Jump to the following section: Welcome Lake Erie Island Sites and Pictures complete listing. Or go directly to Aerial Views Catawba Island Kelleys Island Lake Erie "Generic" Information Sites Middle Bass Island North Bass Island Pelee Island Put-in-Bay / South Bass Island shortcut: www.pib.us Rattlesnake Island Nearby Lake Erie Mainland Sites on the U.S. Side Lake Erie Mainland Sites a Bit Further Away (U.S. Only) And Finally, A Few Lake Erie Tourist Towns and Attractions in Ontario Other Related Sites Nearby Canals Other Interesting "Northern" Island Sites not in Lake Erie

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	Aerial Views top Aerial Views on the PutInBayPhotos.com site. Aerial Tour of the Islands - 28 pictures. Aerial Tour of the Islands - 50 more pictures Aerial Tour of the Islands - Part 3 - 68 new pictures Aerial View Poster of the Islands Aerial Views from NOS (National Ocean Service) Other Aerial Views of the Bass Islands
	Antique Maps of the Lake Erie Islands  1817 Map 1835 Map 1872 Map 1886 Map - Our Favorite - and from our own private collection 18th Century Ohio Maps at the Library of Congress click the "maps" link on this page
	Ballast Island (Ohio) No Web site, but lots of historical pictures and text listed on this site. Also a few recent pictures listed but you have to hunt through the site maps. Aerial View Collection of 18 images (temporarily unavailable as of July, 2003. Will be available again soon)
	Bar Harbor Island (Ohio) - no information available
	Buckeye Island (Ohio) ~ 1922, now just a reef visible above the water
	Catawba Island (Ohio) - now permanently connected to the mainland, but originally separated by the Portage River  top Catawba Island Township Site Catawba Island Main Dock - Historical Images of the current Miller Ferry Dock Catawba Island History 1   Catawba Island History 2   Catawba Island Historical Photos at the Toledo-Lucas County Public Library Biographies of Early Catawba Island Residents Gem Beach Marina
	Cedar Point (Ohio) - There are historical references to Cedar Point having been an island as opposed to just a peninsula as it is today. Cedar Point Amusement Park Cedar Point Sandusky Lake Erie Islands
	East Sister Island (Ontario) for a description click here Images from July, 2003 Other Images of East Sister Island
	Ferry Information
	Gard Island (Michigan, near Toledo, OH) owned by the University of Toledo
	Gibraltar Island (Ohio) F. T. Stone Laboratory   Gibraltar Island (OSU Info Site)  Gibraltar Island (PDF File)  Pictures of and from Gibraltar Island
	Green Island (Ohio) Green Island Light Tower and Other Images - July, 2003 2nd Green Island Lighthouse Pictures ~ 1904 - updated April, 2003 1st Green Island Lighthouse Picture and Story ~ 1864 Green Island at Lighthousefriends.com New Green Island History and 2005 Pictures (PDF, 1.4MB). This PDF contains 20 images, including 2 historic images and 9 new photos that have never been published before.
	(extinct) Gull Island Shoal (Ohio) - Gull Island was a real island 120 years ago, although just large enough for a small private picnic. The shoal, between Middle Island and Kelleys Island, is still a popular fishing spot.
	Gull Island (Ontario) see Mohawk Island (Ontario)
	Hen Island - & Chickens (Ontario) Hen Island, Big Chicken Island and Chick Island - 2003 Images Hen Island - 2001 image Hen Island - Quinnebog Club ~ 1898.
