The SE part of Pelee island in Lake Erie has extensive limestone pavement, lightly filmed with soil on the surface. Known as the Stone Road Alvar this area's dry soils support a distinctive dry Carolinian scrub forest with rare plants and animals. Filmed 3 Aug 2014.
Great Lakes Coast Line Trip 2015: Day Four
Finally on Pelee Island. Rode out to the Stone Road Alvar and then Fish Point Provincial Nature Reserve, the most southern accessible point in Canada.
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Glacial Grooves Pelee Island
Pelee Island is one of the most southerly pieces of Canadian territory. Located in Lake Erie, it serves as a vital migration corridor for plants and animals crossing the lake. Here on the SE shores of Pelee Island there are extensive areas of limestone pavement or alvar, which run into the lake. Glaciers are supposed to have carved grooves into the limestone, but this is hard to see here. Filmed 3 Aug 2014.
Lakeside Daisy or Manitoulin Gold (Hymenoxys acaulis), Misery Bay, Manitoulin Island
In spring, Manitoulin Gold (Hymenoxys acaulis) comes into bloom along the south shore of Manitoulin Island, on the dolomite substrate. The dolomite units create an alkaline habitat that is wet in spring and fall and hot and dry in summer. Only special plants survive on this geological setting. The geology has an important role in creating the habitat and influencing the plant community. Video by Andy Fyon (ontariowildflower.com), May 12, 2012.