Geology of the Ice Age National Scenic Trail

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The Ice Age National Scenic Trail meanders across the state of Wisconsin through scenic glacial terrain dotted with lakes, steep hills, and long, narrow ridges. David M. Mickelson, Louis J. Maher Jr., and Susan L. Simpson bring this landscape to life and help readers understand what Ice Age Wisconsin was like. An overview of Wisconsin’s geology and key geological concepts helps readers understand geological processes, materials, and landforms. The authors detail geological features along each segment of the Ice Age Trail and at each of the nine National Ice Age Scientific Reserve sites.
Readers can experience the Ice Age Trail through more than one hundred full-color photographs, scores of beautiful maps, and helpful diagrams. Science briefs explain glacial features such as eskers, drumlins, and moraines. Geology of the Ice Age National Scenic Trail also includes detailed trail descriptions that are cross referenced with the science briefs to make it easy to find the geological terms used in the trail descriptions. Whatever your level of experience with hiking or knowledge of glaciers, this book will provide lively, informative, and revealing descriptions for a new understanding of the shape of the land beneath our feet.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780299284848

Media Type: Paperback

Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press

Publication Date: 10-20-2011

Pages: 408

Product Dimensions: 7.90(w) x 9.90(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

David M. Mickelson and Louis J. Maher Jr. are both professors emeriti and senior scientists in the Department of Geoscience at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Susan L. Simpson is a writer and editor who has worked for the National Park Service and other conservation organizations.

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Notes on the Ice Age Trail Segments

Notes on Safety and Ice Age Trail Access

An Overview of Wisconsin Geology

The Driftless Area

Science Briefs

SB 1. Why Glaciers? Why Not?

SB 2. How Do Glaciers Move?

SB 3. Are All Glaciers Cold?

SB 4. Scratching the Surface

SB 5. Scraping Up the Rubble: The Making of Till

SB 6. End Moraines

SB 7. Water, Water Everywhere

SB 8. Outwash and Loess

SB 9. Kettles

SB 10. Pitted Outwash

SB 11. Hummocky Terrain

SB 12. Moulin Kames

SB 13. Eskers and Crevasse Fillings

SB 14. Drumlins

SB 15. Ice-Walled-Lake Plains

SB 16. Glacial Lakes

SB 17. Tunnel Channels

SB 18. When Was the Ice Here? How Do We Know?

SB 19. The Niagara Escarpment

SB 20. The Ups and Downs of the Great Lakes

SB 21. Rock Recognition 101

SB 22. Understanding Topographic Maps

Northeast Ice Age Trail Segments

1. Sturgeon Bay Segment

2. Forestville Segment

3. Kewaunee River Segment

4. Tisch Mills Segment

5. Two Creeks Buried Forest Unit of the Ice Age National Scientific Reserve

6. East Twin River Segment

7. Mishicot Segment

8. Point Beach Segment

9. City of Two Rivers Segment

10. Dunes Segment

11. City of Manitowoc Segment

Northern Kettle Moraine Ice Age Trail Segments

12. La Budde Creek Segment

13. Greenbush Segment

14. Parnell Segment

15. Milwaukee River Segment in Fond du Lac County

16. Campbellsport Drumlins Unit of the Ice Age National Scientific Reserve

Middle Kettle Moraine Ice Age Trail Segments

17. Milwaukee River Segment in Washington County

18. Kewaskum Segment

19. Southern Kewaskum Segment

20. West Bend Segment

21. Horicon Marsh Unit of the Ice Age National Scientific Reserve

22. Cedar Lakes Segment

23. Slinger Segment

24. Pike Lake Segment

25. Holy Hill Segment

26. Loew Lake Segment

27. Monches Segment

28. Merton Segment

29. Hartland Segment

30. Delafield Segment

Southern Kettle Moraine Ice Age Trail Segments

31. Lapham Peak Segment

32. Waterville Segment

33. Scuppernong Segment

34. Eagle Segment

35. Stoney Ridge Segment

36. Blue Spring Lake Segment

37. Blackhawk Segment

38. Whitewater Lake Segment

Southern Green Bay Lobe Ice Age Trail Segments

39. Clover Valley Segment

40. Storrs Lake Wildlife Area Segment

41. Milton Segment

42. Janesville to Milton Segment

43. Janesville Segment

44. Devil's Staircase Segment

45. Albany Segment

46. Monticello Segment

47. Brooklyn Wildlife Segment

48. Montrose Segment

49. Verona Segment

50. Madison Segment

51. Valley View Segment

52. Cross Plains Unit of the Ice Age National Scientific Reserve

53. Cross Plains Segment

54. Table Bluff Segment

55. Indian Lake Segment

56. Lodi Marsh Segment

57. Eastern Lodi Marsh Segment

58. City of Lodi Segment

59. Groves-Pertzborn Segment

60. Gibraltar Segment

61. Merrimac Ferry Segment

62. Merrimac Segment

63. Devil's Lake Unit of the Ice Age National Scientific Reserve

64. Devil's Lake Segment

65. Sauk Point Segment

66. Baraboo Segment

67. Portage Canal Segment

68. Marquette Segment

69. Mill Bluff Unit of the Ice Age National Scientific Reserve and Glacial Lake Wisconsin

70. John Muir Memorial Park Segment

Western Green Bay Lobe Ice Age Trail Segments

71. Chaffee Creek Segment

72. Wedde Creek Segment

73. Mecan River Segment

74. Greenwood Segment

75. Bohn Lake Segment

76. Deerfield Segment

77. Belmont-Emmons-Hartman Creek Segment

78. Waupaca River Segment

79. Skunk and Foster Lakes Segment

80. New Hope-Iola Ski Hill Segment

Northern Green Bay Lobe and Langlade Lobe Ice Age Trail Segments

81. Ringle Segment

82. Eau Claire Dells Segment

83. Plover River Segment

84. Kettlebowl Segment

85. Lumbercamp Segment

86. Old Railroad Segment

87. Highland Lakes Eastern Segment

88. Highland Lakes Western Segment

89. Parrish Hills Segment

Wisconsin Valley Lobe Ice Age Trail Segments

90. Harrison Hills Segment

91. Alta Junction Segment

92. Underdown Segment

93. Grandfather Falls Segment
94. Turtle Rock Segment

95. Averill-Kelly Creek Segment

96. Newwood Segment
97. Camp 27 Segment

98. Timberland Wilderness Segment

99. Wood Lake Segment

Chippewa Lobe Ice Age Trail Segments

100. Rib Lake Segment

101. Timm's Hill National Trail

102. East Lake Segment

103. Pine Line Segment

104. Mondeaux Esker Segment

105. Jerry Lake Segment

106. Lake Eleven Segment

107. Chippewa River Segment

108. Firth Lake Segment
109. Harwood Lakes Segment

110. Chippewa Moraine Unit of the Ice Age National Scientific Reserve and the Chippewa Moraine Segment

111. Southern Blue Hills Segment

112. Northern Blue Hills Segment

113. Hemlock Creek Segment

114. Tuscobia Segment

Superior Lobe Ice Age Trail Segments

115. Bear Lake Segment

116. Grassy Lake Segment

117. Timberland Hills Area Segment

118. Sand Creek Segment

119. McKenzie Creek Segment

120. Pine Lake Segment

121. Straight River Segment

122. Straight Lake Segment

123. Trade River Segment

124. Gandy Dancer State Trail Segment

125. St. Croix Falls Segment

126. Interstate State Park Unit of the Ice Age National Scientific Reserve

Further Readings

Index

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