	Johnson's Island (Ohio) - really in Sandusky Bay and not Lake Erie proper Johnson's Island, Friends and Descendants of - A newly formed (October, 2001) non-profit organization dedicated to the preservation of the Johnson's Island Prisoner of War Depot Johnson's Island Historical Site - part of the Sandusky library site  Johnson's Island Prison Site   Johnson's Island - Info from the National Park Service Johnson's Island - Great private Site with aerial views, history and more
	Kelleys Island (Ohio)  top Kelleys Island Kelleys Island Birds and Natural History   Kelleys Island Chamber of Commerce Kelleys Island Historical Association   Kelleys Island State Park Kelleys Island, Village of   Historical Images at the OhioLINK Digital Media Center, including great pictures of horse-drawn sleds pulling wine casks across the ice around 1913
	Lake Erie "Generic" Information Sites top Ottawa County Visitors' Bureau - Lake Erie Islands Region Lake Erie Boating Online Lake Erie Coastal Ohio Lake Erie Fishing Reports from ODNR Division of Wildlife Lake Erie's Great Escape Lake Erie Information Discussion Board hosted by Ohio Sea Grant Extension Lake Erie Islands Black Swamp Conservancy Lake Erie Islands destinations, from www.Boats.com   Lake Erie Islands Diving   Lake Erie Islands GPS Coordinates, including reefs and shoals Lake Erie Islands Historical Society - at Put-in-Bay Lake Erie Islands Humor - by Jack Qualman a/o 3/6/06 Lake Erie Islands State Park(s) - ODNR Site  State Park Maps Lake Erie Islands Watersnake News (LEWS News) Some of the newsletters mention Middle Bass Lake Erie Lighthouse Photos   Lake Erie Lighthouses Lake Erie Lighthouses - The Best Picture Gallery Lake Erie Lighthouses - The Most Complete Listing Lake Erie Photos from the Charles E. Frohman Collection at the OhioLINK Digital Media Center, including many ice pictures and pictures of early aircraft testing on the ice. Also early aerial views of Cedar Point. 194 pictures a/o March, 2003.   Note: If this link doesn't work (it sometimes behaves oddly), go to the search page, click "Keyword", Type the word erie, select only the Charles E. Frohman collection, and click the Search button. Lake Erie Underwater Preserve System Lake Erie Water Forecasts and Water Levels Lake Erie Near Shore Marine Forecast Lake Erie Open Water Forecast Beyond Five Nautical Miles from Shore - National Weather Service Lake Erie Open Water Forecast - National Data Buoy Center Lake Erie Water Levels - Forecast and History  Lake Erie Watersnake Information Lake Erie's Beautiful Islands   Personal Sites with Lake Erie Islands Pictures Late Summer Lake Erie Cruise - August, 2002
	Little Sister Island (Ontario) - No pictures available yet
	Long Point Island (Ontario) - This was a separate island in the middle of the nineteenth century, as shown on numerous maps of the period, but is now connected to the mainland at Long Point, near Port Rowan and Port Dover.
	Lost Ballast Island  (Ohio) ~ 1905, now just a reef visible above the water
	Michigan Islands in Lake Erie - Gard Island Images are listed above. However, we are missing several islands listed below. If anyone has pictures or links for those, please send us information. Indian Island (there's actually an aerial picture of Indian Island on the satellite map showing Gard Island, but until we get a better picture, we won't list this separately.) Stony Point Island Turtle Island
	Middle Bass Island (Ohio)  top             Middle Bass on the Web (home page of this site. please also look at the site map and site map page 2 to find many more island pictures.) Main Photo Gallery Aerial Views, Page 1, Middle Bass and North Bass Aerial Views, Page 2, Middle Bass, North Bass and South Bass Middle Bass Island Volunteer Fire Department Middle Bass Island Yacht Club   Middle Bass Island State Park   Middle Bass Island Historical Photos at the Toledo-Lucas County Public Library There is also a great picture at this site of Anton Wehrle and his shop in Toledo. Anton lived on Middle Bass for many years, was the cousin of Andrew Wehrle, Jr. (who built the wine cellars under the Lonz Winery and Wehrle's Pleasure Hall). Anton was also a cooper who built many wine barrels for Wehrle's on Middle Bass. Middle Bass and Lake Erie Pictures on Roman Sapecki's site. Personal Sites with Middle Bass Island Pictures Doug and Belle Cartledge's Middle Bass Island Site Middle Bass Island, Fall, 2003 - A Beautiful Album of 32 pictures Places to Kayak: Lake Erie's Bass Islands (nice article and pictures of Middle Bass)  A Personal Lonz Winery Page with Sonny S Pictures - click on "PIB Pictures" and then on "Lonz Winery Pictures" to find the images. Middle Bass Island Death Records at Tribute.com
