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Beaver Dam | Horicon Marsh
Just ten miles to the East of Beaver Dam Wiscoinsin, the Horicon Marsh stretches for miles and has numerous varieties of plant and animal life. It is the largest freshwater cattail marsh in the United States. More than 260 different varieties of birds have been sighted in the Horicon Marsh. It is not only a state wildlife area but also a national wildlife refuge.
The Horicon Marsh welcomes over 400,000 people annually as they visit the marsh to observe wildlife in a natural setting. The marsh was formed by the last glacier passing through Wisconsin abou 9-12,000 years ago. In 1971, an Ice Age National Scientific Reserve was formed in Wisconsin. Horicon Marsh is part of that reserve.