Sugarbush Hill

Sugarbush Hill, also known as Rat Lake Hill, is a mountain on the Forest County Potawatomi Indian Reservation in northern Wisconsin near Highway 32 and U.S. 8 between Laona and Crandon. Rising 1,939 feet above sea level, it has long been regarded as one of Wisconsin’s highest summits, though its exact rank has been disputed as surveys changed. Its name refers to the surrounding maple groves used for making syrup and sugar, a practice Native Americans taught settlers in Wisconsin. Sacred to the Forest County Potawatomi community, the hill is also remembered in state folklore for a 1939 sit-down strike atop a fire tower near its summit.

Lincoln, Wisconsin · United States