Cranberry Bog State Nature Preserve — Attraction in Union Township

Cranberry Bog is a one of a kind, natural and National Treasure!! It's the only know bog surrounded by water in the world. It is over 13,000,000 million years old and was brought here by the last glacier that came through this area. There are many different, beautiful plants and two different orchids that grow on the bog. Some of the plants were used medicinally by the native Indians and early settlers. Unfortunately, the birds and the wind have caused things that are not native to the bog to grow, like trees and poison sumac! Normally, the sumac is kept cut back along the public boardwalks so that visitors can see the various plants, however, due to the work being done on the 250+ year old earthen dam, the lake has been drained and getting equipment to cut back the sumac out to the bog has been impossible the last few years. Therefore, the bog is temporarily unavailable for tours this year. Boaters have stopped to see the bog, but it is completely at your own risk! Be advised of the sumac. Long sleeves and long pants are highly...

Idk what the last person was talking about, I read that this bog was created in the 1800s when a canal was dug and formed a lake. The formed lake ripped up a 50 acre chunk of moss, which floated to the top and became the island. There's no dirt, the ground is moss. It's slowly been falling apart, with the island only being around...

Awesome wildlife and nature preserve for buckeye lake. Just wish those floating islands that break off of it wouldn't stray around the...