Why even wading is forbidden at the tip of Point Pelee

One of the most dangerous places to swim anywhere is at the very tip of Point Pelee National Park.

The famous, triangular-shaped peninsula is located in Essex County, on Lake Erie’s north shore. Its ever-shifting bottom tip signifies the southern-most point of mainland Canada.

What makes currents there so perilous, so life-threatening? A Park expert explains, in our latest County of Essex video underscoring water safety, during National Drowning Prevention Week.

For more drowning prevention tips, please visit countyofessex.ca/NDPW2025.