Nut Island

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Nut Island is a small island in Lake Ontario. It is part of the Province of Ontario, and is located just south of larger Amherst Island, near Kingston, Ontario.[1][2] It is offshore Sand Beach, said to be Amherst Island's most memorable beach.[3]

The schooner Vienna ran aground on the Island in 1893.[1]

Amherst, Nut, and other nearby Islands are visited by bird watchers, during the annual migration periods.[2]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Vienna (Schooner), C90558, aground, 1 May 1893". Maritime History of the Great Lakes. https://images.maritimehistoryofthegreatlakes.ca/54296/data. Retrieved 2021-11-02. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 Ron Mackenzie; Paul weir. "Site Guide Update: Amherst and Wolfe Islands". OFO. http://www.ofo.ca/ofo-docs/Amherst99.pdf. Retrieved 2021-11-02. 
  3. Bri Mitchell (2021-07-16). "Amherst Island, Ontario: Discover The Hidden Gems Of This St. Lawrence Island". Ultimate Ontario. Archived from the original on 2021-10-09. https://web.archive.org/web/20211009013206/https://ultimateontario.com/amherst-island-ontario/. Retrieved 2021-11-02. "Perhaps the most memorable Amherst Island beach is at Sand Beach Wetlands Conservation Area. It’s a really beautiful stretch of beach that comes out to a point in the water. A picnic at Sand Beach will also offer views of the small island called Nut Island, just off the coast of Amherst Island."