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"In 1869, a Galesville minister published a small booklet titled "The Garden of Eden," inspired by the rolling hills and rocky cliffs, spring-fed streams, fertile fields, thick forests, and natural beauty of the Galesville area...Van Slyke, an itinerant circuit rider, wrote a persuasive theory placing Galesville at the absolute center of the biblical Garden of Eden.  His 1886 booklet includes many geographical points describing the fertile valleys, lush hillsides, plentiful fruit trees and the abundance of fresh water. The preacher loved Galesville so dearly he chose his final resting place on the brow of the cliff overlooking the Garden of Eden.  His tombstone is easily seen from Beaver Creek flowing below cemetery ridges. "
- section from the Trempealeau County Tourism website

"There are 29 locks & dams located along the Upper Mississippi River between St. Louis, Missouri, and St. Paul, Minnesota. These are maintained by the US Army Corps of Engineers. The DAMS divide the river into 29 flat pools were designed to hold water BACK to maintain a 9-ft deep shipping channel...Tows and recreational boats must use the LOCKS just like elevators to climb the stairway of pools from St. Louis to St. Paul!...There is a visitor observation area to view lock operations."
- section from the Trempealeau Chamber of Commerce website

The steer is probably a remnant from the restaurant's prior days as a Heckel's.  The chicken may be as well, though it doesn't look any happier about the change in ownership.

"Upon your arrival into Arcadia, you will want to allow yourself time in Memorial Park, where you can stroll the Avenue of Heroes Walk, a 500 year timeline, beginning in 1854.  This display is equal to none around, with statues and memorials to all of our country's wars and conflicts in this 54 acre parcel, including the latest memorial to those who gave their lives on 9/11 in New York City."
- section from the Trempealeau County Tourism website

  From the statue of Reverend Van Slyke, head southeast on Gibson, downwards to the parking lot for High Cliff Park.  The bridge is to the north.

  W22660 Sobye Lane
Galesville, WI  54630
Days (608) 539-5030  /  Evenings (608) 790-1957

hours:
(Mon - Fri)  9am – 3pm  /  (Saturdays)  10am – 5pm
(Saturdays)  Noon – 5pm

"Displaying antique outboards, boats and vintage tackle. Limited edition wildlife art prints."
- section from Wisconline website

  12536 Gunderson Rd.
Osseo, WI  54742    
(715) 597-2551

hours:
• Summer:  (daily)  9am – 5pm
• Winter:  (daily)  10am – 5pm

Princess Marinouka (aka Marie Nounka), granddaughter of Chief Decorah, died at age 32 in an Indian Camp at Arctic Springs. Her grave is marked by a headstone in the form of a wigwam.

  W23597 U.S. Hwy 10
Strum, Wisconsin  54770
(715) 695-2696

  just west of Osseo on Highway 10 at intersection with County Road OOO

  13807 7th St.
Osseo, WI  54758
(715) 597-3069

"Our [2008] maze is 6 acres and is created using GPS technology. The corn is cut when it is 1 to 2 feet tall. Your mission is to find 5 checkpoints and then make your way to the exit. Sounds easy doesn't it? If you find all 5 checkpoints, you get your name put into a drawing for a prize at the end of the season. We will have trivia questions pertaining to the Green Bay Packers & Brett Favre throughout the maze."
- section from official website

  Nelson's Straight Line Auto
23923 Burrows Rd.
Independence, WI  54747
(715) 985-2626

"Surrounded by the Mississippi and Trempealeau Rivers, the steep-sided Trempealeau Mountain is one of only three solid rock islands along the entire stretch of Mississippi River. Standing 425 feet high, the mountain was used as an early navigational device by steamboat captains and other river travelers."
- section from the Wisconsin DNR website

"Ghost Road"
aka McKeeth Drive

  Head east out of Galesville on Highway 53.  McKeeth Drive is on the right less than 2 miles out of town.

Osseo UFO Sightings

"There were a few swirling around the large row.  We watched it for about 45 seconds to 1 minute and then one by one down the row the lights simply went out.  Like football stadium lights going out.  It was just gone."
- section from UFO Wisconsin 05-14-05 report

"Ghost Dancer"

The apparition of an Indian who died at this scene has been reported.

Strum Cemetery
aka "Emanuel Cemetery" or "St. Paul's Cemetery"

"This place is messed up, late at night when the moon is full, you can see shadows moving quickly through the graveyard, you can hear voices, and little children crying, one night a you could hear a girl scream but there was no one anywhere around."
- section from The Shadowlands website

Green Orbs and Other Incidents on 6th Street

Mysterious Bright Object  (2001)

"As it came along side of us, as the road slightly curved--it was absolutely huge. It seems to be an elongated size (longer in length than in height) but it was the terrible brightness that we keep remarking about."
- section from UFO Wisconsin report

Devil's Chimney
(pillar of rock also known as Chimney Rock)

The Weird Wisconsin website ponders the multitude of Devil-related place names in Wisconsin

"Trempealeau's Buffabob Herd"

In the book "Giants in the Land", author Dennis Boyer tells of rumored crossbred farm animals unlike any other in Wisconsin.

"The buffabob is a _____ cousin to the buffalo.  Most likely a buffalo-mountain goat hybrid.  The males have _____ spiral, straight-up horns like a goat.  They're shaggy like buffalo and got buffalo size.  The females give rich milk---if you get them to stand still in the stanchion."
- section from "Giants in the Land"

Juvenile Bigfoot Spotted (1997)

"The creature looked like a child covered in hair. A height of 4-4.5 feet long. It dropped, hit the ground in a crouched position, did not full stand, but turned and ran up a revine. (sic)"
- section from BFRO report

"Ghosts of America" Haunted Location Reports
(take with a grain of salt)

The reports on this site are presumably fiction, using random Wisconsin place names in the stories listed there.  Even so, you might get a kick out of reading them.

  County Fairgrounds
Galesville, WI  54630
(608) 582-2908 or (608) 582-2435

hours:
open during County Fair and special occasions