Presque Isle Post

Hey guys, and it's Adventure Van here with a blog- excuse me, almost a blog, about Presque Isle.

If you didn't understand the joke above(or realize that there was a joke) then you obviously don't know French. Presque means Almost, and Isle is, well, Island. It's almost a island! He-he. (You have permission to yell at me in the comments. :P) Also, you can probably guess that it was discovered by the French.

Because of the diversity of habitats at Presque Isle, tons and tons of species of wildlife live in the Isle from the shore to the forest. The diversity of natural habitats make Presque Isle a haven for birds. Birds, including several species of special concern, live here. 320 plus types of birds have been recorded on Presque Isle, some endangered.

You know how the expression is 'A Regular Boy Scout'? Well, even a regular boy scout can make a mistake. In a attempt to help Presque Isle, (with the isle's permission) these boy scouts planted a invasive species of a tree. Now, they're is a movement to begin destroying this plant. The boy scouts may be helping.

The Tom Ridge Environmental Center was amazing! When you enter, you get hit with the three towers of carvings that, when powered by motors, move. You also see the large amount of information just left from the door. And the tower. The tower was AMAZING! It's tall, and you can see all the surrounding area from it. The ants look like bugs from up there!

Oliver Hazard Perry. A amazing guy. One, who we will not be talking about. We will instead be talking about the Perry Monument, dedicated to him. A large tower with a lamp on top, this tower has a great position right next the lake, and has educating signs about the man. (If you feel jipped, don't worry. I'll be making a blog post on him later.) Expansion pack HERE!

Meanwhile, for something we WILL be talking about, the lagoon and how it came to be. Because the island was created by glaciers, there were plenty of small ponds. In a effort to promote tourism, the isle decided to connect all of these water bodies to each other and the lake. Now, it's a 2 hour canoe to make a round trip thru the lagoon and the lake. Expansion pack HERE!


Thank you for reading. Goodbye.
Some information from the official page, which you can find here.