Aztalan State Park-#2

We visited Aztalan State Park the same blustery weekend we enjoyed Mirror Lake State Park, (mid-May in Wisconsin, that's why we keep our winter coats handy until at least Memorial Day!) Aztalan State Park is located in the Town of Aztalan in Jefferson County. It showcases the site of an ancient Middle-Mississippian village that thrived between A.D. 1000 and 1300. It was beautiful and you can see pretty much the entire park from one place.

It reminded me of how I envisioned the prairies in the "Little House" books (maybe showing my age, but that's no secret) :) Rolling, green hills, and a beautiful, sparkling river. The Crawfish River runs along one side of the park. There is a lot of history here, and the park has helpful signs along the way that explain each area. G's favorite thing to do was call out when there was a sign up ahead (he's obviously very interested in history at an early age).

Overall, a beautiful and interesting place to visit, and a great place for a leisurely Sunday walk. We were able to let G run pretty much anywhere on his own, which led to a great nap on the way home! Would recommend for a nice walk on a Sunday, but not somewhere that one will see outstanding geographical features. Here is our obligatory selfie. Next stop, New Glarus Woods State Park!