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This Giant Floating Island Has to Be Pushed by Boats Almost Every Year

A massive floating island in Lake Chippewa, Wisconsin, occasionally drifts around and blocks a vital bridge, requiring the coordinated efforts of local boat owners. In 1923, a sizable marsh was flooded to form Lake Chippewa, also known as the Chippewa Flowage. Not long after that, many of the peat bogs began to rise to the…

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