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Autumn in the Driftless Area of Cross Plains, Wisconsin 43°30′N 91°00′W / 43.5°N 91°W / 43. The Driftless Area , also known as Bluff Country and the Paleozoic Plateau , is a topographical and cultural region in the Midwestern United States [ 1 ] that comprises southwestern Wisconsin , southeastern Minnesota , northeastern ...
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However, the Dells itself was never covered by glacial ice sheets – it was part of the large Driftless Area that was bypassed by the ice. The melting of the glacier formed Glacial Lake Wisconsin, a lake about the size of Great Salt Lake in Utah and as deep as 150 feet (45 m). The lake was held back by an ice dam of the remaining glacier.
An 1833 map, "Northwest and Michigan Territories" issued by Baldwin and Craddock for the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge also depicted the western highlands of Wisconsin. Unlike James and Keating, it placed the label Ocooch Mountains further north, at the headwaters of the Black , La Crosse , Kickapoo and Pine rivers.
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Pages in category "Driftless Area" The following 110 pages are in this category, out of 110 total. ... Dells of the Wisconsin River; Driftless; Driftless Area ...
The Wisconsin River dissects the plain here, creating the Wisconsin Dells. East of the river, moraines and small kettle lakes are interspersed throughout the plain. Forests and wetlands mark the northeastern section of the region. For the most part, the Central Plain is a rural area of farmland and forests. Population is sparse.
Wisconsin Dells is served by a local newspaper, Wisconsin Dells Events, and 2 local radio stations, WNNO and WDLS. [45] The Wisconsin Dells Events is published by Capital Newspapers, which publishes multiple newspapers in south central Wisconsin. [46] WNNO-FM broadcasts at 106.9 MHz and covers an area 20 miles in radius centered on Wisconsin ...