Brodhead is working in conjunction with the Department of Natural Resources to develop the Pearl Island Recreational Area. Cleaning up existing waterways, developing nature trails, preserving native wildlife and plants, are all part of the project. Thank you for your interest in Brodhead, WI. Stop in for a visit or use the information on the web site to contact our Staff, elected Officials, or City Departments.
It is said that one of the men stepped on thistle spines and thorns and cried out. His shouts warned the Scots, who then defeated the Norsemen, thus saving Scotland. The first use of the Scottish Thistle as a royal symbol was on silver coins issued by James III in 1470.
And it is in Nature that we find the spiral in so many forms, from tiny fern fronds to the swirling shape of the galaxy itself (though with the naked eye this could not have actually be visible). The Celtic spiral symbolises perpetual movement, either (or both) outward or inward, unfolding or receding, growing or dying. The Celtic spirituality was not separated from their bond with the earth and earthly things, as today in the west we are taught it should be.