Port Rowan in Norfolk County, Ontario — Central Canada (North America)
Our Oldest Heritage
Photographed by Tim Boyd, October 2, 2023
1. Our Oldest Heritage Marker
Port Rowan
Lake Erie Inner and Outer Long Point Bay
Commercial Fishermen and Punters
Our Oldest Heritage
In the early seventeen hundreds, this area was well noted for its abundance of waterfowl and fish. Punting and commercial fishing has long been a way of life in the bay and marshes of Long Point. Without motors, punting was a must. Maneuvering skiffs through the shallows of the marsh required great skill.
These commercial fishermen were skillful punters, trappers and charter boat guides: fishing in the spring, guiding for bass in the summer and guiding duck hunters in the fall.
This cairn is where many of the men sat awaiting the arrival of hunters and fishermen coming into the Baycliff and St. Charles hotels for bookings.
This was their life!
In remembrance.
Designed by Frank L. Schram
built by Noel Juttens
September 1999
Erected 1999.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Settlements & Settlers • Sports • Waterways & Vessels.
Location. 42° 37.368′ N, 80° 26.99′ W. Marker is in Port Rowan, Ontario, in Norfolk County. It
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Regionally, this marker is in the Southwest Ontario Area and in Southwestern Ontario. It is also in Central Canada. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once a British colony, the Viceroyalty of New France, the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, and Ruperts Land.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Port Rowan History (within shouting distance of this marker); Long Point Bay (within shouting distance of this marker); Long Point (within shouting distance of this marker); Long Point Biosphere (within shouting distance of this marker); Bird Studies Canada (within shouting distance of this marker); Port Rowan Cenotaph (about 150 meters away, measured in a direct line); The Heroine of Long Point (about 150 meters away); The Long Point Settlement (approx. 3 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Port Rowan.
Photographed by Tim Boyd, October 2, 2023
2. Our Oldest Heritage Marker
Photographed by Tim Boyd, October 2, 2023
3. Our Oldest Heritage Marker
Photographed by Tim Boyd, October 2, 2023
4. Boat Houses on Long Point Bay
5. Punters in Long Point Bay
Credits. This page was last revised on October 9, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 9, 2023, by Tim Boyd of Hamilton, Ontario. This page has been viewed 244 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on October 9, 2023, by Tim Boyd of Hamilton, Ontario. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
