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Today, several of these drumlin islands make up part of the Boston Harbor Islands National and State Park, which works to preserve many distinctive geological, historical, and natural resources in the area.
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Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Apr. 2025
Waterville Road is a Wisconsin rustic road that winds its way through the Kettle Moraine drumlins in Waukesha County.
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Angelika Ytuarte,
Journal Sentinel,
10 July 2024
Bob up and down the region’s drumlins (rolling glacial hills), meander past cherry farms and vineyards, and see the boat tie-ups beginning to swell on Leelanau County’s inland lakes.
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Stacey Nield Brugeman,
New York Times,
24 May 2024
At the very back of his lot his garden pitches upward — as the property was a glacial drumlin.
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Joanne Kempinger Demski,
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel,
25 June 2017
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Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Apr. 2025
Waterville Road is a Wisconsin rustic road that winds its way through the Kettle Moraine drumlins in Waukesha County.
—
Angelika Ytuarte,
Journal Sentinel,
10 July 2024
Bob up and down the region’s drumlins (rolling glacial hills), meander past cherry farms and vineyards, and see the boat tie-ups beginning to swell on Leelanau County’s inland lakes.
—
Stacey Nield Brugeman,
New York Times,
24 May 2024
At the very back of his lot his garden pitches upward — as the property was a glacial drumlin.
—
Joanne Kempinger Demski,
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel,
25 June 2017
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“Drumlin.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drumlin. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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drumlin
noun
drum·lin
ˈdrəm-lən 
: a long or oval hill of material left by a glacier
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