Welcome to Amherst Island
Amherst Island is located in Lake Ontario west of Kingston, Ontario, Canada. The island is part of Loyalist Township in Lennox and Addington County. Amherst Island is located about 3 kilometres (2 mi) offshore from the rest of Loyalist Township and access to the island is by way of the Frontenac II ferry from Millhaven.
The main population centre on the island is the village of Stella, which is the where the ferry lands on the island side. Harrowsmith Country Life declared the island’s local hamlet, Stella, as one of the “prettiest towns in Canada”.
This page is offered and maintained by the Amherst Island Community Alliance.
Points of Interest Map
Click on any of the points of interest on the map above to learn more about the business or location it represents. The map above is broken down into businesses, geographic areas of interest, etc. The map is printable through Google Maps.
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Penstemon ‘Onyx & Pearls’. I love this plant - it naturalizes beautifully, the leaf colour is striking, pollinators love it, and it is drought tolerant. It is supposed to be deer & rabbit resistant, but one of the two have been happily browsing them. I never water them, they always recover from the browsing, and when they flower, the white of the flower with the almost black mature leaves is really stunning. If I were to recommend a plant for xeriscaping, this would be one of them. #amherstisland #rosslandgardensamherstisland #rosslandgardensbotanicals #penstemon #xeriscaping
"Totality view during the eclipse looking across Lake Ontario from Amherst Island on the Canadian side to the United States towards Cape Vincent, New York." NCPR Photo of the Day 📸 : Bob Pickard bobpickard
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Muscari latifolium - grape hyacinth planted four years ago. These have had a shaky start, having been browsed heavily by hungry deer who didn’t know they were foul tasting. Four years later the deer have learned and are ignoring them in an area a quarter the size of what I started with. Sometimes, you just need patience and acceptance that nature will take care of itself. In the centre of this patch is a wire cage protecting a black currant - I wonder if the deer are afraid of the cage, which may also explain why you can pretty much scribe a 4 foot circle from the centre of it and see all the muscari within it. The big piece of rotting wood provides habitant and lets me know where not to mow in the summer. Also, I just like the look of it. #amherstisland #rosslandgardensamherstisland #gardendesign #muscari #grapehyacinth #rosslandgardensbotanicals #springflowers #naturalizing
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First daffs of the season: split corona ‘cassata’. At least I think they’re the first - they are what I could see from the kitchen window. We have 18 varieties of narcissi spread all around the property, including some species that are tiny and demure, but mostly cultivars that are big and blousy. Some were here long before we came, but most were planted 4 years ago. They naturalize extremely well here and the deer tend to give them a pass. #amherstisland #rosslandgardensamherstisland #specialtynarcissus #springbulbs #daffodils
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Have you ever wondered how to come up with a fencing plan for a bare site? Join us on May 11th to learn more about the fence planning process and tips. By the end of the event participants will draw out their own fencing plan for the site based on what they’ve learned. Pasture Walk registration link in bio.
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Manure Clean-up
Peeling whitewash paint and swallow nests.
2 year`s worth of manure waits.
The Grey Barn offers such riches.
The gates are breaking at the hinges from too much material under swing.
A farmer bonks their head on a low hanging beam.
The dogs look reproachful.
"Would you clean this shit up please... Sheesh".
Robin and Sam (aka Worker X) answer the Guardian`s call.
Heros wear coveralls.
With fork and barrow they set to task.
The mild winter an ally.
Post-lunch they gather ambition; maybe stretch out the back.
They work at this task on and off for a few months.
This is not a job of glory.
In Greek and Roman mythology, Hercules cleans out a king`s nasty stables by diverting the River Alpheus - oh to have his flow... No such luck here, Lake Ontario is too low.
That was Hercules` 5th Labour - part of his atonement to get right with the Gods - basically a punishment.
We`ve seen some awesome videos of other farms cleaning their shelters with beautiful machinery - maybe you have to?
Why do this work by hand?
The ceilings of the Grey Barn aren`t high enough for modern machinery.
The hand-hewn beams designed for shorter people and colder winters: low ceilings retain more heat for the (then) dairy cows.
The flaking paint suggests how long it has been since the barn was freshened up.
Maybe Sam and Robin will take that step in the autumn.
In a time of scarcity it is difficult to prioritize or justify cosmetic improvements.
The manure that`s been hauled out of the barn will now age for a year before being run through the manure spreader.
We will either make a pile for our own use or to spread on the fields (likely both).
We don`t spread chemical fertilizers on the fields.
Recycling nutrients is part of our system.
Sam and Robin`s work will help the pasture grow strong and lush.
The sheep will eat that delicious grass and, in turn, be in peak condition to produce thick wool and raise healthy babies.
Thank you for being part of this journey.
Thank you for helping us to keep the farmland as a farm.
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