The Bleasdell Boulder

Trenton, ON (Nearby: Astra, Carrying Place, Batawa, Frankford, Consecon)

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Glen Miller,
Trenton, Ontario
K8V 5P4

Phone : (613) 394-4829
Fax : (613) 394-5226
E-Mail : Click Here to E-Mail us
Outside Web Page : http://www.ruralroutes.com
Your Host(s) : Bleasdell Boulder Preservation Corp.

Tour Group Person Limit: 100

Driving Directions:

• Exit 525 at Hwy 33 (Trenton)and drive 2.5 km. north. Watch for sign.

Season Details:

• Accessible year round(donations accepted at the site).

Description From Owner:

• The Bleasdell Boulder is accessible thanks to the initiative of Paul and Maria Heissler who purchased the site, and then established a corporation to oversee the development of the natural heritage site for recreation and education.
• The boulder is believed to be the largest glacial erratic in Ontario. It is a metamorphic rock originating from northeastern Ontario. It is 44 feet long, 24 feet wide, and 19 - 22 feet high.
• The Bleasdell Boulder Preservation Corporation was formed in 2001. Its mission is to preserve the Bleasdell Boulder and surrounding Lands for future generations and to ensure public access.
• The corporation encourages public awareness, understanding and respect for the natural environment.
• The Ontario Trillium Foundation donated $23,600 in 2003 to help the corporation preserve, promote and improve access to the Bleasdell Boulder. Funds have also enabled the organization to produce signs, booklets and educational materials.
• The site now features a wheelchair accessible trail to the boulder and interpretive signs at the boulder.
• School programs are available on request for primary, junior and intermediate levels. Programs can be self-directed.
• An interpretive guide is available to correspond to the numbered posts along the trails.
• Financial assistance has been received from Quinte Conservation Dinner Committee, Trenval, BMO, service clubs and individuals. In-kind support has been crucial to the success of the organization.
• If you or your group would like to support the work being done at the Bleasdell Boulder property, the corporation has charitable status and can issue tax deductible receipts.

Address of this page: http://www.ruralroutes.com/bleasdell

Visitors to this page: 5,175

Off the beaten track:

Trenton Junction, 2km Glen Miller, 4km Johnstown, Belleville area, 5km Twelve O'Clock Point, 6km Albury, 5km Mount Zion, Belleville, 6km Bayside, 6km Gardenville, 9km Barcovan Beach, 10km Stockdale, 11km