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And Stones

Candace — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 12:05:13 +0000

Today’s photo: Stones someone left, originally uploaded by allegr0

This is a trip down memory lane for me. I took this photo on Pelee Island in early summer, when I was there doing research for an oral history project.

I wish I had more time to spend on Pelee. I’d live there in a heartbeat if I could organize my life to make it possible. It’s definitely on my someday maybe list.
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Looking

Candace — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 12:39:04 +0000

The last photo of the summer. A view of the Pelee Island vineyards on Pelee Island, Ontario.

Look through the windows and think about what you saw this summer and what you will see between now and next summer. Picture the falling of the leaves, the snow covered ground, the buds breaking out, and the the garden back in full bloom. Where will you be a year from now?

triptych, originally uploaded by imagemkr.

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Pelee Shoe Tree

Candace — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 12:44:44 +0000

On the north west corner of Pelee Island you’ll find this wacky tree covered with old rusty ice skates and sneakers. Not sure if it’s intended as the Island’s shoe store or if it’s a burial ground for shoes gone by… Either way, it’s hilarious.

Shoe Tree, originally uploaded by omsu.

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On the Ferry

Candace — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 12:44:00 +0000

How long has it been since you took a trip to Pelee Island? It’s been almost a year for me so I’m heading there this weekend. This is the ferry that’ll take me there.

MV Jiimaan, originally uploaded by imagemkr.

It’ll be a day of biking around, taking photos, and sticking my feet in the sand — and I can’t wait.
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Pelee Island Rocks

Candace — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 09:51:36 +0000

It’s been a while since BlogWindsor featured a photo from Pelee Island. Here’s one for you today, taken just off the west shore of Canada’s southernmost inhabited island:

Turtle Rocks – Pelee Island, originally uploaded by SJB4photos.

Enjoy, and if you ever get the chance, be sure to take the ferry to Pelee. It’s well worth the trip.

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The Cemba

Candace — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 11:28:16 +0000

When I was a kid spending summertime out on Lake Erie and Pelee Island with my family we were always on the lookout for the Cemba. It was always there — from as far back as I can remember. It was still there last year when I went back for a visit. Somethings don’t change.

the cemba, originally uploaded byallegr0.

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Sunflowers Locked Up

Candace — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 10:02:15 +0000

As many times as I’ve been to Pelee Island there was something last trip that I don’t remember ever seeing before: all these caged-up sunflowers. They’re purpose, as far as I can tell, is to make hiding places and shade (and seeds?) for the pheasants that are bred here for the Island’s autumn pheasant hunt.

pheasant farm sunflowers, originally uploaded by allegr0.

I love fields of sunflowers. It was a very cool surprise that day, cutting across the middle of the Island.
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A Total Lunar Eclipse

Candace — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 13:12:37 +0000

Last night, February 20th, 2008, a lunar eclipse was visible to nearly a billion people in the Western Hemisphere, more than 1.5 billion in Europe and Africa, and about another half-billion in western Asia.

The skies were clear here making the show a great one for Windsorites. It was very cool (and literally icy cold) standing outside in pajamas watching the progress.

Lunar Eclipse , originally uploaded by omsu.

For the science side of what you saw last night and what you see here check out NASA’s Total Lunar Eclipse page.
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Brian & Lorna

Candace — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 12:50:06 +0000

They weren’t the first, they won’t be the last. Someone carved these sweethearts’ names in the wood at Lighthouse Point, Pelee Island. Typically there’s also a year to mark the height of the relationship’s passion but in this case all we have is the heart and the flourish line below the names.

Brian & Lorna , originally uploaded by allegr0.

Who knows where Brian and Lorna are today? Did their love survive the weekend getaway? The summer escape to a land of beaches? This is the stuff of fairytales…
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Huldah’s Rock, Pelee Island, Ontario

Candace — Fri, 12 Oct 2007 12:15:44 +0000

There’s still time to make it over to Pelee Island this year. The boat keeps running until December 15th but the sooner you get there the sooner you get to see the sights — like Hulda’s Rock.

Hulda’s Rock, originally uploaded by Darlana.

There is a legend that tells the story of the Rock.

Taken from the Pelee Island website:

An Indian Legend Of 1783
An Indian maiden, Huldah, plunged to her death in sorrow over her English husband’s broken vow to return to her.
The waves that foam and surge around the grave stone are said to chant her name for eternity. Time and the ravages of ice and water have decreased the rock to a fraction of it’s original size.

Please respect this private property. it is located on the northwest shore of Pelee Island at Sheridan Point.

I’m a bit skeptical because the rock is barely above water level — though maybe the water levels (and sea bed levels) were a lot lower back in 1783.
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