Steven Dutch, Professor Emeritus, Natural and Applied Sciences, University of Wisconsin - Green Bay
a view down the road to the boat ramp. | |
A view from the bluffs looking north. Note the large detached and tilted block |
A view up the access road.
An open joint in the road cut, filled with glacial deposits |
The panorama below shows the base of the cliffs, looking north, giving a good view of the detached and tilted block.
At the base of the detached block is a small outcrop of Maquoketa Formation and a very thin (5 cm) band of red Neda Formation | |
Trails run along the base of the escarpment. | |
A view from east of the supervisor's quarters, showing a detached block. |
This panorama is taken from the parking area at the base of the bluffs. Outcrops of the Maquoketa Formation are not found along the shoreline, apparently because they have been mantled by debris sliding down from above.
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Created 24 May 2000, Last Update 12 January 2020