Photo Essay: Suukjak Sep Lake at Fort McCoy's Pine View Recreation Area

Photo By Scott Sturkol | A scene of Suukjak Sep Lake at Pine View Campground in the Pine View Recreation Area is shown Sept. 30, 2021, at Fort McCoy, Wis. The recreation area includes acres of publicly accessible land with hiking trails, Pine View Campground, Whitetail Ridge Ski Area, and Sportsman’s Range. Pine View Recreation Area offers four-season, year-round activities to include camping, hiking, fishing, and more. The lake was formerly known as Squaw Lake. The new name, Suukjak Sep, translates to “black wolf” in the Ho-Chunk language. The lake is a man-made impoundment on Suukjak Sep Creek. The creek itself was named Squaw Creek sometime in the mid-1800s. See more about the Pine View Recreation Area at https://mccoy.armymwr.com/categories/outdoor-recreation. (U.S. Army Photo by Scott T. Sturkol, Public Affairs Office, Fort McCoy, Wis.)  

FORT MCCOY, WI, UNITED STATES

10.13.2021

Story by Scott Sturkol                                                                                         

Fort McCoy Public Affairs Office           

Scenes of Suukjak Sep Lake at Pine View Campground in the Pine View Recreation Area are shown Sept. 30, 2021, at Fort McCoy, Wis.

The recreation area includes acres of publicly accessible land with hiking trails, Pine View Campground, Whitetail Ridge Ski Area, and Sportsman’s Range.

Pine View Recreation Area offers four-season, year-round activities to include camping, hiking, fishing, and more.

The lake was formerly known as Squaw Lake. The new name, Suukjak Sep, translates to “black wolf” in the Ho-Chunk language.

The lake is a man-made impoundment on Suukjak Sep Creek. The creek itself was named Squaw Creek sometime in the mid-1800s. See more about the Pine View Recreation Area at https://mccoy.armymwr.com/categories/outdoor-recreation.

Fort McCoy’s motto is to be the “Total Force Training Center.”

Also, located in the heart of the upper Midwest, Fort McCoy is the only U.S. Army installation in Wisconsin. The installation has provided support and facilities for the field and classroom training of more than 100,000 military personnel from all services nearly every year since 1984.

Learn more about Fort McCoy online at https://home.army.mil/mccoy, on Facebook by searching “ftmccoy,” and on Twitter by searching “usagmccoy.” Also try downloading the Digital Garrison app to your smartphone and set “Fort McCoy” or another installation as your preferred base.

• Date Taken: 10.13.2021
• Date Posted: 10.13.2021 11:51
• Story ID: 407176
• Location: FORT MCCOY, WI, US