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Susan Gateley

Susan P. Gateley has published a half dozen books on Lake Ontario maritime history and ecology since 1979.She sailed the lake in search of stories aboard her various yachts after obtaining a MS in fisheries science. In 2015 she released a one hour documentary on Lake Ontario based on her book Saving The Beautiful Lake a recent environmental history. Find it and her other books for sale at susanpgateley.com.

About Susan Gateley

Susan P. Gateley has published a half dozen books on Lake Ontario maritime history and ecology since 1979.She sailed the lake in search of stories aboard her various yachts after obtaining a MS in fisheries science. In 2015 she released a one hour documentary on Lake Ontario based on her book Saving The Beautiful Lake a recent environmental history. Find it and her other books for sale at susanpgateley.com.

Deep Time: Lake Ontario’s Lucky Stones & Fossils

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limestone pebble with marine cephalopodWhen did homo sapiens arise? Maybe 2 million years ago?

Nobody really knows exactly when we became “human,” but most of the rocks on our Lake Ontario beaches are at least a hundred times older than our species.

This is what the geologists mean by “deep time.” [Read more…] about Deep Time: Lake Ontario’s Lucky Stones & Fossils