Bird and Butterfly Migrations
Under water the escarpment forms the northern tip of Wisconsin's Door Peninsula Because of their placement on points of land, lighthouses are often situated on migratory pathways, and are so-called 'bird traps.' See Whitefish Point Light and Tawas Point Light.
The Stonington Peninsula plays a crucial role in the migration of the Monarch butterfly, which gathers there in September before migrating across Lake Michigan to Door County, Wisconsin. In the fall, thousands of monarch butterflies converge on the area to rest before their migration across Green Bay. It has been called the Point Pelee of the Upper Peninsula, and is an important bird area. The location is also an important location for migratory birds, and has been deemed to be a successful effort by the Hiawatha National Forest.
The area is said to be a rock hound's paradise. "The rocky shoreline yields fossils estimated at 400-500 million years old."
Read more about this topic: Peninsula Point Light
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