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I recently visited one my favourite places, Point Pelee National Park found on Lake Erie. It was a beautiful afternoon at mainland Canada’s most southern point, with the temperature just above freezing. The bright sun really made the ice on the lake and shore rocks glisten.
Canada’s Point Pelee National Park has a tip of sand that juts out into Lake Erie. The tip of the park is a wonderful spot to experience the early morning sky. So, my daughter and I decided to go out very early in the morning to see the recent Perseid meteor shower, which was interesting, but not as intense, and beautiful as the sunrise on this particular day.
By now, many of you know how much I love early mornings. In the end, it is mornings like this one, that give me the motivation to get up so early. Point Pelee National Park, looking out over Lake Erie, was the scene for this incredible dawn sky.
Wet, Northern Parula captured at Point Pelee.
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Sometimes you just have to stop and look at the beauty around you. Off in the distance is my daughter, on the beach at Point Pelee National Park. This dawn sky was so amazing, that time just seemed to stand still for one to take in this sight.
Here’s another photograph taken at Canada’s Point Pelee National Park from last October. The park ends with a spit of sand, which we call the tip, that juts out into Lake Erie. On this evening the beach was covered in driftwood with a sunset sky that was just superb. Also, the seagulls were quite active that night. So, because I was using a slow shutter speed to capture the light, the result was a ghost like appearance of the seagulls.
Point Pelee National Park in southwestern Ontario literally juts out into Lake Erie. The very tip of this park is like a point of sand that is constantly changing. It used to go out much farther into the lake, but with rising water levels in the Great Lakes, it is shrinking. As a result of the ebb and flow of this point, driftwood tends to accumulate on the beach.
The only thing that breaks the stillness of a late afternoon at Point Pelee National Park’s marsh, are the shadows cast from the falling sun. The top level of the observation deck provides a spectacular viewpoint of the marsh boardwalk, as it meanders through the open water of this beautiful natural area, found in southwestern Ontario.
Just before the current COVID-19 lockdown, I was able to visit the marsh at Point Pelee National Park. On this early spring evening, the sun had set, leaving a beautiful afterglow of the last light of the day. Sadly like most places around the world, the park is now closed. This happens to be one of the biggest times of the year at Point Pelee, the annual bird migration. Bird watchers come from all over the world, to see one of North America’s best spring songbird migrations. For the first time in the park’s history, the birds will be free from any prying human eyes and cameras.
I just can’t get enough of the sunsets from the tip of Point Pelee National Park. Every season provides new photographic opportunities of the setting sun over Lake Erie. On this late winter visit to Canada’s most southern national park, the west winds had pushed the ice from the lake onto the shore, creating many wonderful shapes.
The marsh boardwalk at Point Pelee National Park in southwestern Ontario gives visitors a chance to get up close with nature. A variety of birds and animal species can be observed as one wanders along the boardwalk. And the observation tower gives a wonderful view of the expansive beauty of this lush natural environment.
Driftwood continually gets washed up and beached at the tip of Point Pelee National Park on Lake Erie. The beach tip is always littered with pieces of driftwood but visitors are not allowed to walk away with any of these treasures though.
One of my most favourite places to go for photographs is Point Pelee National Park, located in the most southern part of mainland Canada. For me, it’s only a 45 minute drive from my home in Windsor, Ontario. There is so much natural beauty to be discovered and explored every season, which means it’s about time for me to head out there again soon. This gorgeous west beach sunset is from my last visit back in October.
As many of you know, I really enjoy Point Pelee National Park. Whenever I get a chance to visit this treasure in southwestern Ontario, the marsh boardwalk is always one of my favourite destinations. The boardwalk is only a one kilometre loop, but has so much to enjoy as you make your way around it.
Water levels are higher then ever on the Great Lakes, which has an effect on trees and plant life at Point Pelee National Park on the shores of Lake Erie. These fallen trees provide a focal point on this early morning, with a sky that was incredible just before sunrise. Unfortunately these lost trees will just become more driftwood scattered on the beach at the tip of the park.
A high percentage of Point Pelee National Park, found in southwestern Ontario, is marshland. One of the favourite spots for park visitors and their companions is the marsh boardwalk. It’s fun to stroll along this one kilometre walkway that winds and circles its way around this wonderful ecological nature preserve.
Life is challenging for all of us right now, but I will try to keep sharing some of the beauty from my small part of this vast world. Here in Canada, we are being told by our leaders to stay at home, but they also are encouraging us to get outdoors. Of course that means staying out of crowds, and keeping a safe distance from each other. So keeping this in mind, I will endeavour to continue taking pictures where possible.
This beautiful sunset was at the marsh boardwalk of Canada’s most southern national park, Point Pelee.
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A high percentage of Canada’s Point Pelee National Park is marsh. Within the marsh, there is an amazing diversity of vegetation and wildlife. Every season has a different look and feel. On a mid summer visit the lush green dominates, but remnants of last year are still visible, blowing in the breeze.
