Why it's Worth Protecting?
Cultural and Heritage of the area
- Aboriginal, Mongolian, Palaeolithic history
- Empire Loyalists – Pioneers
- Canadian shipping history
- Shipwrecks---French, English, American---some of
these are Military
- Heritage Lighthouses
- Marysburgh Triangle --- magnetic anomaly (the Bermuda Triangle of PEC)
- Rum Running, Barley Days
- Canneries supplying most of Canada
Natural Features of the area
- Great Lake Alvar
- Major Migratory Route
- International Monarch Butterfly Reserve
- Globally Significant IBA
- Environmentally Protected Wetlands
- Limestone Cliffs
- Naturally occurring ‘paving stone’
- Pebble beaches
- 27 km undeveloped Lake Ontario shoreline
- Species at Risk
Potential Acquisitions
Historic Lighthouses declared surplus by Fisheries & Oceans. These included: Swetman, Main Duck and Point Petre.The Point Traverse Lighthouse and Main Duck Island are a part of Thousand Islands National Park.
