Today was a fantastic day to explore Wintergarden Park and to consider what Bowling Green would have looked like 150 years ago. We found huge trees with butresses and were able to fit four people around one tree. At the same time, we were able to get a small taste of what the swamp was like and think about how difficult it was to navigate even in the fall when the swamp was more traveller-friendly. (e.i. no mosquitos or horse flies to bite you or your horse).

Another askpect we considered was the effect of the glacier scaping across Northwest Ohio leaving behind sandy, but fertile ground. What was your impression of the experience? Would you have wanted to live in the Great Black Swamp?