Evansville Indiana's Wessleman Nature Center and Angel Mounds
April 28, 2007
Wessleman Nature Society is located on the northwest side of Evansville, Indiana. We hiked the trails starting along the old Wabash and Erie Canal bed. It had been the longest such canal in the United States in its time with mules pulling along cargo and passengers. 
The Seasonal Pond had black water in and parts of the trail were wet and soggy. Other parts of the trail are built up over the damp ground level making a boardwalk. The little visitor center was filled with hands-on exhibits about nature. They have a display of albino deer, a doe and stag. In the Wildlife Viewing area we watched the birds. . . 
blue bunting, 
cardinal, 
grosbeak, 
finch…as they fed, bathed and fluttered about.
We had tried three times to get into Angel Mounds State Historic Site; the fourth was a charm and we were in. The site was named after the farming family who owned the land for more than 100 years. It is one of the best-preserved precontact Native American settlements in the United States. The visitor center exhibits depict life of the Indians. The Native Americans that we refer to as Middle Mississippian Indians occupied this site from 1100 to 1450. 
At its zenith, Angel Mounds was the largest known community in what is now referred to as Indiana. 
There are 11 earthen mounds for elevated buildings. They are not burial mounds. The original town covered 103 acres and served between 1000 – 3000 people. The site was abandoned before European explorers came to America; the reason is yet unknown.
Boston Pizza had some good pizza and trivia too!
From here we drove through the countryside passing fields, farms and small towns. We arrived at Lincoln National Boyhood Memorial. Everything was locked up, but we walked around a bit. We spent the night in the parking lot. Watched K-Pax and went to bed.
Wessleman Nature Society is located on the northwest side of Evansville, Indiana. We hiked the trails starting along the old Wabash and Erie Canal bed. It had been the longest such canal in the United States in its time with mules pulling along cargo and passengers. 
The Seasonal Pond had black water in and parts of the trail were wet and soggy. Other parts of the trail are built up over the damp ground level making a boardwalk. The little visitor center was filled with hands-on exhibits about nature. They have a display of albino deer, a doe and stag. In the Wildlife Viewing area we watched the birds. . . 
blue bunting, 
cardinal, 
grosbeak, 
finch…as they fed, bathed and fluttered about.
We had tried three times to get into Angel Mounds State Historic Site; the fourth was a charm and we were in. The site was named after the farming family who owned the land for more than 100 years. It is one of the best-preserved precontact Native American settlements in the United States. The visitor center exhibits depict life of the Indians. The Native Americans that we refer to as Middle Mississippian Indians occupied this site from 1100 to 1450. 
At its zenith, Angel Mounds was the largest known community in what is now referred to as Indiana. 
There are 11 earthen mounds for elevated buildings. They are not burial mounds. The original town covered 103 acres and served between 1000 – 3000 people. The site was abandoned before European explorers came to America; the reason is yet unknown.
Boston Pizza had some good pizza and trivia too!From here we drove through the countryside passing fields, farms and small towns. We arrived at Lincoln National Boyhood Memorial. Everything was locked up, but we walked around a bit. We spent the night in the parking lot. Watched K-Pax and went to bed.
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