The land is flat and picturesque. The shallow waters off the 200-m shoreline are nicely warmed for the summer. Perch, smallmouth bass, sheepshead, channel catfish and pike can be found in the water.

White-tailed deer, raccoons, rabbits, squirrels, and a variety of marsh and shore birds are the main residents. Perhaps the most unusual animal found here is the opossum, the only known marsupial in Canada.

The woods are dominated by red and white oaks, with maple, cherry, ash and beech trees mixed in. You'll also see the hardy shag-bark hickories. These trees thrive in the clay soils and flat landscape because of their preference for moist areas and their wind resistance.

Blue grass, devil's paintbrush, wild carrot, chicory, St. John's wort, thistle - these are some of the plants and wildflowers that grow here beneath the red and white oaks, maples, cherry trees, ash, beech, and shag-bark hickories.