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Waupun | Horicon Marsh
Just to the East of Waupun Wiscoinsin, the Horicon Marsh stretches for miles and has numerous varieties of plant and animal life. It is the largest freshwater cattail marsh in the United States. More than 260 different varieties of birds have been sighted in the Horicon Marsh. It is not only a state wildlife area but also a national wildlife refuge.
The Horicon Marsh welcomes over 400,000 people annually as they visit the marsh to observe wildlife in a natural setting. The marsh was formed by the last glacier passing through Wisconsin about 9-12,000 years ago. In 1971, an Ice Age National Scientific Reserve was formed in Wisconsin. Horicon Marsh is part of that reserve.
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources’ new interactive displays at the East side of the Horicon Marsh aim to engage the eyes, ears and noses of visitors as they tell the tale of more than 10,000 years of natural and human history.
The 3,500-square-foot “Explorium” opens Saturday in the lower level of the Horicon Marsh State Wildlife Area’s Education and Visitor Center on the southern edge of one of the nation’s largest intact freshwater cattail marshes.