| Medicine Wheel Park | |||||
| Medicine Wheel Park features two solar calendars: A medicine wheel and a meridian calendar. Other aspects of this unique 30-acre Park include Native American burial mounds, a solar system model, woodland nature trials, scenic overlooks of the Sheyenne River valley, and a perennial flower garden. The medicine wheel’s circle measures 213 feet around. Six spokes extending beyond this circle point to the horizon positions of sunrises and sunsets on the first days of the four seasons. The meridian calendar uses the shadow cast by a utility pole at local apparent noon to indicate the time of the year. Three large rocks mark the top of the pole’s shadow at the beginning of each season. Twelve Native American burial mounds existing within the borders of the park were first charted by T. H. Lewis on October 29, 1883, and were used by the Plains Woodland Indians during periods dating from the 500 to 2000 years ago. A Solar System model stretches from the Sun at the center of the medicine wheel to Pluto, one third of a mile away. Boulders representing the planets are spaced in exact proportion to their distances from the Sun (1 foot = 3 million miles). |   |
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| Contact Name: | Joe Stickler | ||||
| Telephone: | 701.845.7334 | ||||
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| Email: | Joe.Stickler@vcsu.edu | ||||
| Mailing Address: | Department of Science - VCSU | ||||
| City, State, Zip: | Valley City | ND | 58072 | ||
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| City, State, Zip: | Valley City | ND | 58072 | ||
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| Web Site: | http://medicinewheel.vcsu.edu/ | ||||
For more information on the Central Dakota Tourism Partnership, contact:
CDTP Coordinator P.O. Box 724 Valley City, ND 58072 Phone:1-888-288-1891 Email:info@tournd.com
CDTP Coordinator P.O. Box 724 Valley City, ND 58072 Phone:1-888-288-1891 Email:info@tournd.com