Near Lake Mills in Jefferson County, Wisconsin — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Drumlins
Photographed by Paul F, October 21, 2010
1. Drumlins Marker
Inscription.
Drumlins. . This is glaciated country. Here, as you approach the western edge of Wisconsins kettle moraine, you see many land features created by glacial ice some 15,000 years ago. Among the most interesting of these are long, oval hills known as drumlins. Wisconsin is world-famous for its drumlins and there are numerous good specimens between Madison and Milwaukee. Drumlins look like eggs sliced in half lengthwise and laid on the surface in large groupings in line with the direction of ice movement. Their steeper, higher ends indicate the “up-ice” direction. Here they have a north-south alignment: closer to Milwaukee they lie more nearly east-west. Geologists do not know exactly how drumlins were formed but do know that they are composed of glacially transported soils and gravels and were formed at the bottom of the ice. Look for these unique reminders of the Great Ice Age as you continue eastward.
This is glaciated country. Here, as you approach the western edge of Wisconsins kettle moraine, you see many land features created by glacial ice some 15,000 years ago. Among the most interesting of these are long, oval hills known as drumlins. Wisconsin is world-famous for its drumlins and there are numerous good specimens between Madison and Milwaukee. Drumlins look like eggs sliced in half lengthwise and laid on the surface in large groupings in line with the direction of ice movement. Their steeper, higher ends indicate the “up-ice” direction. Here they have a north-south alignment: closer to Milwaukee they lie more nearly east-west. Geologists do not know exactly how drumlins were formed but do know that they are composed of glacially transported soils and gravels and were formed at the bottom of the ice. Look for these unique reminders of the Great Ice Age as you continue eastward.
Erected 1979 by Wisconsin State Historical Society. (Marker Number 257.)
Location. 43° 5.155′ N, 88° 52.469′ W. Marker is near Lake Mills, Wisconsin, in Jefferson County. It is on Interstate 94 one mile east of Wisconsin Highway 89, on the right when traveling east. Rest Area No. 13, eastbound lane I-94, 1 mi. E of Lake Mills. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Lake Mills WI 53551, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Southeast Wisconsin and in Greater Madison. It is also in the American Midwest, on the Great Lakes, and in the Corn Belt. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture and also the Northwest Territory.
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on October 24, 2010, by Paul Fehrenbach of Richfield, Wisconsin. This page has been viewed 2,400 times since then and 78 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on October 24, 2010, by Paul Fehrenbach of Richfield, Wisconsin. 3. submitted on October 11, 2012, by Keith L of Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
