Dewey Marsh Wildlife Area | |
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Dewey Marsh | |
IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape) | |
Location | Portage, Wisconsin |
Nearest city | Stevens Point, WI |
Coordinates | 44°38′33.6″N 89°33′40.6″W / 44.642667°N 89.561278°W / 44.642667; -89.561278 |
Area | 6,078 acres (24.60 km2) |
Established | 1973 |
Governing body | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources |
The Dewey Marsh is a state wildlife area in Portage County, Wisconsin, United States.
The Dewey Marsh is located in central Wisconsin approximately five to ten miles north of Stevens Point (Lat: 44° 38' 33.6", Lon: -89° 33' 40.6") in the center of the town of Dewey.
The Dewey Marsh began its early days as a hunting and fishing trading post with the local Native Americans. [1] The Dewey Marsh was later purchased by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources to preserve its wetland heritage. [2] The Dewey Marsh suffered a great fire in 1974, which burned in the bogs until 1976.
Today, the Dewey Marsh is noted for its public lands and the County's Dewey's Shooting Range. [3]