During the summer months the Milky Way rises in the South, and there’s only so many spots in Southwestern Ontario where you can face south without much light pollution.

The Lake Erie shoreline is a good bet, though even at some points the lake is narrow enough to get a glow from across the lake. I headed down to Turkey Point and was pretty pleased with how accessible the shoreline was, and how dark it was too.

While I was there the OPP were conducting a search and rescue operation for a boy who had gone missing during the day. I didn’t know what it was at the time, and took several photos of the flares off Turkey Point.