Legendary Lake Mills, Wisconsin » Why Legendary

Yoga and Rock Climbing

blisspoweryoga — Wed, 12 May 2010 19:32:10 +0000

May 22, 2010

An entire summer of fun rolled up into one day. Saturday May 22nd, we will begin the day with an hour of yoga focusing on opening your body and awakening all the muscles you will need to climb. After yoga you will receive a nourishing snack before guides from Apex Adventures will give you the gear and the know how. All you need to provide is the excitement! The cost for the entire day is only $70pp!! You need to preregister and pay for this event by Wednesday, May 19th. Go to our website or call us at 920-297-0239 for more information. BEGINNERS WELCOME www.blisspoweryoga.com

WADE GOTWALS IS COMING TO BLISS POWER YOGA

blisspoweryoga — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 18:52:40 +0000

March 6, 2010
4:00 pm	to	6:00 pm

Bliss Power Yoga is happy to host Wade Gotwals at our studio, one day only, Saturday March 6th 4:00pm. This workshop will take you through a creative power vinyasa journey, where you’ll be pausing and focusing on strengthening your standing balance poses and arm balances and then diving back into your flow. Wade’s classes are a unique fusion of what he has learned through teaching and studying yoga around the world and inspirations gained from his senior yoga teachers; Dharma Mittra and Rusty Wells. Don’t miss this opportunity to deepen your practice. The cost for this workshop is $35.00. Preregister by phone, email, or in person. Deadline for registration is 3/2

Partner Yoga

blisspoweryoga — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 16:38:39 +0000

February 12, 2010
6:30 pm	to	8:00 pm

Make this Valentines your best ever.
Working together while using the poses and principles of traditional yoga you and your partner will be able to take each posture deeper. This class is accessible to everybody, even those who have never rolled out a mat before. Partner Yoga can be playful or serious, depending on your relationship and attitude. So bring a friend or your loved one, just make sure you bring somebody who you want to share a smile with. You need to be registered for this workshop so please sign up either by phone, email, or in person by Wednesday 2/10. The cost is $30 for two

Yoga and Chocolate Workshop

blisspoweryoga — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 16:37:42 +0000

February 20, 2010
11:00 am	to	12:30 pm

This fun workshop will pair a vigorous vinyasa flow with sweet delicious chocolates. The chocolates and poses will match the elements of nature. Take the journey and learn how to savor life, chocolate and yoga. $30 per person. Please register by February 17th in order to make sure we have enough chocolate for everyone!

after school jams

waterhouse — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 20:43:35 +0000

January 11, 2010
4:00 pm	to	6:00 pm

Monday, January 11 from 4-6pm, join us at Water House Foods Cafe and Bakehouse to come play, learn, or just chill. FREE

110 E. Lake St.
Lake Mills, WI 53551
920-945-0660

Stones from Lake Mills are given to the Winnebago Indians

jill — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 14:17:29 +0000

One day my phone rang and it was some Native Americans I knew from Nebraska. They said they were coming to see me in Lake Mills. One is an elder & the head of the Water Spirit Clan in Winnebago, Nebraska. I asked them what we would be doing and the answer was Spirit said for them to come and see me.

The morning came when I was to meet them at the motel and I still did not know what to do with them. For some reason I decided to pickup a State Journal newspaper and looked it over before I met them. In the State Journal was a story about land on the West side of Rock Lake that was to be turned into a County Park. At the end of the story it talked about Native American remains being found at the site when it was being cleared by the early pioneers.

Knowing the elder had worked the spiritual aspect of repatriation issues for the Winnebago Tribe I read him part of the story when I was asked what we would be doing. After hearing the story, the Winnebago elder said for me to take them there. We went out to the property and I talked to the owner David Korth, asking him if we could have a look around the property. He said ok.

We went out into a field and they did some communication with spirit. They then started walking around and picking up stones holding them saying this is not it and dropping them back to the ground. After a while they just stood there not knowing what to do, I talked to them and they told me they were told to look at stones. I told them that I know of a man who has some round stones from this farm that he found a long time ago by some remains of Indian mounds. They told me to take them to him.

We drove over to the house of Mr. Kenneth Bare in Lake Mills. It is an interesting house as the walls are built of local stones he had found in the area.

He was home and I asked if we could see the box of round stones he had collected off the Korth farm. He said sure and took us downstairs and produced the box of stones. The elder handled some of the stones and proclaimed these are the stones we are looking for. I explained to Mr. Bare that his stones were very special objects to these Winnebago Indians just as a cross or chalice would be to one of our spiritual leaders. Mr. Bare then said “I guess I better give the stones to them.”

After we drove away from Mr. Bares home with the stones, a spirit that was with the stones spoke to the elder telling him that the stones were now where they should be and so the spirit would now be leaving the stones.

I have since been told that the elder has used the stones in healing ceremonies and that Spirit showed him what pattern to lay the stones out in for the ceremony. The Elder has learned some things about some of the individual stones and the healing ceremonies have helped some people.