	Middle Island (Ontario) Aerial View A few pictures from 2002 are available by clicking here and here New Middle Island Sign - 2003  Middle Island Article Middle (and Pelee) Island History at Windsor Public Library - great pictures, esp. on the "Shipwrecks and Rescues" page Middle Island Lighthouse ~ 1900 Middle Island's Hidden Treasures (Article)  Middle Island Sale - 1999 Article in Gambling Magazine U.S. States North of Canada's Lowest Point (Middle Island) - Interesting Discussion page
	Middle Sister Island (Ontario) - for a description click here. To read about an attempt to sell the island in 2000, click here
	Mohawk Island (Ontario) (formerly called Gull Island)  There was actually a second Gull Island in Lake Erie off Lowbanks, Ontario near Port Colborne. This island is now called Mohawk Island. The Gull Island Lighthouse there was built in 1848 and decommissioned in 1969. The first lighthouse keeper was Capt. John Burgess. He came from Orkney, Scotland in 1835. Gull Island Lighthouse (as it was called earlier) in the 19th century Mohawk Island Lighthouse - 1991 Mohawk Island Lighthouse - Lighthouse Site 1 Mohawk Island Lighthouse - Lighthouse Site 2
	Mouse Island (Ohio) - a 1913 postcard
	North Bass Island (Isle St. George) (Ohio) top             Pictures from May 3, 2004 Aerial Views, Page 1, Middle Bass and North Bass Aerial Views, Page 2, Middle Bass, North Bass and South Bass A few pictures from 2002 are available by clicking here and here   Meier's Wine Cellars with text and picture of North Bass Island (Isle St. George)  Biographies of Early North Bass Island Residents Growing Up on Isle St. George Postcards sent to North Bass, 1909-1910 North Bass Wedding in 1919 - Pictures of the North Bass Island wedding of Chester Allen and Helen Cullen on September 6, 1919.
	North Harbor Island (Ontario)- Images from July, 2003. This little island is northeast of East Sister Island, and therefore not visible from Middle Bass Island.
	Pelee Island (Ontario)  top Fish Point Provincial Nature Reserve Pelee.com Pelee.org - The Official Web Site of the Township of Pelee  Pelee Island Heritage Center The Pelee Club Pelee Flyer Ferry Pelee Island Archipelago Pelee Island Aerial View Pelee (and Middle) Island History at Windsor Public Library Pelee Island Lighthouse Pelee Island Lighthouse, 1992, unrestored Pelee Island Lighthouse, 2002, restored Pelee Island Winery Wilds of Pelee Island Pelee Island Guide
	Presque Isle (Pennsylvania) Presque Isle Lighthouse Presque Isle State Park - Official Site, with great history Presque Isle State Park - Private Site
	Put-in-Bay / South Bass Island (Ohio) top  shortcut: www.pib.us             Aerial Views, Middle Bass, North Bass and South Bass Biographies of Early South Bass Island Residents Interactive Fireworks at PIB - Create Your Own Kayak the Bay at Put-in-Bay Lake Erie Islands Historical Society Perry's Victory & International Peace Memorial - National Park Service Site A 2nd NPS Site for the Monument U. S. Brig Niagara - Erie Maritime Museum Put-In-Bay Chamber of Commerce Put-In-Bay Gazette - no longer online a/o March, 2002 or earlier Put-In-BayOnline   Put-in-Bay Historical Photos at the Toledo-Lucas County Public Library Put-in-Bay Historical Photos at the Library of Congress - Photos from the Detroit Publishing Company's Collection. Note: We can't link to the search results directly. Just type "Put-in-Bay" (with or without quotes) into the search field and click "Search". PutInBayPhotos.com Recent Photos of Put-in-Bay and all the rest of the islands Put-in-Bay Yacht Club PIBYC in the News - Article by wife of your Webmaster <