The Science of Michigan's Ancient Mountain | Sugarloaf Mountain, Michigan

Michigan isn't known for having mountains, but one mountain near the city of Marquette sits right at the heart of the entire continent. Recently, I climbed to the top and learned more about the story of this place along the way. It's a part geology, part personal story time kind of video.

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☄️ Interested in another story about the Marquette, Michigan area? Here's one about a meteorite impact that buried the Midwest and left 100+ feet of debris in Marquette.    • The Meteorite That Buried Michigan | ...  




Sources:
General geology information on cratons and the Canadian shield:
https://www.nature.com/articles/s4146...
https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.c...
https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/200...
https://olliuci.files.wordpress.com/2...
https://www.geol.umd.edu/~jmerck/geol...
https://eos.org/features/cratons-why-...

Information on Sugarloaf Mountain specifically:
The trail signs on the hike
https://www.michigan.gov/documents/de...


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