Girl Scouts with Victorian Lady

Touch History
News and Views from
The Mississippi River Sculpture Park
June 2010 - Vol 1, Issue 1
In This Issue
Welcome
Sculptor's Corner
Pig in the Park Coming Soon
Become a Friend
Geocaching
Get in touch!
Upcoming Summer Events
June 23
Night of the Living Sculptures
June 30
Clams and Music
July 7
Dear Marilyn,
Welcome to the first issue of Touch History, a newsletter
sharing stories about the arts, history and natural resources of
Welcome to the Mississippi River Sculpture Park
Fourth Ward Night
July 10
Pig in the Park
July 14
Kenny Salwey
Join us for Pig in the Park!
July 11, 2010
Pig in the Park picnic tent
Quick Links
Follow us on Facebook
Vist us on the Web
Trivia Games
Trivia Fun - What's the Question?
Trivia Fun - What's the answer?
the confluence region...the things that have inspired creation of
the Mississippi River Sculpture Park.
Photo: Girl Scouts unveiling the sculpture of a Victorian Lady. By Florence
Bird and published with permision.
ART, MUSIC, STORIES AND MORE...IN THE PARK
Events in June and July 2010
ART IN THE PARK: A Series for young and old
All performances start at 7 p.m. Bring your own beverage and
lawn chair or blanket.
June 23rd -- Night of the Living Sculptures.
Storyteller Michael Douglass, dressed in period costume, will
tell the stories of some of the statues in the Park.
Friends of the Sculpture Park potluck at the park, starting at 6
p.m.
June 30th -- Clams and Music.
Tim Yeager, US Dept of Wildlife will talk about clamming on the
Mississippi River, including the 2009 clam in vitro process, by
which clam eggs are incubated in fish gills. The evening's
musicians are Suzanne Shaw and Shane Hazen.
July 7th -- Fourth Ward Night.
Donnie and Mike Valley will recall the lives of their mother and
grandmother when the island was home to many families who
had lived here for generations. The Prairie du Chien Tae Kwon
Do Club will give a demonstration of their art.
July 14th -- Kenny Salwey.
The legendary "Last River Rat," will spin his tales of life close to
the land, getting by as a river guide, trapper, fisherman, hunter,
woodsman and root and herb collector along the Mississippi
River. The musical group The Noise Downstairswill provide the
finale to the season.
PIG IN THE PARK: A feast for the whole family
July 10th -- See below for lots more info.

Sculptor's Corner: Why We Are Here
From humble beginnings at Lake Atasca in what is now northern Minnesota
the Mississippi River travels through the very heart of our country. This is a
major flyway for migrating birds and the source of game and wildlife through
the ages. Traveling through the plains and sandstone bluffs of ancient
geology, the River defines our geography and our human endeavors along its
way. Human history along the river reaches back into the misty stories of
The sculptor, Florence Bird
working on the maquette of
Emma Big Bear
early civilizations.

Our beautiful Wisconsin River, originating and ending within the state of
Wisconsin, travels through the northern lake country on down past Portage
where early travelers came from the Fox River bringing their canoes west. It
meanders through farmland and forested hills inviting the spirit of adventure
and exploration with camping and campfires on sandy islands.

Read more...
PIG IN THE PARK II
Last year, people came to Pig in the Park for the food and stayed for the music. This year, the food at the
Mississippi River Sculpture Park will be even better, and the duo of Suzanne Shaw and Shane Hazen will
again compete for your heart. They've already won ours by donating their music to entertain us. Thank you
Suzanne and Shane!

Dine with the statues at the park on St. Feriole Island on Saturday, July 10, from 5pm until dark, rain or
shine. We will feature shredded pork sandwiches, homemade coleslaw, beans & dressing. Cost for the
dinner is $8 for adults, and $4 for children three to twelve. Children under three can eat for free. Pop and
bottled water will be for sale, but you can bring other beverages. Schwann's ice cream wagon will attend, with
desserts for sale.

Two raffles are new this year, with tickets available that night. A 50:50 raffle gives one lucky $1 ticket holder
half of the proceeds. We'll also raffle off fresh meat from chef Dale Klemme's larder. The winners of this one
will be able to pick up pork chops, bacon and pork ribs at the Eastman locker. (INSERT PRICE FOR
TICKETS WHEN KNOWN
Cooking the Pig
Related events include the War of 1812 re-enactment on the Villa Louis Grounds scheduled for the weekend
of July 10 and 11. And following the music at Pig II, add sparkle to your Saturday at the Sculpture Park with
the City of Prairie du Chien Fireworks.

For more information, contact (INSERT JOE'S E-MAIL ADDRESS?)
BECOME A FRIEND AND HELP MAKE HISTORY
Two "ages" of the statue of Emma Big Bear appear in this issue. She started out as a clay model (or
maquette), shown with her creator in the Scuptor's Corner. From the clay, she is cast in bronze. Less than a
Can you find the cache?
foot high, she appears in bronze at the top of the newsletter. To grow Emma to life size will take $80,000,
and we're halfway there.

There are lots of ways you can help bring Emma Big Bear to the park -- to make history. You can
Become a Friend
Buy a t-shirt
Buy a brick
Feast at Pig in the Park
Come to an Arts in the Park event
Take a chance on Emma
By joining the Friends, you add a bit of yourself through a yearly dues, receive this quarterly newsletter
keeping you abreast of activities at the Park, and find out about volunteer opportunities, like helping out at
events (most of which are free to the public). In this first year of the Friends' program, we're kicking off the
group with a special offer: for those who join in 2010 we guarantee that your annual dues will always be $15.
That's a lifetime guarantee!

Our first goal is to complete Phase I of the Park by casting and installing the sculptures of Emma Gib Beag
and John Lawler. Step one is to raise the balance of funds needed for installation of the remarkable sculpture
of Emma Big Bear by the artist Florence Bird. The Sculpture Park Board has already raised half of the
$80,000 need to bring Emma to the Park, making our target $40,000 in 2010.
Celebrate our diverse culture today by becoming a Friend of the Mississippi River Sculpture Park. Visit our
website at to download your application and mail it with your check or money order payable to

Community Development Alternatives, Inc.
Attention: Friends of the Mississippi River Sculpture Park
PO Box 72, Prairie du Chien, WI 53821
To learn more about Emma Big Bear, click here.
Geocaching in the Sculpture Park

Tom Nelson identifies himself and Bob Helgerson
as "groundskeepers," the guys who care for the
Sculpture Park lawn and keep an eye on the
sculptures. But they've also added something to
the park, and with it, one more activity that
visitors can try. It's geocaching, what Nelson
describes as treasure hunting using a GPS.

Coordinates - latitudes and longitudes -- are
posted on the official website, http://www.geocaching.com. Once the correct spot is found, the geocacher
looks for the hidden container. Read more...
Hidden Treasures - day tripping from the Sculpture Park
We locals are happy to share our secret places with you and the rest
of the world. So the next time you're visiting The Mississippi River
Sculpture Park, make extra time to get off the beaten path to uncover
one of the many hidden treasures of northeastern Iowa and
Lock No. 9 - A Hidden Treasure.
Photo: Rogeta Halvorson,
published with permission
southwestern Wisconsin. Lock No. 9 on the Mississippi is one of
these.

The Great River Road (GRR) runs north and south along both sides of
the mighty Mississippi River, providing an easy and breathtakingly
scenic connection to Lock No. 9. Read more...

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