As the year draws to a close, I have been blessed with seeing many gorgeous sunsets. Back in October, I experienced my favourite sunset of the year at Point Pelee National Park found at the southern most part of Canada. This is from the West Beach looking out over Lake Erie.
One of my favourite places to visit in southwestern Ontario is Point Pelee National Park. I was rewarded with many photographic opportunities one evening in October. The beach was full of driftwood, the seagulls were active and the sky that night was simply amazing.
The channels and marshes at the north end of Point Pelee National Park await the return of migrating birds and butterflies.
These little guys run so quickly! Had fun trying to nail a shot as they skittered around the beach in Point Pelee National Park
The last time I visited Canada’s most southern national park, Point Pelee, was back in early March, just before our country was shutdown. Well recently, our federal government announced that they would begin to open up our national parks. I can hardly wait to revisit this natural gem in southern Ontario.
For many years my parent’s lived on the shores of Lake Erie near Kingsville, Ontario, so I have seen many sunsets in my life over this lake. On this evening, I experienced the setting sun over Lake Erie from the west beach of Point Pelee National Park.
I have so many photographs from my visits to Point Pelee National Park, the most southern point of mainland Canada. This is from February, when there was still ice on Lake Erie. The view is from the tip of the park, as the sun has completely disappeared.
Living in the southern part of Canada allows me the opportunity to visit Canada’s smallest national park. Literally the most southern point of mainland Canada, Point Pelee National Park juts out into Lake Erie. On this evening I found what looks like a driftwood statue that a recent visiter had created.
The clouds dominated the dawn sky on this early July morning at Sturgeon Creek, but there was enough open sky for some lovely colour from the first light of day. The slow shutter speed allowed for some interesting patterns on the moving water of the creek. Sturgeon Creek, located in Leamington, Ontario, flows into Lake Erie not far from Point Pelee National Park.
This looks like a scene from Canada’s Arctic north, but it’s actually Point Pelee National Park in the most southern part of mainland Canada. This trekker is well bundled up to traverse the shore ice found on the beach of the park, as the sun sets over Lake Erie. Actually, it was a beautiful sunny afternoon to be at Point Pelee, with the temperature at a pleasant four degrees celsius.
With the glittering water of Lake Erie in the background, these fall leaves were blazing with the sun’s light. I really like objects that are backlit and on this evening at Point Pelee National Park, as the sun dropped down, the leaves on the trees looked so lovely.
The southern tip of Canada’s Point Pelee National Park is the farthest south one can go on mainland Canada. Most of the park is either marsh or Carolinian forest, but this small tip extending out into Lake Erie is sand. This beach is constantly changing because of winds, lake currents and water levels.
Late summer is known as the ‘dog days of summer’, so why not the same for the waning days of winter. After all it was a beautiful, sunny winter’s day to take your canine companion out to the tip of Point Pelee National Park on Lake Erie.
Water levels on the waterways around Essex County are at record highs. Sturgeon Creek in Leamington, Ontario is no exception, where these docks were far to precarious to venture out on. Keep off signs posted definitely kept me off, as I explored on this early morning.
Prior to the 18th century indigenous people of Canada occupied the land where Point Pelee National park in southwest Ontario is situated, By 1918 Point Pelee was made a national park.
By now, most of you know how much I enjoy Canada’s Point Pelee National Park. Since I tend to go very early in the morning, my visits are solo, but my daughter Dayna joined me on a recent visit. I just could not resist the low, early morning sunlight at the marsh boardwalk, as she takes in the parks natural beauty.
Point Pelee is found in Essex County which is the most southern part of Canada. Essex County including Windsor is less than six percent native forest cover and only three percent of wetlands remain intact. Much of the area has been converted to agricultural and industrial use or urban development which underscores how important Point Pelee is to this part of Canada.
Parks Canada’s Point Pelee National Park is the southernmost part of mainland Canada extending for 15 kilometres into Lake Erie. About 70 percent of Point Pelee is composed of marsh. The marsh boardwalk is a wooden walkway that loops through part of this marsh land allowing trekkers an opportunity to explore the broad biodiversity of this national jewel.
Log construction was utilized to build the DeLaurier house in 1850. It is a recognized federal heritage building because of its historical associations, and its architectural and environmental value.
The last time I visited Point Pelee National park was back in early March, the week before the COVID-19 madness locked all of Canada down. So this past week I returned for the first time since Canada’s national parks were reopened. It was a joyful early morning moment, to walk the lovely marsh boardwalk in all of it’s summer time beauty.
This photograph is from a recent visit to one of my favourite places, Point Pelee National Park, with my daughter Dayna. I find looking out over Lake Erie helps to bring a sense of peacefulness to my soul.
The year 2020 has been challenging to many of us. But, as we come to the end of this very difficult year, we look forward with hope to the new year. To all my Flickr friends I wish you all the best for 2021.
As some of you know, my wife Marilyn has not been well, from a lupus flare up, to a stroke and then testing positive with COVID-19. Well, some good news! She has pretty well recovered from the deadly virus, and now they are looking at sending her back to the rehab hospital to complete her therapy. We hope to have her home by the end of January, if not sooner. So, there is always hope for better days.