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HI, I'M PETE SANDERSON
I believe we photograph best what we admire and know most. Central Wisconsin is a unique location, my home for over 40 years, and is the focus of my photography.
MORE ABOUT WHERE I LIVE
Wisconsin’s landscape formed during many glacial periods over the past million years. The last glacier retreated from the area about 12,000 years ago.About 23,000 years ago, Wisconsin Glaciation covered much of the state. Glaciers grew in harsh winters and withdrew during mild winters and warm summers. The landscape shows patterns of this growth and retreat caused by the seasonal changes.
Wisconsin’s last glaciation began near the North Pole and grew fast over lakes and lowlands. The glacier grew over Lake Michigan but went around the highlands of today’s Upper Peninsula. The Green Bay Lobe of the glacier snowballed into eastern Wisconsin, reaching just east of where I live in Portage County. I can see the results of the glacial growth and retreat all around our home.
As glaciers grew, they scoured, scooped, and ground-up landforms in their path. Meltwater made its way on the surface, through and under the glacier, conveying everything from tiny pebbles to boulders downstream to deposits in unevenly shaped hills (hummocks) and at the end of the glacier. Subglacial streams carved channels and holes, forming east to west streams and elongated chains-of-lakes seen today.
Sometimes, streams and sudden outbursts of large glacial lakes cut gaps in the terminal moraine. Large lakes formed when downstream ice dams blocked outflows until they too failed, and a massive release of water carved through the downstream landscape.
My photos and blog tell the story of our glacial heritage and how it altered the landscape of Wisconsin.
Sign up for my newsletter and blog to join me as I explore Wisconsin and tell the story behind the images. My images and blog have inspired others to learn about and appreciate the landscape around them. Each of us live in a unique landscape with its own beauty. Learn what makes it unique and your life will become more meaningful.
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Please come back often, read the blog, review and maybe even purchase an image. Contact me with any questions or comments. I am happy to share what knowledge I have and the resources I use. I would appreciate learning what makes your landscape unique.
Please come back often, read the blog, review and maybe even purchase an image. Email me with any questions or comments. I am happy to share what knowledge I have and the resources I use. I would appreciate learning what makes your landscape unique.
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