Beaver

The Old Legends

tony — Tue, 19 May 2009 21:41:19 +0000

When the first white settlers came to the Rock Lake area, they heard the legends from the Ho Chunk tribe. Legends that had passed down to them from their ancestors, legends of an ancient tribe who built stone structures on the shores of a very different Rock Lake. At that time, “rock tepees” were still visible when water levels were low, but soon after, the flowage was dammed and the level of Rock Lake rose. The stone structures disappeared beneath the surface of the water and became the stuff of legends.

Add to that, sittings of a Loch Ness like monster (Rocky to the natives) and you have yourself a mystery waiting to be solved.

Are the structures are a hoax, or are they the deposits left behind by glaciers. Is Rocky the result of too much time at the local tavern, a huge Muskie or a pre-historic monster? Look into the legends and decide yourself!

Here we will direct you to sites that recount some of the thoughts and theories that have been proposed to explain these structures and other unusual happenings and items found around our mystical lake.

Legends online:

A good place to start learning about Lake Mills and the area surrounding Rock Lake is the site of the Lake Mills Aztalan Historical Society. This site is a treasure trove of information on the ancient city of Aztalan and the not so ancient city of Lake Mills. Many photos, old maps, and historical resources.

The Wisconsin Archeologist, Vol. 5 No. 4, September, 1926

A time capsule of Lake Mills geography at the time and a great resource for locating Indian mounds, many maps. You need to page in about 60 pages, the booklet is entitled Rock Lake.

Is Rock Lake covering the remains of Atlantis? Find out more at the Weird Tourist Attractions website.

Here’s an interesting thread from a discussion on ancient & lost civilizations on Above Top Secret.com, it was started in 2007 but has had some activity as late as April of 2009 by a Lake Mills resident. Badgerpolo, contact the Main Street Program, we’d love to talk to you!

There’s even a Weird Wisconsin website, of course we are listed there too. By the way, the photo is fake!

Our “rock teepees” have rated a couple of pages in “101 Wisconsin Unsolved Mysteries.” Right in between all the murders and disappearances are the Rock Lake pyramids.

Here’s another book excerpt, this one brings up cannibalism (did we peak your interest?).

And of course we’re featured in Weird Wisconsin, they cover all kinds of legends here. From the Princess of Aztalan to the true inventor of SCUBA.

This is an old article but there is a good drawing of what some of these structures are reported to look like.

Here is an article from 1989 that was in the Janesville Gazette.

This is an interesting account from diver Mike Ault, who dove Rock Lake in 2007.

Here’s a good link, a podcast from the radio show Darkness Radio, listen to the March 28, 2009 show. Its an interview with author Frank Joseph.

And finally accounts of meeting Rocky.

Legends in print:

“The Lost Pyramids of Rock Lake” and “Atlantis in Wisconsin” both written by Frank Joseph

“The Dragon in the Lake” by Archie Eschborn (ISBN Hardcover 1-4134-6033-X / ISBN Soft cover 1-4134-6032-1)

Legends on tape:

The History Channel series “Digging for the Truth” episode entitled “America’s Pyramids” featuring a dive into Rock Lake by the program’s host Josh Bernstein.

Discovery Channel series “Beyond Bizarre” and “On The Inside” series.

A & E featured a segment on Rock Lake on series “Secrets of the Pyramids” episode entitled “The Unexplained.”

What do you think???

Ice skating in the park..

lane — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 17:44:16 +0000

I discovered Lake Mills shortly after being relocated from San Antonio, TX to Madison, WI. It was a cold winter day and my husband and I decided to take a drive. We ended up in Lake Mills where I immediately feel in love with the charm of the community. There were families ice skating in commons park, we discovered Lake Shore Drive where kids were playing ice hockey on the lake and beautiful victorian homes lined the shoreline. I looked at my husband and said “someday I am going to live here”. He chuckled. Well about a year later we closed on a beautiful victorian home on Main Street. We immediately got involved in the community and have loved the community and all it has to offer.

Lisa Maurer

It’s the people that count

lane — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 15:22:48 +0000

What we enjoy most about Lake Mills is the people that live here. The community has a lot to offer for all ages. When we go to events (sports, fundraisers, local stores, parks) we see friends we haven’t see for a while, and it is so exciting to visit. My favorite memory will always be, our family nightly walks along the lake after dinner.

Mary Lang

Pie contest in the park

lane — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 15:21:40 +0000

Where else but small town America could you have a pie contest? Not a “who can eat the most pie” contest – but the kind of contest that lets the youngest baker and the most most experienced adult show their talents on a warm summer evening before a crowd of supportive and hungry onlookers? Berry pies and custard pies and pot pies – they were all there. Several tables groaning with the weight of lucious baked pies. After the judges (they had the best job in the world that evening!) were done with tiny taste samples of each pie, cagetory winners were announced, as were the grand prizes. Ribbons were bestowed – and then the best part for most of the attendees – bidding on those awesome pies began! Heated bidding by proud parents and hungry townspeople and cherry-obsessed pie lovers.

Where else but a small town indeed???

Gino Salamone, a Milwaukee DJ, was in attendance that night in the summer of 2008. Although he grew up and still resides in Milwaukee, he loves Lake Mills and tries to attend our events here when possible. He left that night with about a half-dozen pies. His radio co-workers happily ate pie on air the next day.

Can’t wait for the second annual pie contest this summer!!

Katie Otto