After being closed for 11 months as an archeological site, Menominee Park's Pratt Trail is open again

OSHKOSH – Menominee Park’s Pratt Trail is back in business.

Almost one year after being closed as an archaeological site, the winding road through Oshkosh’s Menominee Park has been reopened for public use.

The city of Oshkosh made the announcement in a news release 11 months after archaeological items of significance were discovered when road construction began last August.

According to the release, the Cultural Resource Management program at University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Wisconsin Historical Society, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, and tribal nations confirmed the existence of a Native American village dating from circa AD 900 to 1600.

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Archaeologists and road construction crews worked in tandem to preserve the historic site beneath the bed of the newly reconstructed road.

That road works project was initially aimed at replacing stormwater infrastructure and providing new asphalt pavement along the entire Pratt Trail from Merritt Avenue to the intersection with Siewert Trail.

The city is asking park visitors to avoid areas with newly planted grass near Pratt Trail.

Patrons can now walk through Pratt Trail to attend the July 4 Festival Foods Fireworks Show at Menominee Park.

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Contact Justin Marville at jmarville@gannett.com.