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Join me in exploring what I believe to be Native ceremonial grounds in upstate New York. A portion of the acreage was used for pasture and other parts were left alone. Those spots are shown here, They have been disturbed by hunters, animals, farmers, and us. When we built a cabin some special stones were uncovered. Hopefully this blog will evolve and your perceptions and comments are welcome and appreciated here and at sachemhill7@gmail.com. More to be revealed!

View Facing West toward Manitou Grove 

    Ceremonial Niche
    and Cairn Mound Below

    Looking up from Manitou Grove

                                  

   Some sources state that white stone and quartz was used symbolically at ceremonial sites.

   

Note the upright triangle stone with shoulders 
and the stone circle above.

    

   Were any of the slabs upright?

  Note the markings, triangle stones, turtle and two faced stone.

  Nature or Man?

More Manitou Grove Views #1

 

 Mound views behind Niche

and another mini Niche

Effigy stones

Mother- Bird- Manitou Stones

 

 

                                           
  Top bird found in the main stone niche
  resembles earth mother figurine in image below that  Byron Dix
  found in Glover, VT page 339 of the book Manitou
 The second bird image was found at Quartz Stream
                                              

                               

More Manitou Grove Views #2

                                                          

 

 

 

 

                                                                       

                                                      

     Note the triangle stone

     Opposite side of stream marker to continue stone wall

      Looking up from the stream

    View looking down at Manitou Grove