![When in Central Wisconsin take time for the Horicon Marsh.
The Horicon Marsh area has been inhabited by humans, including the Paleo-Indians, the Hopewellian people and the Mound Builders, since the ending of the last Ice Age. Dozens of 1200 year old effigy mounds were built by the Mound Builders in the surrounding low ridges.[1] Arrowheads have been found dating to 12,000 years ago. Later the region was inhabited by the Potawotomi, primarily to the east of the marsh, and the Ho-Chunk to the west. Seven well-traveled Native American foot trails met at the southern end of the marsh at the present location of Horicon.
When Europeans first arrived in the area, they named the marsh "The Great Marsh of the Winnebagos". The first permanent modern settlement along the marsh was the town of Horicon. In 1846, a dam was built to power the town's first sawmill. The dam held the water in the marsh, causing the water level to rise by nine feet. The "marsh" was called Lake Horicon, and was, at the time, called the largest man-made lake in the world.[citation needed]
In 1869, the dam was torn down by order of the State Supreme Court, which ruled in favor of landowners whose land had been flooded.[3] The area became a marsh once more. In 1883, two sportsmen's clubs reported huge flocks of geese in the marsh, and stated that 500,000 ducks hatched annually, and 30,000 muskrats and mink were trapped in the southern half of the marsh.[4] Both birds and hunters flocked to the area, and the local duck population was devastated. From 1910 to 1914, an attempt was made to drain the marsh and convert it into farmland; these attempts failed, and afterwards the land was widely considered to be useless.](https://images.trvl-media.com/place/184221/f493abcd-8f31-420c-9b0c-51acc9693923.jpg?impolicy=resizecrop&rw=1920&ra=fit&ch=480)
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AmericInn by Wyndham Waupun
AmericInn by Wyndham WaupunWaupun
9.0 out of 10, Wonderful, (481 reviews)
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Feb 11 - Feb 12
Baymont by Wyndham Waupun
Baymont by Wyndham WaupunWaupun
7.6 out of 10, Good, (452 reviews)
The price is CNY427
CNY484 total
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Feb 11 - Feb 12
Holiday Inn Express & Suites Beaver Dam by IHG
Holiday Inn Express & Suites Beaver Dam by IHGBeaver Dam
9.6 out of 10, Exceptional, (288 reviews)
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CNY909 total
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Feb 8 - Feb 9
AmericInn by Wyndham Beaver Dam
AmericInn by Wyndham Beaver DamBeaver Dam
9.2 out of 10, Wonderful, (558 reviews)
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CNY642 total
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Feb 8 - Feb 9
Comfort Inn & Suites Beaver Dam
Comfort Inn & Suites Beaver DamBeaver Dam
8.8 out of 10, Excellent, (256 reviews)
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Super 8 by Wyndham Beaver Dam
Super 8 by Wyndham Beaver DamBeaver Dam
7.6 out of 10, Good, (718 reviews)
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The Audubon Hotel and Event Venue
The Audubon Hotel and Event VenueMayville
8.8 out of 10, Excellent, (130 reviews)
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CNY609 total
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Jan 20 - Jan 21
Radisson Hotel and Conference Center Fond du Lac
Radisson Hotel and Conference Center Fond du LacFond du Lac
8.4 out of 10, Very Good, (684 reviews)
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CNY820 total
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Jan 20 - Jan 21
Comfort Inn Fond Du Lac
Comfort Inn Fond Du LacFond du Lac
8.2 out of 10, Very Good, (563 reviews)
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Country Inn & Suites by Radisson, Fond du Lac, WI
Country Inn & Suites by Radisson, Fond du Lac, WIFond du Lac
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Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott Fond du Lac
Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott Fond du LacFond du Lac
9.2 out of 10, Wonderful, (61 reviews)
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Microtel Inn & Suites by Wyndham Fond Du Lac
Microtel Inn & Suites by Wyndham Fond Du LacFond du Lac
6.6 out of 10, (914 reviews)
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Holiday Inn Express & Suites Fond Du Lac by IHG
Holiday Inn Express & Suites Fond Du Lac by IHGFond du Lac
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Days Inn by Wyndham Fond du Lac
Days Inn by Wyndham Fond du LacFond du Lac
7.8 out of 10, Good, (1,003 reviews)
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CNY404 total
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Hampton Inn Fond du Lac
Hampton Inn Fond du LacFond du Lac
9.2 out of 10, Wonderful, (423 reviews)
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Super 8 by Wyndham Fond Du Lac
Super 8 by Wyndham Fond Du LacFond du Lac
8.4 out of 10, Very Good, (973 reviews)
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Boarders Inn & Suites by Cobblestone Hotels - Ripon
Boarders Inn & Suites by Cobblestone Hotels - RiponRipon
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Hotel Retlaw, Trademark Collection by Wyndham
Hotel Retlaw, Trademark Collection by WyndhamFond du Lac
9.4 out of 10, Exceptional, (881 reviews)
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Stay Inn Motel
Stay Inn MotelRipon
7.6 out of 10, Good, (44 reviews)
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CNY667 total
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Jan 14 - Jan 15
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