, ▁mainly ▁of ▁mar sh ▁and ▁wood land ▁habit ats , ▁that ▁tap ers ▁to ▁a ▁sharp ▁point ▁as ▁it ▁extends ▁into ▁Lake ▁Er ie . ▁Middle ▁Island , ▁also ▁part ▁of ▁Point ▁Pe lee ▁National ▁Park , ▁was ▁acquired ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁and ▁is ▁just ▁north ▁of ▁the ▁Canada – Un ited ▁States ▁border ▁in ▁Lake ▁Er ie . ▁Point ▁Pe lee ▁is ▁the ▁southern most ▁point ▁of ▁main land ▁Canada , ▁and ▁is ▁located ▁on ▁a ▁foundation ▁of ▁gla cial ▁sand , ▁s ilt ▁and ▁gra vel ▁that ▁bit es ▁into ▁Lake ▁Er ie . ▁This ▁sp it ▁of ▁land ▁is ▁slightly ▁more ▁than ▁seven ▁kilometres ▁long ▁by ▁ ▁wide ▁at ▁its ▁northern ▁base . ▁Est ab lished ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 8 , ▁Point ▁Pe lee ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁national ▁park ▁in ▁Canada ▁to ▁be ▁established ▁for ▁conservation . ▁It ▁was ▁designated ▁as ▁a ▁R ams ar ▁site ▁on ▁ 2 7 ▁May ▁ 1 9 8 7 . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁Ab original ▁people ▁lived ▁on ▁Point ▁Pe lee ▁for ▁many ▁years ▁before ▁European ▁colon ization , ▁d ating ▁back ▁to ▁at ▁least ▁ 6 , 0 0 0 ▁years . ▁The ▁largest ▁arch ae ological ▁site ▁found ▁at ▁Point ▁Pe lee ▁is ▁thought ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁occupied ▁between ▁AD ▁ 7 0 0 ▁and ▁ 9 0 0 . ▁ ▁The ▁name ▁was ▁given ▁to ▁the ▁area ▁by ▁F athers ▁Dol lier ▁and ▁Gal ine e ▁when ▁they ▁passed ▁through ▁the ▁area ▁in ▁