Baraboo, Dells, and Devil's Lake Region
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Chapters (204)
- Baraboo, Dells, and Devil's Lake Region
- Foreword
- Index
- CHAPTER I Origin of Name and First Settlers at Baraboo—Museum—Where Ringlings First Pitched a Tent
- Museum in Courthouse
- The First Courthouse
- The Al. Ringling Theatre
- The Al. Ringling Residence
- The First Church
- An Early College
- A Literary Atmosphere
- Library Where a Church Stood
- Home of the Gollmars
- Where The Ringlings First Pitched a Tent
- A Dream of Jugs
- The Lincoln Elm
- No Lions Now
- Largest Mill This Side of Philadelphia
- Lyons
- An Early Home
- The City Park
- The First House in Baraboo
- An Old Hop House
- The First School
- CHAPTER II Old Opera House—Cemetery on the Hill—Deserted Ringlingville—Bunn the Baker of Baraboo
- Where Celebrities Were Heard
- The Oldest Living Thing in Town
- Church With Memorial Windows
- A Giant of the Town
- Relatives of a Movie Star
- Other Ringling Homes
- The Baraboo Cemetery
- The Hull House
- House With Many Gables
- Church With Beautiful Windows
- Deserted Ringlingville
- A Pioneer Home
- Bunn The Baker of Baraboo
- Birds of Many Feathers
- An Idea Makes a Million
- CHAPTER III Devil's Lake State Park—Geology of the Baraboo Hills—The Glacial Epoch—Scenic Wonders
- An Iron Mine
- Entering the Park
- Geological Wonder of the World
- The Glacial Epoch
- The Lake at Present
- History
- First Visited
- Climbing the Mountain
- Elephant Rock and Cave
- The Tomahawk Rock
- Devil's Doorway
- Once a Waterfall
- The West Bluff
- Spring
- The Indian Mounds
- Much for the Beholder
- CHAPTER IV Wisconsin River Dells—Journey of Fascinating Scenery—Jefferson Davis—Belle Boyd, Rebel Spy
- The Way From Baraboo
- The Marshall Farm
- The Dells
- Jefferson Davis at Dells
- Other Attractions
- Grave of Rebel Spy
- Indian Mounds
- Murder In the Highway
- CHAPTER V Lower Dells—Site of a Deserted Village—Indian Earthwork—Where They Danced—Woodland Walk
- A Deserted Village
- Indian Earthwork
- Where They Danced
- A Woodland Walk
- CHAPTER VI Mirror Lake, Retreat of a Circusman—Earlier Bed of Dell Creek—Congress Hall Near Village
- Places of Interest
- Retreat of Great Circusman
- Congress Hall
- CHAPTER VII Pewit's Nest Near Baraboo—Home of a Recluse—Skillet Falls—Graves of Napoleon Soldiers
- A Queer Abode
- Skillet Falls
- Stream With Two Beds
- Marched With Napoleon
- Hirschinger Spring
- CHAPTER VIII Man Mound, Famous Archeological Wonder—Why Indian Earthworks Were Built
- A Deer Mound
- The Man Mound.
- Region Rich in Indian Mounds.
- CHAPTER IX Stone Pillar of Chief Yellow Thunder and His Squaw, Situated a Few Miles North of Baraboo
- Forcibly Removed
- Pillar Erected
- From Waubun
- CHAPTER X Portage and Old Fort Winnebago—Cemetery Where Soldiers of Several Wars Are Buried—Waubun House
- Roche Moutonnee
- Garrisonville
- An Ancient Lava Bed
- Road Hugs the Bluff
- Home of an Author
- Scene of a Dark Deed
- Monument to Discoverers
- An Early Hostelry
- Fort Winnebago
- The Old Cemetery
- Burial Place of Pauquette
- CHAPTER XI Boyhood Haunts of John Muir, the Naturalist—Fountain Lake—Father a Disciple—the Muir Family
- From Baraboo
- The Lake
- Father a Disciple
- The Muir Family
- CHAPTER XII Wisconsin Heights Battlefield—About a Mile From Sauk City—Another Napoleon Soldier Grave
- A Paper Town
- Approaching the Heights
- Causes of the Battle
- War Begins
- A Day of Excitement
- Allies of the Whites
- An Unmarked Grave
- Jefferson Davis in the Battle
- Indians Pursued
- Grave of a Napoleon Soldier
- Natural Bridge
- CHAPTER XIII Parfrey's Glen, Wildest of Them All, a Cool Retreat, Prodigal in Charm—Mill a Memory
- Wildest of Them All
- Mill, a Memory
- CHAPTER XIV Durward's Glen—Short History of the Durward Family—Attractive Features of Interesting Place
- Way to the Glen
- Point Sauk
- The Durwards
- Wisconsin Was a Territory
- The Children
- Weeping Ledge
- St. Mary's of the Pines
- Freshet Is Disturbing
- The Fountain
- CHAPTER XV Spring Green, Helena Shot Tower, and Taliesin—Ableman and Reedsburg—Other Interesting Trips
- Gibraltar Bluff
- Pine Hollow
- Reedsburg and Ableman
- Merrimack to Prairie du Sac
- Anacher Hill
- Baxter Hollow
- The Baraboo River
- Merrimack Toward Portage
- Leach Lake
- Konkel's Mill
- Lodde's Mill
- Cemetery Group of Mounds
- Other Little Journeys
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