Prince Edward County Sand Dunes, 



One of the noted features of 

 Prince Edward County, Ontario, is 

 the five mile stretcli of sand dunes 

 which lie between Lake Ontario and 

 West Lake. These dunes lie along 

 the Lake Ontario shore in undulat- 

 ing hills some of which rise to the 

 height of 150 feet. 



For years past they have formed a 

 great attraction to the tourist, but 

 the nearby farmers, while just as 

 much interested are not as enthusi- 

 astic. The fact is that these shifting 

 hills of sand constantly moving un- 

 der the action of the wind, are a 

 menace to agriculture. 



Like all other sand areas the evil 

 is that they will not stay in their 

 original position, but are constantly 

 advancing on the fertile lands caus- 

 ing serious loss. Even the summer 

 resort feature which w^ould seem to 



l)e a permanent industry on the 

 dunes suffers from the shifting char- 

 acter of their snowlike particles. 

 One summer hotel has already been 

 moved twice, and another was re- 

 cently sold for a rediculously small 

 price because the three acres of fer- 

 tile land on which it originally stood 

 has been completely covered by a 

 spur of one of these hills. 



Reforestation would doubtless fix 

 the sand and turn what is now a 

 menace into a profit producing and 

 beautiful area. It has been done in 

 France and other countries, and all 

 that seems to be necessary is that it 

 be undertaken on a sufficiently large 

 scale. It is to be hoped that when 

 we have had more experience in 

 dealing with sand lands in Ontario 

 and Quebec the work of reforesting 

 this part of Ontario will not be long 

 delayed. 







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Evergreen House, Which Has Been Moved on Account of Sand Encroachment. 



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