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Island 116 ADD INFO
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Uncommonly
private best describes this island. The entrance to this island is on
the barely traveled East side and a green barrier of trees and shrubs
screen the main channel on the West side. Entrance to the island is up
a sloping path, sometimes muddy after a hard rain but the camping area
is high and dry. The height of the camping spot is above all but the most
extreme high water. On July 2 when Jason Beigh and I stopped by the campsite
was about 10 feet above the river level of 8.4 ft at the Sunbury gauge. Privacy is more than visual. Some distant road noise may be heard if you listen but we enjoyed the sounds of warblers, tufted titmice, fish crows, wood thrush, and red winged blackbirds. On the East side of the island there were two Great Blue Herons. These Herons were joined by a Little Blue Heron a Double Crested Cormorant. There were signs of old Beaver activity at the island, fresh Raccoon tracks and a set of turtle tracks on the beach. Maybe with all the animal life activity, island 116 is not that private. We cleared Poison Ivy from the camping area and moved some dead branches so that there is a tent site below an opening in the tree canopy. We did leave some Poison Ivy behind so that campers and canoers will have the opportunity to practice their identification skills of this plant. Since there were no rocks available for a fire ring and we failed to import any from the mainland Jason created a small fire pit on the West side of the campsite. There is a personal privacy path heading south from the campsite. However, please review the low impact guidelines on waste before using this area. Use the island, enjoy the view, revel in the peace, respect the inhabitants and respect future users of the island. John Capwell
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