DES MOINES - A new honor for the Effigy Mounds National Monument is more than just pocket change for the Northeast Iowa site. Gov. Chet Culver announced Tuesday that U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy ...

Epic Guide to Effigy Mounds National Monument in Iowa includes things to do, hiking trails, history, how to reach the park, and more. Effigy Mounds National Monument is located in northeast Iowa near ...

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. Documentary filmmaker Ken Burns called our national parks “America’s Best Idea.” As distinctly American ...

Effigy Mounds National Monument is located near Marquette, Iowa. In this episode of NatureScene, SCETV host Jim Welch along with naturalist Rudy Mancke take us to Effigy Mounds National Monument ...

Repeated Mississippi River flooding is threatening prehistoric burial mounds that comprise Iowa’s only national monument, and the U..S. Army Corps of Engineers is looking for public input on plans to ...

I grew up in Hudson, and the hills overlooking downtown were my playground. I could walk out my back door and by only crossing three streets (and sneaking through a few backyards), I could be at ...

In recognition of Iowa Archaeology Month and International Archaeology Day, Luther College presents a lecture surrounding the ongoing research conducted on Iowa's effigy mounds by Colin Betts, Luther ...

CLAYTON COUNTY, Iowa (KCRG) - A $12 million plan to save part of the Effigy Mounds National Monument is underway. Work is planned along the Sny Magill Effigy Mounds National Monument, 12 miles south ...

I'm reading about area Indian mounds in Hugh Highsmith book--The Mounds of Koshkonong and Rock River. The Fort Atkinson writer says, "About 20,000 Indian mounds are believed to have once existed along ...