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Finding these falls turned out to be a very interesting
experience. A resident near the Upper
South Sandy Creek Falls told us that the land around
these falls was owned by a local farmer. We went to that
farm to be told that the area is owned by a different farmer.
We went to his farm and he graciously granted us access to the
area. After following his directions, we weren't able to
locate the falls, so we went back. Having ties to a dairy
farming family, we didn't want to bother him because we knew he
had a lot of work to do. His response was "I'll take
you there."
We soon realized why we couldn't find it on our own. We
literally followed him through a soybean field to reach a camping
area that the family had set up on the river bank by the falls.
These falls can obviously be accessed by canoe or kayak on the
river, but since they are on private land, please respect the
landowner's property and get permission if you want to gain access
by land. We would like to thank Farmer Doug Brown for
allowing us access and for guiding us there.
Noted simply as "falls" on these maps, they are
technically unnamed and have no common local name. We have
tentatively called them this because there are two waterfalls that
we know of on the South Sandy Creek and these are the furthest
downstream. These pictures were taken in the summer during a
relatively dry period. In the spring there is a much heavier
flow.
The South Sandy Creek flows into Lake Ontario.
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