transition from the loosely contoured pastoral grades near Manitowoc into something more deliberate, more calibrated to the demands of daily equine management. Here at the Mankato reach of the property, the land flattens into a broad alluvial bench where the paddock infrastructure finds its most functional expression—post-and-board fencing running in disciplined parallels, the footing beneath shifting from native bluegrass sod to a carefully graded mix that speaks to drainage engineering as much as aesthetic intent. The same white oak rails that defined the upper elevations reappear here, though set at tighter intervals and reinforced at the corners with heavier gauge hardware, signaling a zone built not merely for scenic framing but for the daily reality of turnout rotations and managed grazing pressure. As the sequence continues its measured descent toward the Marquette corridor, the spacing between paddocks begins to