Ontario Marble Cave
June 17, 2007 by rockwatching
Caving in Ontario - Geology and the north
Cor, originally uploaded by Mic2006.
Cornelie Dinkel, a Quebec caver from the Niebelungen Cave Club visited this beautiful Ontario cave recently and with her kind permission I am posting these pictures.
As I am sure you will surmise the rock is not limestone – in fact it is typical of the marble found in the Canadian Shield. As already mentioned there are many such caves in the north, they are generally quite small often multi-entranced.
As Cornelie wrote, “The cave is small and requires a long walk. You follow a river through the tunnels, but you can stay dry. Most of it is walking passage. I think it is a good cave to visit in early spring when you suffer from cave withdrawal and all other caves are flooded and the walk to the cave is very scenic. In summer you may have a problem getting there by foot - you need a boat.”
