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SERVING THE VILLAGE OF ANTIOCH AND TREVOR WEDNESDAY, JUNE 22, 2016 DISPLAY ADS (262) 877-2813
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Volo Bog is one of a kind
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It’s the state’s only quaking bog
By Sandra Landen Machaj CORRESPONDENT
Although Lake County is known for its many forest preserves and the Chain O’ Lakes State Park, there is one area that is not replicated anywhere else in Illinois. Known as the Volo Bog State Natural Area, it was designated as a U.S. National Natural Landmark in 1973 and the only remaining open water quaking bog in Illinois. Volo Bog was first identified and studied by Northwestern University’s W. G. Waterman in 1921. It was discovered on the property of a local dairy farm owned by George Sayer. Sayer was a wealthy Chicago businessman who built a mansion on Pistakee Bay in the Chain of Lakes and was the owner of several dairy farms in the region. The bog was originally named Sayer Bog after the property owner. The lakes, bogs and marshes found in the Lake County area were the result of glacial activity thousands of years ago. As the Wisconsin glacier melted it receded from the area leaving debris and chunks of ice, which broke off the glacier and as the climate warmed, melted and formed the waterways in the area.
Moss matt grows Originally this land contained a steep-sided lake of approximately 50 acres. Poor drainage of the lake resulted in it developing a floating mat of sphagnum, which was the first step in it becoming a bog. The growth of the moss changed the condition of the water making it acidic, just right for the growth of acid-loving plants. As the mat of sphagnum moss thickens it provides a base for the growth of woody plants including poison sumac and tamarack trees along the shore. The complete development from lake to bog occurs over many years with the plants found in and near the water changing as the composition of the peat mat thickens over time. During this time, the center of the bog remains open water. As population grew in the area, there was concern that the bog and its important ecological environment would be harmed by encroaching development. Cyrus Mark, first president of the Illinois Chapter of the Nature Conservancy, collected $40,000 in donations to purchase the 47.5-acre bog in 1958. The land was deeded to the Uni-
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There’s a new Miss in town
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The new Miss Antioch, Melissa Nettgen, 19, is all smiles as she receives her crown from the 2015 Miss Antioch, Jasmine DeLara, 18, right, while outgoing Junior Miss Antioch, Aliya Rhodes, 14, looks on during this year’s pageant at the Antioch Community High School, 1133 Main St., on Saturday, June 18. Also chosen at the proceedings were the new Junior Miss Antioch, Noelle Roskopf, 15, and Little Miss Antioch for 2016, Scarlett Victor, 9. The event was sponsored by the Parks and Recreation Department and the Make-A-Wish Foundation. For more information about future events, visit the Parks and Recreation website at www.antioch.il.gov/ parks.cfm.
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