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Did you know that most of the land forms that you see in the Boyne River Watershed were formed by ice? Approximately 14,000 years ago, glaciers similar to the one shown above were grinding their way toward the massive glacier that filled Lake Michigan. One huge lobe lay in Boyne Valley, the thickest part of which slowly melted defining the present shape of Lake Charlevoix. Another lobe lay in Jordan Valley and, in a similar manner, formed the South Arm of Lake Charlevoix. The hills that surround both watersheds were formed as various types of glacial moraines. Soon the links below will tell the story in more detail.

The following pages will be available for viewing sometime this next winter.

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