Tribal Heritage Crossing of the WIOUWASH Trail

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One of 11 Native American Tribal kiosks. Photo by K. Delcore

Art under the bridge. Photo by Vicky Redlin.

Tribute to the 11 Native American Tribes within the state. Photo by Vicky Redlin.

Official stone connecting Tribal Heritage Crossing.

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The flat crushed limestone base is very good for walkers, hikers, bikers, horseback riders (summer), and snowmobilers. This portion of the trail runs from Oshkosh to Hortonville along 21.8 miles of the abandoned railroad corridor.

The causeway trail offers runners, walkers, bikers, and in-line skaters the ability to cross Lake Butte des Morts on a trail that connects to the WIOUWASH State Recreation Trail on the north end of the Tribal Heritage Crossing Trail. The Tribal Heritage Trail provides access to fishing and info kiosks for all 11 of Wisconsin's Native American Tribes including the history of those tribes.

The info kiosk overlooks an open window to the water system with a history that is remarkable. It is the ancestral home of Native Americans who have been here since time immemorial. Lake Butte des Morts is described as a vibrant river channel winding through a vast expanse of wild rice with fish, fur-bearing animals, and waterfowl. In the 1850's the waterway changed dramatically with an influx of new settlers and industry, including two dams on the twin lower Fox River outlets of Lake Winnebago.

Wisconsin's Native American Tribes:

1. Bad River Band Of Lake Superior Chippewa

2. Stockbridge-Munsee Band of the Mohicans

3. Oneida Nation of Wisconsin

4. Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin

5. Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa

6. Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa

7. Ho-Chunk Nation

8. Lac Court Oreilles Band of Lake Superior Chippewa

9. Sokaogon Moke Lake Band of Lake Superior Chippewa

10. St. Croix Band of Lake Superior Chippewa

11. Forest County Potawatomi

12. Lake Buttes des Morts History

13. Offering Fire

Allowed Uses:

Other Activities

• Fishing
• Heritage and history
• Wildlife viewing / observation

• Certified as an NRT
  Jun 3, 2015