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Frederick Lake Peninsula: Photos illustrating
natural values, canoe route.

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Photos were taken on April 13, 2010 except as stated.

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Top Left: Natural Values and crown land bounday (NSE Map)

Top Right: Google Satellite Image (Oct 31, 2005) with major vegetation features indicated

Bottom Left: Smaller scale view showing all of Frederick Lake and limited housing currently

Bottom Right: Waypoints for April 13, 2010 observations


The Fen

Top Left: Fen viewed from WP 007 (on crown land) looking SE towards the Oak Drumlin (on private land)

Bottom Left: Fen viewed from WP 028 (near its southern extremity) looking NW

Below: DNR data
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The Oak Drumlin

On the oak drumlin, Apr. 13, 2010
(fog in background).		 oak drumlin
On the oak drumlin, July 28, 2011		 See More Photos on
July 28, 2011


pic Looking towards Oak Drumlin from Barrens area to the northeast of the drumlin. Note low boggy area, GPS Latitude : N 44 deg 39' 8.52"
GPS Longitude : W 63 deg 47' 29.52"
(44.652367,-63.791533) Close to WP 018 on map
GPS Altitude : 93.61953885 m
GPS Img Direction Ref : True North
GPS Img Direction : 276.5358476


View towards The Bluff Trail from eastern side of drumlin
Fen Looking across Frederick Lake towards Indian Hill
GPS Latitude : N 44 deg 39' 8.72"
GPS Longitude : W 63 deg 47' 28.29"
(44.652422,-63.791192) Close to WP 018 on map
GPS Altitude : 96.80889517 m
GPS Img Direction Ref : True North
GPS Img Direction : 62.49576632


Fir/Black Spruce/Red Maple Swamp
Left: About 50 m in from the fen, water appears to be moving over a large area below Sphagnum moss

Right: beginnings of open water flowing towards Frederick Lake
Both: Larger open streams

Right: WP 026 on map
GPS Latitude Ref : North
GPS Latitude : W 44 deg 38' 50.07"
GPS Longitude : N 63 deg 47' 40.04"
GPS Altitude : 88.15872349 m
GPS Img Direction Ref : True North
GPS Img Direction : 119.96415



Large trees (> 12 inches dbh) were common in the Fir/Spruce/Maple Swamp, also snags, fallen dead.

Portage Route

Looking north (left photo) and east (right photo, with portage sign) from the lower of the two ponds (small lakes) in the waterway flowing from Frederick into Indian Hill Lake. This pond is on the private poperty.


Second part of the portage route, here on crown land.

Shoreline
Photos on April 22, 2010

map
Looking south along headland of Frederick Lake Peninsula
as you come out of Cambrian Cove

shoreline
Frederick Lake Peninsula shoreline