Volo Bog State Natural Area’s living, quaking bog

Drive about 55 miles northwest of Chicago to find the arcadian Volo Bog State Natural Area, home to what’s called the only open-water quaking bog in Illinois. That means plants, including tamarack trees, actually float (and quiver) atop a mat of moss on the bog. A short boardwalk, itself afloat on the water, explains it […]
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