Marathon County Chapter MARATHON COUNTY The age of glacial deposits in Marathon County varies depending on where you are in the county. The eastern part of the county is the only portion to be covered by the Green Bay Lobe during the late Wisconsin Glaciation, between 25,000 and 13,000 years ago. Glacial deposits in central and western Marathon County are older. Existing Ice Age Trail follows the end moraine for several miles north of Ringle in eastern Marathon County, before dipping into a previously glaciated landscape. The main feature along the Trail west of the end moraine is the scenic Eau Claire River. At the Dells of the Eau Claire, a county park protects a rushing waterfall. The bedrock here was carved by tremendous amounts of meltwater from the Green Bay Lobe when it was only a couple miles to the east. The county park contains several structures built by the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) in the 1930s. For more information on chapter activities and/or hiking the Ice Age Trail in this region, contact the volunteer chapter coordinator: Dick Pernsteiner Meetings: Contact chapter coordinator |
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