Hen Island (Ontario) Explained

Hen Island
Location:Lake Erie
Archipelago:Pelee Island Archipelago
Major Islands:Pelee Island, East Sister Island and West Sister Island
Elevation Ft:571
Country:Canada
Country Admin Divisions Title:Province
Country Admin Divisions:Ontario
Country Admin Divisions Title 1:County
Country Admin Divisions 1:Essex
Country Admin Divisions Title 2:Township
Country Admin Divisions 2:Pelee

Hen Island is an island on Lake Erie in Ontario. There are three smaller islands, called "chickens," surrounding the island; their names are Big Chicken Island, Chick Island, and Little Chicken Island.[1]

Quinnebog Fishing Club

This small wooded Island is home to the Quinnebog Club, which owns the island. The club was founded in 1897, still exists and is active. The main clubhouse holds the dining hall and kitchen facilities as well as staff bedrooms on the second floor. According to the club's website the U.S. Presidents Grover Cleveland and William McKinley have visited the club to do some fishing.[2]

The Club may have bought the island from either a certain "Colonel Blanchard", the first resident of the island,[3] or Rudolph Siefield, an Ohio businessman.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: How Many Islands Are There in Lake Erie?. Gora, Michael. Lake Erie Islands Historical Society. March 19, 2014. 2004.
  2. Web site: About Our Club . Quinnebog Fishing Club . November 13, 2021.
  3. https://books.google.com/books?id=XB4WAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA335 Sketches and Stories of the Lake Erie Islands, pp. 334–335
  4. http://www.middlebass2.org/island_history_people_SiefieldNB.shtml "Middle Bass on the Web" (website)