Talk:Peche Island

Beavers on Peche Island, Windsor Ontario
I've seen beavers in the Detroit River in the Connor Creek area and on Peche Island, an island park in the Detroit River managed by the City of Windsor.

I spent the 2011 4th of July afternoon on Peche Island with my girlfriend from Windsor. We kayaked from Windsor across to the island. On a previous trip, we noticed trees that looked like they were downed by beavers. While walking around the island this time, we stopped on the wooden bridge to relax, take in the scenery and make a few casts. Joan noticed something large swimming in the internal waterway just west of the bridge. A few minutes later we saw it again, this time swimming toward us. It was a beaver. We had a pocket camera and our phones. We were able to get some still shots and close range video as he swam under us.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_fG7b6hT8Mc&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y8oR7BLo3dI

I crew on a sailboat which races out of Bayview Yacht Club in Detroit. Last October after an evening race I saw a beaver swimming in the moonlight from Connor Creek, out into the Detroit River (headed east toward the front of the club). I called some of my mates over to take a look. We all watched as he slapped his tail on the water and dove.

I am unaware of any photos of the beavers. We were able to get the close range video (see links above) and some still shots. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.9.124.2 (talk) 18:56, 5 July 2011 (UTC)

Peach
The introduction says that this island's name is prounced like "Peach" in English. I've lived in Windsor for decades, and I've been on the island, and this is news to me. I've always heard it "Pesh". Not only is this article's claim unsupported, but it is evidently false.

I oppose Wikipedia's principles, so I leave it to someone else to either cite their source for this, or remove it. [This article] suggests the wrong name was due to peach trees on the island, not a mispronunciation of the island's name. [This article] supports that idea -- a different name, neither an "Anglicization" nor a misspelling.

Anything local "onomastics" might have done "incorrectly" must be supported by a cited reference, thank you bye bye.

76.71.25.45 (talk) 16:40, 10 July 2018 (UTC)