Norah’s Island
Photo: Morley E. Pinkney
Articles
- "Island to be Forever Wild" by Neil Campbell.
- "Celebrating Norah" by Laura Hendrick.
- "An Island’s Real Value" by Martha Perkins.
Galleries
- "A Celebration of Norah" Photos by Elaine Farrell.
- "An Island Sampler" Photos by Morley E. Pinkney.
Radio Interview
July 13, 2007 -Ian Daniel and Jeff Pinkney talk about Norah’s Island on Canoe FM. More ...
Facts
- Norah’s Island was donated by Bruce Carruthers to the Haliburton Highlands Land Trust to honour the memory of his late wife. The Carruthers owned the island for 32 years.
- The island is near the north shore of Kennisis Lake, one of Haliburton’s major cottage lakes, about 1,000 feet from the nearest mainland point. Its area is 22 acres.
- Title to Norah’s Island was transferred to the Land Trust but it will be managed by a committee representing the Trust and the Kennisis Lake Cottage Owners’ Association. The title changed hands on March 23, 2007, and the management agreement was signed on July 14, 2007.
- An endowment fund being raised by the cottage association is to cover the costs of preserving and maintaining the island.
- Environment Canada certified the island as ecologically sensitive, a key step in the donation process.
- The Ontario Land Trust Assistance Program (OLTAP), an Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources initiative to conserve Ontario’s biodiversity, assisted the Land Trust with the land acquisition expenses associated with the donation of the island.
- The lake’s waters act as a moat around the island, keeping away non-native plant species. A Trust document describes it as the "last vestige of intact representative wilderness" on Kennisis.
- All of the local tree species can be found on the island. Picnickers have used the island for years, but mostly they’ve stuck to the south shore; a dense undergrowth of ground hemlock discourages visitors to the interior.
- A low wet area in the interior has several rare species of orchids, including the round-leafed orchid.
- Other plant species include bearberry, clubmoss, goldthread, honeysuckle, bracken fern, lady fern, lichens, painted trillium, pale corydalis, pipsissewa, red-berried elder, saskatoon berry, starflower and wintergreen.
Last Updated: May 23 2009 2:38:39 am.
Photo: Lyn Winans
Did You Know...
that there are 12 Species at Risk in the Haliburton County. These species include American Ginseng, Peregrine Falcon and Five-lined Skink. Find out more about Species at Risk.
