Glacier's in Wisconsin

Wisconsin has a very important history when it has anything to do with glaciers or the Driftless Area. These occurrences of the past helped form the unique landscapes of today. In this paper the author will talk about the influences that glaciers have had, and also why a part of Wisconsin was names the Driftless Area.

Glaciers sculpted about one-third of the earth’s land mass (Ice Age Park, 2001). Wisconsin has an abundant amount f lakes and rivers. There are approximately 15,000 lakes that are around due to glacial activities 12,000 to 14,000 years ago (Outdoor Central). “The glacier retreated from northern Wisconsin about 9,500 years ago” (University of Wisconsin-Extension [UWEX], 1990).

To completely understand the affects that glaciers truly created, one must first understand what activities took place. One resource states,

As glaciers move they scrape and scour the land surface, removing large amounts of gravel, sand, and boulders an

There is something called the “Ice Age Trail.” The trail is close to 1,000 wandering miles through various landscapes. You can walk the Ice Age Trail to witness hundreds of “crystal lakes, thriving prairies, productive farmlands, towering white pines, diverse wetlands, ancient Native American effigy mounds, remnant oak savannas, charming cities and many of the world's finest examples of the effects of continental glaciations” (Ice Age Park, 2001).

To the northern part of the park there was a lake called glacial Lake Wisconsin. Water from Devils Lake drained into glacial Lake Wisconsin, which then stood about 35 feet below the present level of Devils Lake (UWEX, 1990).

d carrying this debris along. When glaciers recede, this debris, or “moraine,” is left behind, changing the landscape until the next glacial age (Outdoor Central).

Some topics in this essay:
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