Greetings!
In today's installment, we see the Mystery on Mendota appears to be some sort of effigy mound made of ice instead of earth. Its exact purpose is lost in the mists of time, and unlike the mounds along the Mississippi, this one has never seen an enormous flock of Passenger Pigeons. Unlike those older mounds, this one seems to have a symbolic connection to the Wisconsin state capitol, or at least to Hamilton Street.
It appeared one sunny Saturday and dominated its local environment as the only source of bright colors.
Its
local environment was near a boundary between the near-shore ice
(formed in early December) and the true lake ice (formed Dec 15-17). It
is a popular spot for dog-walking and kite-snowboarding.
Who knows what might be discovered in the future, out on the ice?
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