Just for Fun

View these Society's interactive resources that make learning fun!

• The Sinking of the Lucerne

  Help underwater archaeologists solve the mystery of the "Case of the Lost Lucerne."

• The Mammoth Mystery

  Discover how archaeologists uncovered events that happened thousands of years ago in what is now Kenosha County.

• Paper Dolls

  See two how two kids from Wisconsin, from Rascal and Caddie Woodlawn , two great books about the lives of kids in Wisconsin long ago.

Today's Odd Wisconsin

The Strange Ways of White Folks
In 1828, the Ho-Chunk Chief Dandy was passing through Galena with some companions. White settlers had only recently started moving into the lead region of southwestern Wisconsin, and the Indians were interested in the strange newcomers and their customs. This was before the widespread occupation of Indian lands that would produce the Black Hawk War four years later. "While strolling...