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Bohn Lake State Natural Area Area in Waushara County. © Thomas A. Meyer, Wisconsin DNR
Bohn Lake State Natural Area Area in Waushara County.

© Thomas A. Meyer, Wisconsin DNR

June 2008

Wisconsin, naturally

Bohn Lake State Natural Area

Notable: One of a series of “tunnel channel” lakes formed where a glacial melt-water stream flowed beneath the glacier and scoured depressions in its wake. When the ice retreated, small lake basins in a linear arrangement remained. The shallow lake is resplendent with aquatic plant and animal species, and the surrounding uplands harbor restorable oak savanna containing shooting star, Canadian milk-vetch and puccoon.

How to get there: Within the Bohn Lake State Ice Age Trail Area. From the intersection of County GG and V on the east side of Hancock (Waushara Co.), go three miles east on V, then one mile south on County B to a pull-off and trailhead on the east side of the road. The Ice Age Trail winds through the site. Visit Bohn Lake State Natural Area for a map and more information.

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