The Driftless Area escaped much of the scouring and depositional action by the continental glaciers that occurred during the Last Glacial Period, which produced significant differences in …

Jul 28, 2023 · Experience the Driftless, your destination for every kind of outdoor adventure, plus six themed day trips from creameries and orchards to history tours, wineries, and breweries.

Jun 26, 2025 · Free of scouring ice and glacial deposits, Driftless rivers carved the landscape through soft bedrock, creating steep banks with limestone and sandstone cliffs and caves.

Oct 5, 2022 · The Driftless Area, which covers roughly 8,500 square miles, features varied geographical traits. From the Baraboo Range with hills that cover thousands of acres in Sauk …

Aug 1, 2025 · Discover the Driftless Area in southwestern Wisconsin, a region never flattened by glaciers, leaving behind steep hills, lush valleys, and organic farms. In this article, you’ll …

Jun 9, 2025 · The story of how the ‘Driftless’ got its name began thousands of years ago. The area remained unglaciated during the last ice age, so the area has no “glacial drift”: sand, …

It’s called “Driftless” because there’s no glacial drift here: no rocks or other debris, sometimes called “moraine,” left behind by the repeated crushing and scouring of huge glaciers during the …

Jan 28, 2021 · What is the Driftless? The Driftless Area is a region in Minnesota, Wisconsin, northwestern Illinois, and northeastern Iowa of the American Midwest that was never glaciated.

May 20, 2021 · The result is an area with a unique geology carved out in deep time, and free of glacial drift, the piles of rocky debris that big ice leaves behind: The Driftless.

Jul 20, 2023 · The Driftless Area of southwestern Wisconsin and northwestern Illinois got its name from the lack of glacial sediment (“drift”) covering the landscape. The surficial geology and …