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Gravel Beach at Presqu'isle

The spine of the two peninsulas that constitute Upper and Lower Presqu'isle is composed of fluvial gravel. The height of this gravel bar is (on Lower Presqu'isle) perhaps 25 feet above the current normal river level. Gravel is somewhat an unusual beach material around here; typically local beaches are sand or solid granite. One would suppose that these gravel bars were formed and any sand in these deposits was washed out during that post-glacial period when the Great Lakes were draining down the Ottawa Valley.

The beach provides a pleasant walk with many interesting plant species.

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