Ohio's Lake Erie Public Access Site - Ottawa County
Ottawa County, Middle Bass Island East Point Preserve - Lake Erie Public Access site
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Location:
Middle
Bass Island
E North Shore Road
Put-in-Bay
Township, OH

Latitude:
N 41° 41.78’

Longitude:
W 082° 46.93’

Waterbody:
Lake Erie

Access
Site Type:
Natural
Recreational
Wildlife

Environments:
Rocky Shore
Offshore Reef

Monitoring:
-

Research:
-

Grants:
Clean Ohio Fund - $844,000

Ohio Land and Water Conservation Fund - $70,000

ODNR Coastal Management Assistance Grant - $70,000

Lake Erie Protection Fund

Midwest Birding Symposium

Frost-Parker Foundation of Sandusky

Friends of Magee Marsh

Firelands Audubon

Watershed:
Middle Bass Island		 The 7.8-acre Middle Bass Island East Point Preserve is located near the tip of the island’s northeastern peninsula.

The preserve overlooks Schoolhouse Bay, a popular, shallow-water destination for boaters and swimmers. The site features approximately 600 feet of natural shore with a pier near the eastern property line to aid in water-borne access.

The property has a diversity of habitats including natural beach lands, mature hardwood forest and grasslands—the combination of which attracts large numbers of migrating bird and songbird populations. The property also provides habitat for the Lake Erie water snake and potential habitat for other listed plants and animal species.

The preserve was donated by the Black Swamp Conservancy to the Put-in-Bay Township Park District and opened to the public in October 2010. Funding for the purchase included $844,000 from the Clean Ohio Fund, $70,000 from the Ohio Land and Water Conservation Fund and $70,000 from the Ohio Department of Natural Resources Coastal Management Assistance Grant program. Smaller amounts were provided by the Lake Erie Protection Fund, Ohio Ornithological Society, Frost-Parker Foundation of Sandusky, Friends of Magee Marsh, Firelands Audubon and many private donors.

A conservation easement held by the Black Swamp Conservancy protects East Point as a natural area. The site is managed as a nature preserve and a park for launching of kayaks and canoes only. Passive recreational activities also include fishing, hiking and bird-watching from dawn to dusk. No motorized vehicles or bicycles are allowed.		 Location Map:
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Amenities and Services:

 kayak access drop in site Fishing Wildlife Viewing

Learn more:

Put-in-Bay Township Park District
(419) 285-4772

Black Swamp Conservancy
(419) 872-5263
www.blackswamp.org

Lake Erie Islands Chapter
(419) 285-5811
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Ohio Travel Planner Ohio Events Calendar online Share your experience traveling Ohio Put-in-Bay Area Chamber of Commerce and Visitors Bureau Lake Erie Shores and Islands Visitors Bureau for Erie and Ottawa counties Black Swamp Bird Observatory

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