southwold earthworks

We ended up here after I bought a Parks Canada Discovery Pass while in Alberta Decided to check out some of the other Historic sites we could visit and this was one of them. Only this one was free, and didn't require my pass. There is no actual street address provided so I had taken the general description, put it on Google maps and then used the address as a guide and put that in the GPS which wasn't far off. The actual street address is 7930 Iona road. After seeing the first sign, you ALMOST get the impression that this is the site, but you actually have to walk about 5 minutes down a small path before you actually get to the site which is a little miss leading. There is a large sign marking the location so you cannot miss it when driving by, but I never came across any signs pointing out the location from any other roads. There is enough parking for probably about 5 or 6 cars, there was only one at the time we went.As mentioned by others, if you are not a historic person it can be pretty boring as it is essentially what looks like some hills in the grass. You have to look beyond that and use your imagination as to what was here 500 years ago. There is only 4 plaques, with information about the Neutrals which are the type of natives that used to live here. There are some beautiful and unusual looking trees, and it would be a great place away from traffic to have a picnic. This place could be so much more with a little bit of work, but for free and to preserve a natural heritage location it works. Allow up to 30 minutes are you are a somewhat historic buff, and 5 to 10 if you are not. If you are in need of a washroom there are a couple of Johnny on the spots provided if necessary but we didn't actually use them thankfully. Not the type of place you revisit, see it one time and you will have seen enough.

This is an earth formation from many years ago. The signage at the site thoroughly explains how each section was used. This a great learning experience for both young and old. When reading the signs it takes you back in time to when this was used.

This is a national historic site with nothing to see. It is out in the middle of nowhere. It is the site of an old first nations settlement. There is a plaque that explains it. You take a long walk back. there is a picnic table and a porta potty. Basically it is historically significant but there is nothing to see but the bumps of grass that once was a villiage. You would have to be really, really, really, passionate about history to get any sort of excitement out of this boring medow. Although good spot if you need to go to the bathroom or just want to have a shaded spot for a picnic.