Aerial photograph of Paradise Island in the foreground and Bowman Island behind it
to the north. On the horizon is the shoreline of St. Ignace Island.
Paradise Island is situated in a remote location 50 kilometers south of the Nipigon Marina
and 45 kilometers southwest of the Rossport Marina off Lake Superior's north shore.
Paradise Island is about 28 hectares (60 acres in size). It is located in the Lake Superior National Marine Conservation Area and the Lake Superior Archipelago on the south side of Ignace Island, south of Nipigon. The island is exposed to the open waters of Lake Superior.Paradise Island is recognized by MNR as an ANSI (Area of Natural and Scientific Interest) because of its extensive raised cobble beaches, unusual stunted windswept vegetation, and arctic disjunct plants.
Colourful rocks and lichens on Paradise Island.
Lichen covered bedrock on Paradise Island.
This project was supported by the Greenlands Program, an Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources-Nature Conservancy of Canada initiative. Additional generous support of this purchase was provided by the EJLB Foundation and the McLean Foundation.We also wish to thank the numerous private donors who came forward to make this project a success.
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