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Ottawa celebrates 10 years since Dayton Bluffs founding

Tours highlight new overlook of Fox River

Naturalist Joe Jakupcak, a retired Ottawa High School geology teacher, leads one of the four hikes Saturday, Aug. 26, 2023, marking the 10th anniversary of the founding of the Dayton Bluffs Preserve in Ottawa.

Dayton Bluffs Preserve in Ottawa is 10 years old, but Saturday morning proved there’s still new things to discover in the nature preserve.

A new dramatic high-up view of the Fox River was highlighted in Saturday morning tours of Dayton Bluffs.

The event marked the 10th anniversary of 253-acre preserve’s founding as a partnership between the city of Ottawa and the Conservation Foundation.

Initially two tours were planned on Saturday, but because of a strong turnout, four hikes were conducted.

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