The iconic view from the surface of the Niagara Escarpment at Cave Point County Park near Jacksonport in Door County, Wisconsin.
Boots on the ground! The Niagara Escarpment in all it’s splendor at Cave Point County Park in Door County, Wisconsin.
The Niagara Escarpment in full view just under the water of Cave Point County Park in Door County, Wisconsin.
Century old cedar trees cling to the shoreline bluffs above the caves at Cave Point County Park in Door County, Wisconsin.
About 5 miles from Glidden Lodge Beach Resort in Door County is a prolific example of the Niagara Escarpment. What is this awesome formation that has its origins near Niagara Falls in New York state?
From Wikipedia:
The Niagara Escarpment is a long escarpment, or cuesta, in the United States and Canada that runs predominantly east/west from New York, through Ontario, Michigan, Wisconsin, and Illinois. It is composed of the Lockport geological formation of Silurian age, and is similar to the Onondaga geological formation, which runs parallel to it and just to the south, through western New York and southern Ontario. The escarpment is most famous as the cliff over which the Niagara River plunges at Niagara Falls, for which it is named.
The Niagara Escarpment is the most prominent of several escarpments formed in the bedrock of the Great Lakes Basin.
From Roy and Charlotte Lukes: Wildlife of the Niagara Escarpment
Paul Regnier explores the Niagara Escarpment: Northern Door County’s Niagara Escarpment
Let us know what you discover about the fabulous Niagara Escarpment!
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