Downtown in Peterborough, Ontario — Central Canada (North America)

In the Glacier's Wake

Otonabee River Trail

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 9, 2026

1. In the Glacier's Wake Marker

Inscription.

The Shield's rugged outcrops were covered with maple, pine, red oak, birch and blueberries and its swampy hollows filled with cedar and black ash. Majestic white pines flourished on the many glacial deposits. Sugar maple, beech, basswood, and oak thrived in the rich Lowlands soils. Remnant bogs, cattail marshes, and grassy plains created unique environments.

Black bears, white-tailed deer, and moose roamed the forests and swamps. Wild turkeys, osprey and migrating waterfowl took to the skies. The warm waters of rivers and shallow lakes teemed with pickerel, bass and muskellunge. While colder headwaters and deeper lakes supported brook and lake trout.

[Photo captions]
• Osprey • Silver birch • Pine forest • Black bear • White-tailed deer • Moose

Visit: Ecology Gardens, Beavermead Park, Mark S. Burnham Provincial Park

Erected 2000 by City of Peterborough.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Animals • Environment • Parks & Recreational Areas • Waterways & Vessels. A significant historical year for this entry is 2000.

Location. 44° 18.113′ N, 78° 19.117′ W. Marker is in Peterborough, Ontario. It is in Downtown. It is on King Street east of Water Street, on the right when traveling east. Marker and Walkway are in Millenium Park. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 131 King Street, Peterborough ON K9J 0A5, Canada. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is 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 Rupert’s Land.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker:

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The Landscape (here, next to this marker); Millenium Walkway (here, next to this marker); The River (here, next to this marker); The First Nations (here, next to this marker); Full Circle (here, next to this marker); From Frontier Town... (here, next to this marker); ...To Bustling City (here, next to this marker); Industrial Waterfront (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Peterborough.

In the Glacier's Wake Marker along Walkway image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 9, 2026

2. In the Glacier's Wake Marker along Walkway

On opposite side of second pole, not visible in photo

Millenium Walkway image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 9, 2026

3. Millenium Walkway

Credits. This page was last revised on October 28, 2026. It was originally submitted on October 28, 2026, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 5 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 28, 2026, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 3. submitted on October 27, 2026, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.