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The day after the Santa Claus Parade, Rick and I went, with Daniele and Fiona to a craft show at Springfield Farm Golf course near Waterford. I had passed signs to this place but never actually gone.
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The crafts were all hand made and one-of-a-kind. There was metal work, pottery, woodwork, rug hooking, jewelry, sewing and baking. A lovely selection in an old barn and the golf course was a nice surprise too.
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The course has been beautifully converted from land that was previously a tobacco farm.
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Skillfully landscaped with interesting plants and shrubs
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and metal sculptures scattered throughout.
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During 2020, "the covid year", Rick and I searched for places to walk as we got tired of doing the "same old" walks around Port Dover, Long Point and Hamilton. Rock Point was a lucky discovery but we had not been there since. So, searching for a place to walk again, we went back and it did not disappoint.
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We found the parking lot closest to the lake (The first time we went, we walked for miles from the entrance). Then to this lookout.
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Looking west, its a mostly stony beach with lots of zebra mussel shells. Not a real "day at the beach" location.
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Down from the lookout and East along the shore we could see Mohawk Island Lighthouse
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Abandoned now and partially destroyed by fire, it sits out on an island that is sometimes totally submerged by high water levels and high winds.
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According to Wikipedia it is home to the only Caspian Tern colony on Lake Erie.
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We didn't see any Terns, just a couple of Grebes.
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The lighthouse is one lure , the other is the fossils. They are very abundant on the stone shoreline, with a beach at each end.
From Wikipedia: Limestone shelves along the lake shore contain the fossils of marine animals from the Devonian period.
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Some look like bones,
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some like plants,
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or coral.
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Some like ancient sea creatures....
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and some that are not easy to identify.
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Amazing, walking on this ancient sea bed.
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In the coarse sand, evidence of present day fauna.
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From Rock Point we drove a short distance to check out the beaches and little cottage communities of Port Maitland.
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