Port Rowan in Norfolk County, Ontario — Central Canada (North America)
Long Point Bay
Photographed by Tim Boyd, October 2, 2023
1. Long Point Bay Marker
Long Point Bay
Looking across Long Point Bay
1) Long Point Lighthouse at the tip of the peninsula. First built in 1830, rebuilt in 1843 and 1916.
2) Bluff Point. Home of the Bluff Shooting and Fishing Club, established in 1919.
3) Ryerson Island. Named for the family of Edgerton Ryerson, father of education in Ontario. They had cabin for fishing and hunting on the island.
4) Pottahawk Point. Site of an annual rendezvous of merrymakers with boats.
5) Abigail Becker (1831-1905). Lived and trapped on Jeremy Ridge with her husband Jeremy. On a stormy night in 1854 she rescued the crew of the stranded ship Conductor, aground off Courtright Ridge.
6) Long Point Company, also known as the Cottages or the Millionaires Club. Established in 1866 as a preserve for private hunting, trapping and fishing.
7) Old Cut Lighthouse. Built in 1879. Ceased operation in 1916 because the cut had filled in.
8) Colletta Bay. Named for Capt. John Collett, a prominent Great Lakes sailing captain during the 1800's.
9) Big Creek, also known as the Rowan River. Course of the creek was altered in 1834 from discharging into Lake
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10) Seine net fishery, unique to Long Point Bay. At one time more then 25 of these fishing grounds were operating around the perimeter of the Inner Bay Plaque sponsored by the Port Rowan/South Walsingham Heritage Association
Erected by Port Rowan/South Walsingham Heritage Association.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Settlements & Settlers • Waterways & Vessels. In addition, it is included in the Lighthouses series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1830.
Location. 42° 37.35′ N, 80° 26.959′ W. Marker is in Port Rowan, Ontario, in Norfolk County. It is at the intersection of Front Road and Dock Street, on the right when traveling east on Front Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Port Rowan ON N0E 1W0, Canada. Touch for directions.
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, on the Great Lakes, in the Western Hemisphere, in the Western World,
Photographed by Tim Boyd, October 2, 2023
2. Long Point Bay Marker
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Long Point (here, next to this marker); Long Point Biosphere (a few steps from this marker); Bird Studies Canada (within shouting distance of this marker); Port Rowan History (within shouting distance of this marker); Our Oldest Heritage (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.
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Long Point is an example of sand dune and sand-spit formation in the Great Lakes region. It is the largest erosion deposit formation in the Great Lakes, created by water-borne sediments swept eastward and deposited in part along an underwater glacial moraine. Habitats on(Submitted on October 11, 2023, by Tim Boyd of Hamilton, Ontario.)and surrounding Long Point include woodlands, sand dunes and bluffs, marshes, ponds, meadows, beaches and lakeshore. The complex is the largest biophysical formation of its kind in the Laurentian Great Lakes of North America.
3. Long Point Bay marker detailNote that this map is oriented somewhat oddly, with the south at the top and north at the bottom.
October 10, 2023
4. Long Point, 1909
Photographed by Tim Boyd, August 31, 2021
5. Long Point Bay, 2021
Credits. This page was last revised on October 14, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 11, 2023, by Tim Boyd of Hamilton, Ontario. This page has been viewed 1,586 times since then and 139 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on October 11, 2023, by Tim Boyd of Hamilton, Ontario. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
