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Gibraltar Island (or the "Gem of Lake Erie") is an island in Ohio, located within Lake Erie. This small 6.55-acre (0.026 km 2) [1] island is just offshore of South Bass Island. It is part of Put-in-Bay Township, Ottawa County, Ohio. The rocky island is named for its resemblance to the Rock of Gibraltar. [2] [3]
Gibraltar Point is an area of coastal deposition—at the end of the 18th century the west dunes were by the shore, but they are now a kilometre inland. In 2016 a new visitor centre opened at the southern end of the reserve to replace the previous one which had been damaged by Cyclone Xaver. There are numerous paths around the area, and several ...
The Jay Cooke House (also known as Cooke Castle), is a historic summer estate house on Gibraltar Island, an island in the Lake Erie community of Put-in-Bay, Ohio.Built in 1865, it was the summer house and a favorite place of financier Jay Cooke (1821–1905).
Map of the Bass Islands. South Bass Island is a small island in western Lake Erie, and a part of Ottawa County, Ohio, United States. It is the southernmost of the three Bass Islands and located 3 miles (4.6 km) from the south shore of Lake Erie. It is the third largest island in the Lake Erie Islands, and is part of Put-in-Bay Township.
Gibraltar Point may refer to: Gibraltar Point, Lincolnshire, a national nature reserve located in England; Gibraltar Point Lighthouse, a lighthouse located in Toronto
The state of Ohio has a procedure for dedicating properties as state nature preserves through the Ohio Division of Natural Areas & Preserves. Some preserves are owned outright by the state, while others are owned by other agencies. Some are open to the public, and others are not.
South Bass, Middle Bass, North Bass, and Kelleys Islands all have active state parks part of the Ohio Department of Natural Resources with North Bass Island State Park being the largest at 593 acres and 90% of North Bass Island (also known as Isle St. George).
The Cleveland Metroparks' South Chagrin Reservation in autumn. A number of regional park districts have been organized in Ohio: Cleveland Metroparks; Columbus and Franklin County Metropolitan Park District; Erie MetroParks; Five Rivers Metroparks ; Geauga County Park District; Johnny Appleseed Metropolitan Park District