1 9 1 8 ▁at ▁the ▁ur ging ▁of ▁bird watch ers ▁and ▁hun ters . ▁Com mer cial ▁fish ing ▁continued ▁in ▁the ▁park ▁until ▁ 1 9 6 9 . ▁Point ▁Pe lee ▁was ▁the ▁only ▁Canadian ▁national ▁park ▁to ▁allow ▁hunting ▁until ▁du ck ▁hunting ▁was ▁ended ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 9 . ▁This ▁site ▁was ▁named ▁" Po inte - P el ée " ▁( mean ing ▁" b ald ▁point " ▁by ▁French ▁expl or ers ▁because ▁the ▁eastern ▁side ▁was ▁rock y ▁and ▁had ▁no ▁trees ). ▁ ▁Point ▁Pe lee ▁was ▁designated ▁a ▁dark - sky ▁preserve ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁having ▁become ▁the ▁first ▁Canadian ▁national ▁park ▁to ▁be ▁designated ▁as ▁such . ▁In ▁March ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁high ▁wind s ▁caused ▁waves ▁that ▁was hed ▁away ▁the ▁sand ▁point ▁and ▁all ▁that ▁remained ▁was ▁a ▁platform . ▁In ▁October ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁the ▁level ▁of ▁Lake ▁Er ie ▁dropped ▁enough ▁to ▁reve al ▁the ▁point ▁again ▁extending ▁at ▁least ▁a ▁kilomet re ▁out ▁into ▁the ▁water ▁and ▁at ▁least ▁ ▁wide ▁with ▁a ▁w inding ▁curve ▁shape ▁to ▁it . ▁Since ▁that ▁time ▁the ▁sand y ▁tip ▁continues ▁to ▁shift , ▁grow ▁longer ▁or ▁shorter , ▁or ▁even ▁det ach ▁tempor arily , ▁from ▁year ▁to ▁year . ▁ ▁Geography ▁ ▁Loc ated ▁in ▁the ▁western ▁parts ▁of ▁the ▁St . ▁Lawrence ▁Low lands , ▁the ▁park ▁is ▁a ▁sand sp it ▁formation ▁that ▁extends