Green Island (Ohio)

Green Island is a small 17-acre (0.07 km²)^[1] island of the U.S. state of Ohio, in Lake Erie. It is located approximately three miles southwest of Put-in-Bay. It is part of Put-in-Bay Township, in Ottawa County.

History

The U.S. Government bought Green Island in December 1851.

Coast Guard replaced it with a skeletal tower with an automated light on top. Green Island is currently a wildlife refuge, managed by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources

, and is no longer open to the public.

References

^ Explore the Lake Erie Islands: A Guide to Nature and History Along the Lake Erie Coastal Trail Archived 2012-02-22 at the Wayback Machine, p. 42. Retrieved March 7, 2014

41°38′44″N 82°51′54″W / 41.6456°N 82.8651°W / 41.6456; -82.8651

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[1] Explore the Lake Erie Islands: A Guide to Nature and History Along the Lake Erie Coastal Trail Archived 2012-02-22 at the Wayback Machine, p. 42. Retrieved March 7, 2014

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v t e Lake Erie Islands
Michigan	Gard Island Indian Island Turtle Island (MI / OH)
Ontario	Big Chicken Island Chick Island East Sister Island Hen Island Little Chicken Island Middle Island Middle Sister Island Mohawk Island North Harbour Island Pelee Island Ryerson's Island Second Island Snow Island
Ohio	Ballast Island Buckeye Island Catawba Island Gibraltar Island Green Island Gull Island Johnson's Island Kafralu Island Kelleys Island Lost Ballast Island Middle Bass Island Mouse Island North Bass Island Rattlesnake Island South Bass Island Starve Island Sugar Island Turtle Island (MI / OH) West Sister Island
Pennsylvania	Presque Island
New York	Bird Island