The Best Places to See the Northern Lights in Wisconsin

Northern Lights, also called the Aurora Borealis, form a natural light display created when charged particles released by the sun collide with gases in Earth’s upper atmosphere. Most aurora activity appears close to the Arctic Circle. Strong geomagnetic storms can expand the viewing zone farther south across North America. During these events, auroras may become […]

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How the Glaciers Actually Made Wisconsin Look the Way It Does

During the Ice Age, global temperatures dropped enough to allow enormous continental glaciers to form across large areas of North America. The most recent glacial period that affected the region is known as the Wisconsinan Glaciation. That glacial period lasted roughly 70,000 years and ended about 10,000 years ago. During that time, massive glaciers repeatedly […]

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