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Goodies from the Gravel Pit: Hunting for Fossils in the Glacial Till of Michigan's NW. LP.

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Gravel Pit Overview

Sometimes the region I live in has the feeling of being a bit of a backwater. We're far removed from the metro and interstate action. So, just in case you have no idea what or where Michigan's NW LP is (Northwest Lower Peninsula), here's a view of the entire region: Essentially, the whole place is a giant glaciated gravel pit. Up in the northern 1/3rd of this "mitt" there are low ledges of bedrock exposed on the shores of Lake Michigan, as well on the Islands from South Fox on up, and there