[PHOTO] Yorkville and the Village Rock

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Yorkville and the Village Rock
Originally uploaded by rfmcdpei

The downtown district of Yorkville is known as much as the bohemian 1960s home of musicians like Joni Mitchell and Neil Young as it is for its current status as an upscale shopping and dining district. What isn't as well-known is the existence of its Village Rock, a huge stone a billion years old and massing 650 metric tons that was taken from the Canadian Shield in Ontario's cottage country district of Muskoka in 135 pieces and reassembled in situ. This picture, taken on a balmy late summer evening, gives a size as to the Village Rock`s heft. In afternoon, it`s a perfect place to enjoy the sun, all stretched out.