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(Mendenhall
Glacier,
Juneau,
Alaska) |
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. The links below
tell the
story in more
detail.
