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Driving north on HWY 92 toward Mount Vernon on Sunday afternoon, the sun was positioned just perfectly, casting its light upon the farmland ahead. The woods were all of their various shades of green; the smell of freshly cut hay filled the air. Off in the distance, Mt Julia, one of three high spots that before our Norwegian ancestors settled the area, served as look out points and guide posts for the Winnebago people of Chief Spotted Arm tribe, as they made their way back home to their village, straddling the Dane and Green County line, two miles to the south. Approaching Mt Julia, one f...