For centuries, fishermen and navigators have used it as trusted landmark. Poets, writers, and artists have immortalized it. One source describes this monolith as "enigmatic and fascinating." At the eastern tip of the Gaspe Peninsula in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, Perce Rock stands majestically in the shimmering blue water of the Atlantic Ocean. The rock is some 1,420 feet long, about 300 feet wide, and over 290 feet high.
Some claim that long ago Perce Rock was attached to the mainland and that it may have had as many as four arches. Today, though, only one arch exist-over 90 feet wide-in the seaward end of the rock. At low tide a sandbar connects the rock to the mainland. During an interval of about four hours, the courageous at heart can walk right up to the base of the rock and then grope and splash their way along it for about 15 minutes to reach the arch.
Perce Rock boasts a beauty that is breathtaking. Yet, it is only a sample of the many splendid sights that our fascinating earth offers. How varied and numerous they are!
Full article in Awake! magazine
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