Louis' Bluff

• Location --
  • Google Map
  • printable directions
  • search your GPS for Tiesberg, WI
  • 43.690361, -89.825833
  • 1/3 mile north of River Bay Campground, the nearest business.
  • Biking directions for a high-scenery, low-traffic 33-mile route from Merrimac, WI.
• Slide show "Celebrating Conservation of a Dells Landmark"
  
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• Environs
  • Bluff trail map
  • Farmyard and buildings map
  • Picture of Main House
  • Picture of Ice House (guest cabin)
  • Picture of Granary / Barn (caretaker's house)
• Happy Frank
• Drone tour (Fall, 2014)
• Drone tour (Spring, 2020)
• Drone tour (Summer, 2020)
• Louis' Bluff - The Story of a Wisconsin Dells Landmark.html 2022 book written by Frank Weinhold and available from Amazon.com (PDF of 1993 edition)
• Louis' Bluff Invasive Species Inventory Oct 12, 2019
• Articles from Wisconsin Dells Events and other news sources
  • April 15, 2006 Editorial: Wisconsin River needs protection
  • May 5, 2006 Group seeks more river protection
  • June 2, 2007 Easement to protect Louis' Bluff
  • June 9, 2007 Dells Events Editorial
  • July 7, 2007 Lyndon VFW post honors Civil War veteran
  • July 11, 2007, The view from Louis' Bluff front page
  • Sep 5, 2007, Stewards to raise funds for easements
  • Sep 8, 2007, Group celebrates conservation of Louis' Bluff front page
  • Jan 26, 2008, Lyndon says no to development
  • Nov 26, 2008, Stewards to help secure easement (a few miles downriver from Louis' Bluff)
  • June 25, 2010, Panel speculates on river's future
  • May 29, 2012, Stewards learn history of Louis' Bluff
  • June 5, 2012, The View from Louis' Bluff
  • March 28, 2014, Local photographer shares work with Stewards
  • October 9, 2015, I Heart Wisconsin River Trip: NRF director paddles through Dells
  • June 1, 2016, Tallmadge-Sainz aims to return authentic Native American culture to Dells
  • June 8, 2016, Artist Rekindling Focus On Her Native American Heritage
• Other references
  • Summer 2007, Louis' Bluff Permanently Protected - National Heritage Land Trust
  • Excerpt from Hidden History of the Wisconsin Dells Area, by Ross M. Curry
  • July 28, 2013, Louis' Bluff Hike Photo Album - Stewards of the Dells of the Wisconsin River
  • July 7, 2014, Bike Federation of Wisconsin blog entry
  • Rotary Club Blog, Autumn Hike at Louis' Bluff on October 18, 2014
  • The Ho-Chunk story "Henaga and Star Girl" which refers to the bluff as Xe-Wakąčą́k (Hay-wa-kha-chunk or Sacred Mound)
  • Quiet Paddling Oct 1, 2017, Lemonweir to Louis Bluff on the Wisconsin River
• Historical photographs and articles
  • Wisconsin Historical Society photograph, "Apollo No. 1 at Louis Bluff"
  • Wisconsin Historical Society photograph, "Louis Bluff from the Oakes Cottages, Highway 13", Apr 26, 1926
  • Postcard of Demon's Anvil and Louis' Bluff"
  • View of Louis Bluff at Riverdale.
  • Vintage Wisconsin Dells - photo collection
  • Baraboo, Dells, and Devil's Lake Region, by H. E. Cole Area guidebook from 1920.
  • Camera Man of the Dells, by Miriam Bennett, 1969.
  • A history of Columbia County, Wisconsin, published 1914.
  • The Tourist's Guide To The Dells of the Wisconsin: an illustrated handbook, embracing the prose, romance, and poetry of this wonderful region (1875, Frank O. Wisner)
• Interesting external links
  • Stewards of the Wisconsin Dells
  • Operation Migration
  • Natural Heritage Land Trust
  • Gathering Waters
  • River Alliance of Wisconsin
  • Vertical Illusions - Kayak Tours
  • Google Map of Louis' Bluff
  • Dells of the Wisconsin River -- State Natural Area home page (and 1997 master plan)
  • Baraboo, Dells, and Devil's Lake Region eBook -- by H. E. Cole, originally published in 1920

view from the north overlook