Submitted by: Marlaine Koehler, Waterfront Trail Download the WaterFront Trail Pelee Island Map (PDF file) The Pelee Island Waterfront Trail is part of the 1400 km Trail from Windsor to Quebec connecting 68 communities and 405 parks. Pelee Island is the first island to be … [Read more...]
Monarch Butterfly Migration
Excerpted by permission of the publisher, Pelee Portrait, Canada’s Southern Treasure For a few special days each autumn, Point Pelee is a temporary home to countless thousands of migrating Monarch butterflies. Although commonly observed roosting in trees in times of cold … [Read more...]
Pelee Island Birds
The bird migration has made Point Island world-famous. Here are a few Pelee Island bird images from our Discover Pelee Pinterest page. Follow Discover Pelee's board Pelee Island Birds on Pinterest. Spring migration at Pelee Island begins as early as the end of January with … [Read more...]
Conorlee’s Bakery & Delicatessen
Conorlee's Bakery and Delicatessen is open year round! Come in for a cup of our delicious Pelee blend coffee and try a cinnamon bun before you start your day touring the island. Conorlee's has fresh baked bread, sunflower loaf, deli meats and cheeses, Pelee Island honey, maple … [Read more...]
Pelee Island Shipwrecks
Below the beautiful waters between Pelee Island and Point Pelee lie more than 200 shipwrecks. Known by sailors as one of the most treacherous sections of Lake Erie, the strip of water between Pelee Island and Point Pelee is known as “The Pelee Passage”. Since the early 1800’s, it … [Read more...]