Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
The peninsula, rising 180 feet above the lake at Eagle Bluff, is a manifestation of the
western edge of the Niagara Escarpment, here a steep and variegated series of headlands
and reentrants. The ecosystem here is unparalleled. Near Weborg Point in the southwest,
the
Peninsula White Cedar Forest Natural Area
is a 53-acre stand of spruce, cedar, bal-
sam, and hemlock, and the boggy residual tract of an ancient lake. South of
Eagle Tower
is the larger, 80-acre
Peninsula Beech Forest Natural Area
. Not only is this a primitive
example of northern mixed hardwood, but it is a relatively uncommon stand of American
beech. Within both confines is a handful of threatened species, including the vivid dwarf
lake iris. Other rarities include gaywings, Indian paintbrush, blue-eyed grass, and downy
gentian. Not impressed? You will be if you ever witness a sunset here.
the Eagle Bluff Lighthouse in Peninsula State Park
