Trail Sections — Plover River Crossing Trail Spur

Features

HENNEGHAN BRIDGE & SENTRY BOARDWALK

This 12-ft. wide segment features Henneghan Bridge, an imposing 110 ft. bridge spanning the Plover River, and Sentry Boardwalk, an equally impressive 700 ft. boardwalk that traverses diverse natural areas encompassing riverine, woodland, wetland, and prairie habitats. The boardwalk is specially mounted on helical piles to minimize its footprint and impact on sensitive wetland habitat.

SCENIC VIEWS OF THE HISTORIC PLOVER RIVER

The Plover River has always been an important transportation route in this region. Menominee and other Indian tribes canoed the waterway to reach hunting grounds or to visit other villages. French voyageurs traveled the river in the 1700s to trade with the Indians for furs trapped on the river’s backwaters. In time, treaties opened up the land to lumberjacks, who floated white pine down to the Wisconsin River. Today, this stretch of river is a popular recreational canoeing and kayaking route.

TRAILSIDE NATIVE AMERICAN ARTWORK & POETRY

The trail features custom artwork by Ho-Chunk/Ojibwe painter Christopher Sweet and Stockbridge-Munsee Mohican poet and writer Cathy Caldwell, whose works were specially commissioned for this site.