Discovering Ontario · Drawing 23 of 32
Flowerpot Island’s Rock Pillars
Tobermory · Ontario
These tall rock pillars look like giant flowerpots. Water and time separated them from the cliff. Trees grow on their tops.
Did you know?
Flowerpot Island is in Fathom Five National Marine Park in Lake Huron.
Look together
Which pillar looks widest at the top?
An idea to try
Invent a name for a rock whose shape reminds you of an object.
For the adult reading along
A little more to discover
Flowerpot Island’s pillars illustrate shoreline erosion and earlier changes in water level. Some rock layers resist wear better than others. The drawing simplifies the layers and brings the two formations closer together. Despite the marine park name, this is a freshwater lake landscape.
Look together: Which pillar looks widest at the top? Invent a name for a rock whose shape reminds you of an object.
Sources and illustration notes (1)
Simplified interpretation for colouring. Settings and people may be composed. Details, distances and proportions are not a measured record of the place.
These links lead to other websites. Explore them with an adult. Source titles appear in their original language; some linked pages are in French.
- Parks Canada: Fathom Five GeologyPlace, history or natural feature described on this page.
Source review: 2026-10-02. Illustrations are simplified for colouring.
