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2013 Mission Trips:
Felch, Michigan June 23-29, 2013
Wabash, Indiana July 7-13, 2013
Balsam Lake, Wisconsin
July 8-14, 2012
Fast Facts about Balsam Lake, Wisconsin
Population: 950
Founded in 1870
Lots of lakes
and great scenery!
Help your neighbors in need in Balsam Lake!
The area in and around Balsam Lake was originally inhabited by a large band of Chippewa Indians. They referred to the area as "Innenehinduc," which means "place of the evergreen." This may have been due to the large amount of Canadian Yew, an evergreen shrub, which grew in abundance there.
The town was organized on January 8, 1870, and was named after the lake that lay within its borders. The first businesses included a blacksmith shop, a bank, a creamery, two sawmills, a hardware store, and a general store. Governmental buildings included a courthouse and a log schoolhouse.
"Jesus said to them again, '...As the Father has sent Me, I also send you' " John 20:21
THINGS TO DO NEAR BALSAM LAKE, WISCONSIN
Lake 26 Park
Forts Folle Avoine Historical Park is located near Danbury, Wisconsin on 80 wooded acres along the Yellow River. The park is a living history site with fur trade posts reconstructed at the actual site known to be active from 1802 to 1805. Adjacent to the Forts is an accurately re-created Woodland Indian Village.
The Forts Folle Avoine site is unique for several reasons: the exact place of the wintering posts was found, and the posts had been undisturbed for over 200 years allowing archeologists a pure site to investigate. Charred remains provided evidence and enabled reconstruction of the wintering
posts exactly as they were over two hundred years ago!
Lake 26 Park is located seven miles east of Danbury on the northeast shore of Lake 26.
Facilities include a swimming beach, restrooms, picnic areas with outdoor grills, a hand water pump, a boat launching area, a handicapped dock, and a parking lot. A 20-station nature trail is also adjacent to this park. All county parks are DAY USE only with no user fees.
Forts Folle Avoine Historical Park
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