Point Pelee National Park Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
national park of Canada in Ontario
About Point Pelee National Park
Point Pelee National Park covers an area of 15 km² (5.8 sq mi). It is Canada's smallest national park. It was established in 1918. The wordpeléeis French for 'bald'. Point Pelee consists of a peninsula of land, mainly of marsh and woodland habitats, that tapers to a sharp point as it extends into Lake Erie. Middle Island, also part of Point Pelee National Park, was acquired in 2000 and is just north of the Canada–United States border in Lake Erie. Point Pelee is the southernmost point of mainland Canada, and is on a foundation of glacial sand, silt and gravel that bites into Lake Erie. This spit of land is slightly more than 7 km long by 4.5 km (2.8 mi) wide at its northern base. Bird migration was the reason Point Pelee became a national park in 1918. It has since garnered international r
Where to Stay in Point Pelee National Park
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Point Pelee National Park Travel Guide Sections
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