Bow and Arrow
The rock outline you see on the distant bluff
is an archaeological curiosity. Jacob V. Brower,
a Minnesota archaeologist, observed this
formation in 1902 and interpreted it as a
bow and arrow. In 1903 he wrote: "Some of the
stones representing the bowstring are displaced.
The intention seems to have been to represent
a bow and arrow drawn back to shoot toward Lake
Pepin." Modern archaeologists think the boulders
may form a bird effigy, but no one has reached
a definite conclusion. Although it is an old,
well-known landmark, perhaps even ancient,
its origin and age are unknown and it is not part
of the Indian lore in this region. Boulder
alignments made by Indians exist in other
states, but this is the only one known in
Wisconsin. Was it made by Indians? Is it a
bow and arrow or a bird? It remains a mystery.
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