Posted on 01/21/2004 12:00:26 PM PST by cogitator
I thought about making this a WhereIsIt? subject, but I decided to talk about it instead. I grew up in Wisconsin, and visited Devil's Lake a few times. It's a very unique place situated in the middle of Wisconsin, and the geology of the place is very interesting. So here's an aerial view, a "bluff-level" view, and a description of the geology.
Brief Geologic History (Baraboo Syncline)
"Glaciation: The Baraboo region is a boundary between the driftless area to the west and glacial deposits to the east. As the glaciers progressed westward, a terminal moraine dammed the existing Wisconsin River. This caused Glacial Lake Wisconsin to form in the north. As the glaciers retreated, this lake began to grow larger and larger until breaking through sandstone layers near Wisconsin Dells. The lake drained and the glaciers retreated, leaving behind a terminal moraine on the north and south side of Devil's Lake. Within the Baraboo Syncline, sediments accumulated from glacier melt water."
Good camping and sight seeing around Baraboo and WI Dells.
Northern WI (Iron County) has beautiful waterfalls. I call it little Colorado up there. At some of the highest peaks you can see Lake Superior where the water meets the sky.
Lake of the Clouds in upper Michigan is beautiful. Breathtaking.
I think it's just a cleared field outside the park boundaries. On the "upper left" side of the lake (not that the long axis of Devil's Lake is oriented almost straight north-south, so this would actually be the southwest side) you can see one of the two small streams that flows into the lake. The lake has no outlet drainage; it only loses water via seepage through the bedrock.
I think it's just a cleared field outside the park boundaries. On the "upper left" side of the lake (not that the long axis of Devil's Lake is oriented almost straight north-south, so this would actually be the southwest side) you can see one of the two small streams that flows into the lake. The lake has no outlet drainage; it only loses water via seepage through the bedrock.
I think it's just a cleared field outside the park boundaries. On the "upper left" side of the lake (not that the long axis of Devil's Lake is oriented almost straight north-south, so this would actually be the southwest side) you can see one of the two small streams that flows into the lake. The lake has no outlet drainage; it only loses water via seepage through the bedrock.
I think it's just a cleared field outside the park boundaries. On the "upper left" side of the lake (not that the long axis of Devil's Lake is oriented almost straight north-south, so this would actually be the southwest side) you can see one of the two small streams that flows into the lake. The lake has no outlet drainage; it only loses water via seepage through the bedrock.
I thought Paul Bunyan worked the Minnesota area.
Yes. The Circus World Museum is located in Baraboo.
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