Middle Sister Island Explained

Middle Sister Island
Location:Lake Erie
Coordinates:41.8487°N -83.0007°W
Archipelago:Sister Islands
Major Islands:East Sister Island and West Sister Island
Area Acre:9.5
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

Middle Sister Island is a 9.5acres island in Lake Erie. Along with West Sister Island (in Ohio, USA) and East Sister Island, it is part of the Pelee Archipelago in the western basin of Lake Erie, and is considered to be the "most natural and undisturbed" of these islands.[1]

War of 1812

The island was a staging area for William Henry Harrison's U.S. troops, just prior to the invasion of Canada and the Battle of the Thames.[2]

Flora and fauna

Guano from the Lake Erie population of double-crested cormorants is interfering with tree growth in the Carolinian forest on this island and the nearby East Sister Island and Middle Island.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Pelee Island Archipelago . 2009-03-22 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070913193858/http://www.bsc-eoc.org/iba/site.jsp?siteID=ON014 . 2007-09-13 .
  2. Book: McMaster . John Bach . John Bach McMaster . A History of the People of the United States: from the Revolution to the Civil War . Middle Sister Island. . 1895 . D. Appleton and Company. New York . 3257865 . 39 .
  3. Hebert. Craig E.. Jason Duffe . D. V. Chip Weseloh . E. M. Ted Senese . G. Douglas Haffner . 2005. Schmutz. Unique Island Habitats May Be Threatened By Double-crested Cormorants. Journal of Wildlife Management. 69. 1. 68–76. The Wildlife Society. 10.2193/0022-541X(2005)069<0068:UIHMBT>2.0.CO;2. On-line journal. 2009-03-23. subscription.