20 June, 2012 Salmon Point and Point Petre Lighthouse Visits

20 June, 2012 Salmon Point

and

Point Petre Lighthouse Visits

Yahoo!!!!! another Prince Edward County paddle trip. You know that this means more Ice Cream after what we hope to be another fun paddle exploring two more Lighthouses.

Ok, so info about this weeks paddle. If you wish to join us you can meet us at the McDonald’s on Main St. Picton . Meeting time 9 am. From McDonald’s we will head west on Hwy 33 or Main St till we go right on #10 through Cherry Valley, keep right at amber flasher onto County Road 18, go 4.5 miles, then left on Salmon Point Rd.
We hope to launch from Quinte Isle Campark. We wish to thank Tim Ward and his kind staff for allowing us to launch from their location.

Once we see which way winds are hitting the launch site, we will plan from there. Winds at this time do not look in our favour, but we have the paddle god’s on our side. Hope to see you out. If you do wish to join us, please e-mail or Facebook message us. We do not wish to leave anyone behind.

Oh Oh!!!!!! should we be worried, found in our research of Point Petre.

The Marysburgh Vortex is an area of eastern Lake Ontario with a startling record of shipwrecks which has fueled theories of paranormal explanations and drawn comparison to the Bermuda Triangle. According to shipping and insurance records during the schooner era and the early days of steamship travel, more than two thirds of the shipwrecks in Lake Ontario occurred in the area encompassed by the alleged Vortex. It is located east of Point Petre in the southern portion of Prince Edward County and extends in an easterly direction towards the mouth of the St. Lawrence River, and north in the direction of Kingston, Ontario.
Also in Lake Ontario, about 90 kilometers west, the Sophiasburgh Triangle, located off the western end of Prince Edward County at the entrance to Presqu'ile Bay exhibits a variation in Earth's magnetic field which interferes with the normal functioning of compasses, and makes it difficult to enter the safety of the bay during a storm or low visibility.^[

Getting Avro Arrow test rocket ready at Point Petre

Also Point Petre was the Test Site Range for the Avro Arrow Rockets.  The thiings we are learning..........about this area.....cool.


Cheers Rob & Mollie