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Pelee Island         Pelee Island, Ontario, Canada, is an island in the western half of Lake Erie.    - Wikipedia 2006         Wineries and shipwreaks highlight the islands appeal. - Wikipedia 2006              The island has been moving gradually towards a tourist oriented economy every year. Pelee Island is also part of an important flyway for migrating birds between Ohio, the Lake Erie islands and Point Pelee.  - Wikipedia 2006   The township is comprised of 9 islands, the largest being Pelee Island, and including Middle Island, Middle Sister Island, Hen Island, Big Chicken Island, Little Chick Island, Chick Island, East Sister Island, and North Harbour Island.   The island is part of the Township of Pelee in Essex County, and has its own mayor, deputy mayor, and three Councillors. It is what is called a separated township.    Shipwrecks Nearby Pelee Island The scenic waters around Pelee Island are also the grave yard of some 20 shipwreaks.  Here is a list.         Tasmania.  The 221 footer sail powered Tasmania sank in a storm seven miles east of Pelee Island on Oct 20, 1906 .  Eight crewmen, including the Captain, perished.       Specular.   This steam-powered Propeller collided with the Denver Aug 22, 1900 five mile east of the north tip of Pelee Island.       Jorge B.   This 45 foot Deisel powered Fish Tug went down Sept 16, 1983 due to bad weather .  Three of the six crew drown. Located three quarters of a mile east of Pelee Island.         America.  Running aground on April 5, 1854, this 140 foot long steamer endured several mishaps, including the sinking of the City of Oswega that claimed 15 lives.  Today it is found a half mile north east of Pelee Island.   Also see Colchester and Pointe Pelee, for other wrecks .  For specific GPS location of these boats, Consult book "Shipwreaks of Lake Erie."                                                 Pelee Island and Point Pelee Tourism Information Travel and leisure resources for the Pelee Island and Sun Country area. http://www.pelee.com/ Pelee Island Winery http://www.peleeisland.com/ Pelee Island Winery http://web.archive.org/web/20031207102222/ http://www.peleeisland.com/cgi-bin/webc.cgi/home.html Pelee Island Ferry and Pelee Island Hovercraft http://www.pelee.com/transportation_island.asp Pelee Island Hotel and Pub Bed & Breakfast pelee island http://web.archive.org/web/20040711072852/ http://www.peleeislandhotel.com/          Pelee is known for its autumn pheasant hunting which is the most lucrative form of tourism. The gross revenue to the hotels, motels, housewives, bed and breakfasts, transportation companies, and local businesses is about a million dollars over a six day period.   Pelee Island is connected to the Canadian and United States mainland by ferry service. At 42 kmē, Pelee Island is the largest island in Lake Erie and the most southern populated point in Canada. Nearby Middle Island is the southernmost point of Canada.                             "The Development of Pelee Island" The largest in a string of islands in the western end of Lake Erie, Pelee Island forms, together with nearby Middle Island, the southernmost port of Canada.  In 1788 It it was leased to Thomas McKee, the son of an influential Indian Department official, by the Ojibwa and Ottawa nations.  The island, whose name is derived from the French "pelee", meaning bare, remained largely undeveloped, however, until William McCormick purchased it in 1823.  In 1868, it was incorportated as a township.  With the introduction of commercial grape cultivation and the drainage of large areas of marshland in the decades that followed, Pelee Island emerged as a prosperous farming community.  By 1900 it had almost 800 residents and contaiend four schools, four churches and thre general stores. Pelee, Ontario - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pelee_Island Visit Pelee Island Pelee Island is home to about 300 permanent residents http://www.wildsofpelee.ca/visit_pelee_island.htm        The island has been moving gradually towards a tourist oriented economy every year. Pelee Island is also part of an important flyway for migrating birds between Ohio, the Lake Erie islands and Point Pelee.  - Wikipedia 2006           Welcome to Pelee Island, Ontario http://web.archive.org/web/20060204223306/ http://peleetourism.com/ Wilds of Pelee Island Sponsors of the Wilds of Pelee Island's Endangered Species http://web.archive.org/web/20030722202433/ http://www.wildsofpelee.ca/ Pelee Island Light http://www.ipl.org/div/light/GL/PeleeIs.html Windsor Essex County Pelee Island http://www.visitwindsor.com/main.htm Pelee Island, ONT Boating and Marina Links Pelee Island in Ontario. Boating and Marina links Your boating source for harbor and marina information. Home | Boat Shows | Mar ... http://www.boatingontheweb.com/Canada/pelee_island.htm PELEE ISLAND WELCOME TO PELEE ISLAND PUBLIC SCHOOL CANADA'S MOST SOUTHERN SCHOOL COMMUNITY. 40 North Shore Road Pelee Island, Ontario, Canada http://web.archive.org/web/20031220101706/ http://www.gecdsb.on.ca/sub/schools/elem/pips/pips.htm Pelee Island Workshops and Retreats http://www.peleeislandretreats.com/ Webshots - Images of Pelee Island Boat http://community.webshots.com/album/208583320HvKwqk Lighthouses at Lighthouse Depot ... Lighthouse Explorer Database ... Pelee Island Light http://www.lhdigest.com/database/uniquelighthouse.cfm?value=323 Pelee Island crash http://www.cbc.ca/news/photogalleries/eriecrash/ Ted Rhodes Images of Pelee Island http://web.archive.org/web/20041209061838/http://www.tedrhodes.ca/ pelee http://www.bmts.com/~northland/pelee/pelee.html Tiessen's Cottage Rental, Pelee Island, Ontario http://web.archive.org/web/20041123054128/ http://members.allstream.net/~rtiessen/cottagemain.html Wavecrest Bed and Breakfast on Pelee Island http://www.wavecrestpelee.com/ News release - Pelee Island Champion wins Award - Ron Tiessen http://www.carolinian.org/NR_Jan23-04tiessen.htm Pelee Island photos by Ethan Meleg (stock list). http://www.ethanmeleg.com/peleelist.htm Pelee Island, Point Pelee, Kingsville, and Leamington http://www.allgetaways.com/view_destination.asp?DestinationID=XGP219-SW08 Pelee Island Links http://web.archive.org/web/20030712061244/ http://home.cogeco.ca/~bythebay/btblinks.htm The Island Biogeographyhttp://www.ed.mtu.edu/esmis/id73.htm Pelee Island Parks and Beaches http://web.archive.org/web/20030731175126/ http://home.cogeco.ca/~bythebay/outdoors.htm Surfbirds Photo Albums - Pelee Island, Canada, May 2005/Hermit http://www.surfbirds.com/albums/displayimage.php?album=159&pos=3 Flipside - 05/20/00 - ISLAND RESIDENTS OFFER THEIR OWN MONEY TO END STRIKE http://web.archive.org/web/20040112113322/ http://zeus.uwindsor.ca/flipside/vol3/may00/00my20a.htm Pelee Island (Canada) Aerial View http://www.middlebass2.org/Pelee_Island_Aerial.shtml By the Bay A Pelee Island Cottage http://web.archive.org/web/20021208131306/ http://home.cogeco.ca/~bythebay The Morning Journal - News - 01/18/2004 - Lorain County natives have ties to island http://www.morningjournal.com/site/news.cfm?BRD=1699&dept_id=46371&newsid=10828437&PAG=461&rfi=9 Recent Ontario Birding Reports - Point Pelee & Essex County http://web.archive.org/web/20030614202744/http://www.web-nat.com/bic/ont/pelee.html features: grape seminar at the pelee island winery on feb. 2, 2000 http://www.ontariograpes.com/establishment.html The Battle of Pelee Island xttp://www.ontarioplaques.com/PlaqueText/Essex34a.html Pelee Island http://web.archive.org/web/20040804182511/ http://www.johnsimage.com/PeleeIsland/pelee_island.htm Ontario Ferries - MV Jiimaan - The Destination - Pelee Island http://web.archive.org/web/20050218172024/ http://www.chicheemaun.com/jii/destination/pelee.shtml Pelee Island http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/world/A0838081.html Pelee Island Wine Race Pelee Island Wine Race - 2004. Pelee Island Sunset. http://web.archive.org/web/20050102231501/ http://www.wincom.net/lmyc/pelee_island_2004_a.htm Pelee Island - Vacations to Remember http://web.archive.org/web/20041228203016/ http://www.womenatthesummit.com/PeleeIsland.htm                                     Pelee Island Area Bloggers       - Please Do Not Feed The Blogs             Submit Your Blog/Homepage                                                             Any suggestions?  Notice an error?  Broken link? Would you like to add a link ?                   Homepage    PostMessage   Guestbook  Add URL   Subscribe