Maribel Caves
These caves are part of Maribel Caves County Part a small 75 acre park approximately 30 miles south of The Gardens at Waters East. There are many fantastic caves that are 11,000 to 20,000 years old carved out of the lime stone that make up part of the Niagara Escarpment running from upper New York state and Niagara Falls down along the West side of upper Lake Michigan, under the Gardens at Waters East, then across Wisconsin to Iowa.
One of many caves
Through many many years of deposition and change, glaciers wore down the land surface exposing an underlying solid mass of rock called Niagara Dolomite. Over the years of extreme climatic conditions, the rock decomposed. Springs, carbonic acid, the changing seasons, high volumes of glacial ice melt, and temperature variations broke down the rock.
Small caves and openings created by these forces appear in the rock layers of the cliff line.
Springs which seep from the limestone rock flow over the moss covered rocks and trickle to the river below.
If you like nature, geology, caves and beauty this is a great place to visit.
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