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Post by Drummond Island Rocks on Jul 30, 2015 20:18:47 GMT -5
awesome photos Rob. That 2-track in the first photo looks like a nice drive. Would be really nice when the fall colors hit it. I would not complain much about coming home empty handed. Looks like a great day for a walk along the beach anyway.
The lake water levels being down so low for so many years then coming back now are probably why I am not finding much while snorkeling. The rocks I am looking at under water now were all easily picked through on dry land a couple years ago.
Chuck
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Post by panamark on Jul 30, 2015 22:35:49 GMT -5
She's smarter than I am.
Never, ever under any circumstance say this. And especially NEVER put it in writing.
Please re-read Article 5, section 3.1-a of the MANual again.
Great post Rob. Thanks for letting me go along!
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Post by snowmom on Jul 31, 2015 5:05:15 GMT -5
too late now! And there are witnesses! LOL Yes I have been out there several times, not since the water level came up last fall. When I last visited, there was a nice wide sandy beach with several rocky points. I was with Snowdad and he doesn't have time for rocks, so never did actual hunting, just quick scanning with interest in coming back. We hope to camp there after first frost. pickings look most likely at campsite #4.... I think flipping rocks in the water anywhere in the rocky areas out there might be productive. Is it a place you could use waders or your kayak? I doubt there is a beach in our area which has not been combed for rocks from the time the area was settled by prehistoric man. Man and his gathering instinct was at work in the dawning days. I had not heard about the fish traps structures, I wonder if the site is being protected while it is being studied. No good to invite all sorts of visitors to pick through everything there... ( thus no publicity?) There are 6 campsites now? I only knew of the 4... must have been some new ones put in. Gotta go back soon. I know the parks use is increasing as people become aware of it. One which is to become a night sky/dark park, if that legistlation has not already passed. nice setups with private privvys and a bear pole at each one. Last time I was there was August of 2014, lots and lots of skeeters, deerflies, and that poison ivy thing. After frost, being in the woods is always better. Thanks for the post!
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Post by snowmom on Aug 2, 2015 6:15:05 GMT -5
Have you noticed gowgonda formation rock is picked almost as heavily as pudding stone? I have heard people refer to it as dark pudding stone. There was a nice example at the shipwreck sign near Blair pier this spring as part of the landscaping, and somebody has carried it off. Shoulda cemented it in place I guess. Thanks for the update. How far inland is that stone structure? Would be interesting to hear a professional archeologist explain it... cool that you found it!
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Post by snowmom on Aug 2, 2015 9:05:12 GMT -5
so maybe not fish traps but stones used as part of a camp site/village or in some sort of ritual? Native American Stonehenge? Of course that subdivision used to be wetland area before the dams were put in.... interesting!
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Post by spiritstone on Aug 2, 2015 9:35:58 GMT -5
How large is the circle they mention? This was found just recently in Alberta. They say it predates Stone henge. I wonder if there is any correlation between the two? en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canada%27s_StonehengeCanada’s Stonehenge (Canada: Kingsley Publishing / Fitzhenry & Whiteside, ISBN 978-0-978-4526-1-2. London: Watkins Publishing, 2012, ISBN 9781780280950)[1] is a 2009 book by Gordon Freeman that claims an archaeological site west of Brooks, Alberta is really a vast, open-air sun temple with a precise 5,000-year-old calendar predating England's Stonehenge and Egypt's pyramids. Datable Sun rise and set observation lines for the Summer and Winter Solstices range from 5200 years ago up to 200–300 years ago. This is not only the oldest accurate calendar ever recorded, it is the by far the longest period of continuous use. canadastonehenge.com/
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Post by spiritstone on Aug 2, 2015 9:58:00 GMT -5
Could it be viewed from the air? Bush has grown over making it hard to see I would presume. It would be interesting to know what purpose these walls where erected for and how far back they really go in time. Thanks Jugglerguy
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Post by spiritstone on Aug 2, 2015 10:14:11 GMT -5
The way they describe them, sorta sounds like irrigation canals? You think they would lead to something of some significance? Why fish pools when you have a lake that is full of them next to you? hmmm Someday I hope they do figure out what they were really used for.
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Post by spiritstone on Aug 2, 2015 12:56:27 GMT -5
Jugglerguy you might find this pretty interesting then. Researchers find a rock with a carving of a Mastodon at the underwater Stonehenge of Lake Michigan: VIA| Evidence recently unearthed shows that Lake Michigan may have a Stonehenge structure on its floor alongside a boulder with a prehistoric carving of a mastodon. The sighting happened when Mark Holley, a professor of underwater archaeology at Northwestern Michigan University College and his colleague Brian Abbott voyaged across the lake in a ship furnished with sonar equipment with intent to examine old shipwrecks. While combing Grand Traverse Bay they observed unique rock formations resembling Stonehenge, and rocks with strange engravings, one which Holley believes to be aMastodon. “When you see it in the water, you’re tempted to say this is absolutely real,” Holley told reporters. Experts shown pictures of the boulder holding the mastodon markings have asked for more evidence before confirming the markings are an ancient petroglyph, said Holley. “They want to actually see it,” he said. The formation, if authenticated, wouldn’t be completely out the ordinary. Stone circles and otherpetroglyph sites are located in the Great Lakes area. Ancient structures underneath large masses of water are not all that uncommon around the planet. There are over 100 cities at the bottom of the Mediterranean Sea and even more at the bottom our oceans. Which raises the question I always ask, “Where did all the water come from?”. www.ewao.com/a/1-researchers-find-a-rock-with-a-carving-of-a-mastodon-at-the-underwater-stonehenge-of-lake-michigan
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Post by snowmom on Aug 2, 2015 14:53:09 GMT -5
jamesp described fish traps he found or knew of somewhere in his travels, perhaps he will chime in here.
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