jjwanser]

The music for this video was created by Maury Smith, a Monona, WI High School math teacher. In his spare time he occasionally performs music monologues at local coffee houses.

[brianthehippy]

I really like the music! who is the artist?

[Conspiracytheorist91]

I've made 7 trips to Perrot Park. I live right in Galesville. [right next to Tremp.] Some other cool stuff around here is the damn, the mississippi, the bluffs in galesville are pretty amazing too, I might add. The view is perfect, and there are indian carvings on some of the walls. The cops are bitches in Galesville though.

[clauslr]

Thank you for making it . I'm going to Trempealeau in 2010. This is very inspirational.

[HungerTask]

wonderful video presentation of the nature and history of Perrot State Park, Trempeauleau Wisconsin

[sswhc]

Thanks for the video of the park. I am descended from Nicholas Perrot on my mother's side. I brought my daughter to see the park about 3 years ago when I started compiling my family history. I didn't even know a park was named after my ancestor until then.

[bluzdawg]

This is the start of our next 3000 mile trip - and your video makes it look more inviting than ever - nice guitar playing, by the way!

[edsullivanmn]

Excellent documentary. Brings back lucid memories of my last visit. Very comprehensive. Great Job!