An Adventure
with Reminders of the Flood

As a family, we recently visited the beautiful state of Pennsylvania to explore Presque Isle State Park (not Presqu’ile Provincial Park in Ontario from a previous blog post!).

Now what is Presque Isle? Well, the name means “almost an island” because Presque Isle is a 3,200-acre sandy peninsula (a portion of land nearly surrounded by water) jutting into Lake Erie. In 1921, this popular beach area became the second of Pennsylvania’s state parks.

Now, what’s so unique about Presque Isle that it became a state park?

The aftermath of Noah’s flood triggered an ice age, and the ice and snow piled up creating glaciers across much of North America—including in the Great Lakes area.

Well, it’s a unique ecosystem because of its shape, location, and sandy beaches. But it’s also interesting that this peninsula exists only because of the ice age. The aftermath of Noah’s flood triggered an ice age, and the ice and snow piled up creating glaciers across much of North America—including in the Great Lakes area. As those glaciers melted and retreated north, massive amounts of clay, sand, and gravel were left behind. These are called moraines. The presence of that moraine in Lake Erie eventually formed Presque Isle.

Now, if you visit Presque Isle, you’ll see signs about how it was formed during an ice age 13–14,000 years ago. But that timeline doesn’t match with what we know from Scripture. When we start with God’s Word, we know earth is only around 6,000 years old. And the ice age fits perfectly with the biblical time frame of a global flood leading to an ice age. When we see places like Presque Isle, we shouldn’t think about tens of thousands of years of history. Rather, we should be reminded of biblical history, the flood, and its aftermath.

Something else you might notice at Presque Isle are “breakwaters” on the lake side of the peninsula. Why were those installed?

Every day Presque Isle is hit by Lake Erie’s waves (especially during stormy weather), eroding away the peninsula. So the park’s staff have installed 58 breakwaters that partially block the lake waves, which slows down erosion and keeps the beautiful beaches covered in sand. This reminds us of the power of moving water (imagine how much erosion was taking place during Noah’s flood as massive amounts of water covered the globe!).

Yes, there are reminders of the flood everywhere!

Presque Isle fun facts:

• 635 plant species live on Presque Isle.
• This peninsula is a top birding location in the US with 339 documented bird species.
• 13 amphibian species and 19 reptile species live in the park.

Well, we’re off on another adventure. Until next time, remember to worship and praise the One who created everything.

Worthy are you, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honor and power, for you created all things, and by your will they existed and were created (Revelation 4:11)

Bye!