A Geotour of Lanark County
Saturday, July 17, 2010 —— 9:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Accompany Dr. Allan Donaldson on a geoheritage tour of our region to learn about stratigraphy, fossils, and the Canadian Shield.
Meet: at Metcalfe Park, in Almonte at 9:00 a.m. for outing introduction and to carpool. Metcalf Park is at the bottom of the lower falls on the Mississippi River near the new Hydro development site in Almonte, From Hwy 29, turn toward Almonte at traffic lights (Almonte St.) and park is at the bottom of the hill on your left before you reach Mill St. in Almonte and before crossing over the first bridge.
Tour itinerary:
1. Drive directly to one of the Cavanagh quarries – Stratigraphy and fossils
2. Parking area, east side of Pakenham Bridge – Fossils and stratigraphy
3. Lunch (at Pakenham or en route to next stop)
4. Smith’s Falls – Building stone and memorial cairn – recognition of rocks, primary and secondary structures, and evaluation of likely source
5. Civitan Court in front of Crystal Palace, Perth – Display of rocks from the Precambrian Shield (a potential geoheritage park, complementary to Metcalfe Geoheritage Park); nearby local building stone; possible visit to Matheson House Museum
6. Return to Metcalfe Geoheritage Park, Almonte, 4:30 p.m.
Bring: lunch, boots with steel toes (or your most protective footwear if you don’t have such boots) and safety hat (if you have one) for the quarry, sun hat, sunscreen, hand lens, binoculars, camera, your natural history notebook, insect repellant, and lots to drink
For further information please contact Cathy Keddy at 613-257-3089
