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Explore
the majestic splendor of the Ott Biological Preserve, Calhoun
County's "hidden jewel" located near Marshall Michigan, a
Terrific Town, in Emmett
Township. Approximately 300 acres of
natural habitats that have been shaped extensively by glaciers the
preserve includes two spring fed kettle
lakes, Brigham Lake and Hall Lake, as well as the
east edge of Dexter Lake, wet peaty lowlands and dry, sandy uplands.
The uplands include two prominent eskers (glacial ridges), one
traveling nearly the length of the property from southwest to
northeast.
Currently, the primary access to the preserve is a parking area
on the south side of the property at the end of Arlington
Street. Once parked here, visitors may hike north along a trail
through a young forest to a well-developed upland hardwood
forest. The east
esker trail takes you further north approximately 1,000 feet
along an esker that rises as much as 20 feet above the hardwood
forests on either side. This esker drops off to lowland
hardwoods and black muck. A boardwalk has been constructed to
allow visitors to view the wetlands up close.
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You will leave
the everyday world behind and enter a world of stunning beauty
offered by mother nature.
This county park contains natural habitats that have been shaped
extensively by glaciers. Two lakes as well as rustic trail ways
exist within the park boundaries.
For lots of pictures go to
www.cccd.net/departments/parks_ott.htm
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