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Wisconsin State Parks: Extraordinary Stories of Geology and Natural History

af Scott Spoolman

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"Hit the trail for a dramatic look at Wisconsin's geologic past. The impressive bluffs, valleys, waterfalls, and lakes of Wisconsin's state parks provide more than beautiful scenery and recreational opportunities. They are windows into the distant past, offering clues to the dramatic events that have shaped the land over billions of years. Author and former DNR journalist Scott Spoolman takes readers with him to twenty-eight parks, forests, and natural areas where evidence of the state's striking geologic and natural history are on display. In an accessible storytelling style, Spoolman sheds light on the volcanoes that poured deep layers of lava rock over a vast area in the northwest, the glacial masses that flattened and molded the landscape of northern and eastern Wisconsin, mountain ranges that rose up and wore away over hundreds of millions of years, and many other bedrock-shaping phenomena. These stories connect geologic processes to the current landscape, as well as to the evolution of flora and fauna and development of human settlement and activities, for a deeper understanding of our state's natural history. The book includes a selection of detailed trail guides for each park, which hikers can take with them on the trail to view evidence of Wisconsin's geologic and natural history for themselves"--… (mere)
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I read “Wisconsin State Parks” during a visit to Door County during which I bicycled through one of the parks highlighted, Peninsula State Park, and looked across Whitefish Bay at another, Whitefish Dunes State Park.

The narrative starts with “The Big Picture: An Overview of Wisconsin’s Geological and Natural History”. It is then divided into five sections, beginning in the northwest and swinging in an arc into the northeast. Each section includes an introduction to the geology of the area including the rocks, the forces that formed the surface and the history of human habitation. It then focuses on several state parks or forests in the region with a description of the land and a guide to one or more trails in the park. Author Scott Spoolman wisely advises that, after reading “The Big Picture”, it is not necessary to read the remaining sections in order. I started with those with which I was most familiar. Maps, color photographs and drawings helpfully supplement the text. Do not miss the picture of The Balanced Rock on page 119. You otherwise would not believe it.

This book is part travelogue and part history, but mostly earth science. From this tome and “Walking Home Ground” and “John Muir: Selected Writings” (see my review of each) I have learned that Wisconsin is a case study of plate movement and glacial action. This work broadens the reader’s mind to see beyond the current planet to times when Wisconsin’s land was near the equator, convulsed by volcanoes, covered by and drained of water, barren of life and eroded by wind, rain and advancing and retreating glaciers. It helps the reader to appreciate the sequelae of each in its hills and valleys, lakes and rivers and several other earth forms for which I had to glean the definitions.

I like this book because I learned new things from it. I recently read “Ridge Stories” (see my review) consisting of memories from “The Driftless”. I now know that the Driftless is the southwestern portion of Wisconsin that was not covered by glaciers. I now better understand the development of the Ridges that were explained when I toured in them in Bailey’s Harbor. I now view rocks and hills and valleys, not just for the beauty they possess, but for the stories they tell. I would like to visit more of these landscapes, with “Wisconsin State Parks” as my guide. If your interest is geology, you plan to visit one of the parks featured or if you just enjoy knowing what you are seeing this is a book for you.

I did receive a free copy of this book without an obligation to post a review. ( )
  JmGallen | Jul 11, 2020 |
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"Hit the trail for a dramatic look at Wisconsin's geologic past. The impressive bluffs, valleys, waterfalls, and lakes of Wisconsin's state parks provide more than beautiful scenery and recreational opportunities. They are windows into the distant past, offering clues to the dramatic events that have shaped the land over billions of years. Author and former DNR journalist Scott Spoolman takes readers with him to twenty-eight parks, forests, and natural areas where evidence of the state's striking geologic and natural history are on display. In an accessible storytelling style, Spoolman sheds light on the volcanoes that poured deep layers of lava rock over a vast area in the northwest, the glacial masses that flattened and molded the landscape of northern and eastern Wisconsin, mountain ranges that rose up and wore away over hundreds of millions of years, and many other bedrock-shaping phenomena. These stories connect geologic processes to the current landscape, as well as to the evolution of flora and fauna and development of human settlement and activities, for a deeper understanding of our state's natural history. The book includes a selection of detailed trail guides for each park, which hikers can take with them on the trail to view evidence of Wisconsin's geologic and natural history for themselves"--

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