Andrew found this little Western Town Set on County Road S.   We were not sure what it is used for, perhaps an event center.

Western Town Photo by Andrew Leggett

Western Town Photo by Andrew Leggett

County Road S Photo by Nicki Hurd

County Road S Photo by Nicki Hurd

 

 

Amongst farms in the Lauderdale Lake area and across the road from Eagle Oak Opening State Natural Area, a critical habitat for rare species, which contains a large numbers of open-grown white and bur oaks.   The oak savanna was once one of the most common vegetation types in the Midwest but is highly endangered today .

Early conservationists from 1930 – 1950 recognized the importance of natural areas and the consequences of their loss, and set up the State Natural Area Program to protect Wisconsin’s natural communities.  Intact oak savannas, are now one of the rarest plant communities on earth.

We were curious and could hear someone working in one of the buildings, but we did not stay long enough to find out. It was a very hot day, after taking a few photographs in the blazing heat we road off into the sunset.  July, 2012