Point Pelee, a 10-kilometre
sandspit with its southern point equal in latitude
to the northern border of California, contains
one of Canada's smallest but most unusual
national parks. A thin triangle jutting into Lake
Erie at the southernmost point of Canada, the
20 square kilometre landscape
boasts a unique blend of vegetation
in the marshes, jungle-like Carolinian forest,
Savannah grasslands and unpredictable beachfront,
supporting a complexity of wildlife.
The early attraction the peninsula had for the
to come in search of game, continues in the overwhelming
popularity the park has amongst bird
watchers and day visitors.