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Yesterday's Island - Historical Text and Pictures 

	February Items from 1887 and 1945 added 2/12/08
	The Ferry "Erie Isle" to Put-in-Bay and Middle Bass Island added 10/10/07
	February Ice Fatalities of the Past  added 2/19/06
	Wehrle's Hall 1888  added 1/11/06
	East Point Historical Poster  added 12/31/05
	East Point Historical Documents added 6/19/05
	1793 Visit to Middle Bass Island by O.M. Spencer  added 12/7/04
	Island Oil Boom - Historical Articles from the 1901 Sandusky Daily Register  added 7/30/04
	Historical Postcard Poster   email for availability added 7/16/04
	Middle Bass Dock Pictures, Early 1940s   added 7/15/04
	The Rockery at Wehrle's - Very nice Middle Bass picture from 1892, improperly identified as a Gibraltar picture because it was taken by Rev. Henry Cooke of Gibraltar. This was located at the site of the basketball courts on the hill on the east side of the Lonz Winery.  added 5/4/04
	Gallery of Historic Postcards -  added 4/20/04
	Jay Cooke Hunting on Middle Bass, 1897 . This is Jay Cooke who owned Gibraltar Island.  added 1/8/04
	Middle Bass Island Postal History First Airmail Service - Dec. 1, 1931 Middle Bass on Stamps - Rattlesnake Island Locals 1966-67
	Lake Erie Islanders - 1943 Plain Dealer Article - email for availability
	Lake Erie Islanders - Sketches from the 1917 History of Northwest Ohio  (reference 4a in the Bibliography (names without links will have their content added soon; they what will be added later)   Middle Bass Island Fred Bretz Lewis Dodge Louis Gemelch Peter F. Lonz (and George Lonz) Henry Rehberg Herman D. Rehberg (and William Rehberg) Charles Schneider La Omri Webster North Bass Island John Cummins Everett E. Fox Frank W. Fox and Stewart A. Fox Simon Fox (and Peter Fox) John Sandersen Rudolph Siefield (with a sequel written in 2003) William Dell Smith George W. Wires, Jr. South Bass Island Thomas B. Alexander Fred W. Burggraf Mathias Burggraf Louis Deisler Nicholas Fox Gustav Heinemann Herman Alexander Herbster S. M. Johannsen Walter Ladd Frank Miller Carl E. Ruh Hermann Ruh Capt. Robert Schiele William Schnoor Catawba Island James Ellithorpe (and Richard Tilliotson)  Hon. John Mitchell
	Assorted Pictures 1950-1973 added 10/5/05 Main Dock Area East Shore / Schoolhouse Bay East Point The Marsh Road to East Point Miscellaneous Other Islands The 1972 Storm The Tappe House The Ford TriMotor on Middle Bass
	Lonz Winery History This section covers Lonz Winery history pre-1990. More recent history and pictures can be found in various sections of the Site Map. Lonz of Middle Bass - Cover of Henry Barr's 1982 book, and chronology Lonz Wine-Time Chats, Introduction written by George Lonz in 1933 George Lonz Obituary Lonz Winery Ferry Tickets Lonz Winery Labels   Lonz Winery Price List 1931 Lonz Winery 1928 Brochure - 4 pages, PDF file, 944K Lonz Winery with Casks on Wagons, ca. 1927 Lonz Winery Casks Enroute to Middle Bass, ca. 1933 Lonz Winery Pictures from the 1940s and 1950s  added 1/19/05
	Jim Bretz Collection - Bretz Winery History, and More The Bretz Family The Bretz Winery The Bechsteins The Hanck/Tappe Home Pictures at the Middle Bass Dock The Ford Tri-Motor at Middle Bass East Shore Cottages in the 1930s Other Middle Bass Island Images A Few Put-in-Bay Images
	Rehberg Winery Picture Gallery (Rehberg's Pleasure Hall - Assorted Pictures 1890-1919)
	Middle Bass Club History Middle Bass Club - A Few New "Old" Pictures from 1880-1968 -  Added September 1, 2007 Middle Bass Club History 1874-1964 Famous Middle Bass Club 1913 Historical Pictures General Benjamin Harrison at the Berdan Cottage, 1888 (link to rbhayes.org)  Larger Image The Berdan Cottages as Seen from Rehberg Hall -  Added Feb.19, 2008
	Middle Bass Island Locations on the National Register of Historic Places
	Lake Erie Steam Boats - 1835 Text
	Cultural Resource Investigations of Proposed Middle Bass Island Airport (1993 Historical Study)
	Hardesty's Ottawa County Atlas 1874  List of Middle Bass Subscribers to the Atlas Small Map  Large Map  Buddenhagen Residence  Hanck Residence  Lutes Residence  Rehberg Residence  Schleuse Residence  Wehrle's Hall
	From Lake Erie Islands: Put-In-Bay, Gibraltar, Middle Bass, Kelley's Etc., 1886 Composite Middle Bass Views from 1886 - Rare, Large Image, worth Viewing
	From Nichols' Handy Guide Book to Put-in-Bay, Middle Bass and Kelley's Island, 1888 Middle Bass Island, 1888
	Embossed Letter - 1889
	From Sketches and Stories of the Lake Erie Islands, Souvenir Edition, 1898 Middle Bass And Her Attractions - 1898 Text  Isle de Fleurs - 1898 Poem A PERILOUS ADVENTURE:  Trip With the Island Mail - 1898 Text
	Island Map from Goodman's Map of Ottawa County 1900
	Postcards and Photos 1900-1910  Gallery of Historic Postcards -  added 4/20/04 1907 Multiple Images Erie Fishing Club    Middle Bass Club Middle Bass Club History 1874-1964   North and West Shore Larger Image Boat House View 1 Boat House View 2 Boat House View 3   Toledo Club and Street Scene More Street Scenes The Ford Cottage Row of Cottages Middle Bass Club Tennis Courts Middle Bass Club - Wide Picture - Around 1900 Mr. Taft Goes Fishing - Not for Votes; Incidents of his Visit to the Middle Bass Fishing Club of Ohio - 1908 Mr. Taft Page 1   Mr. Taft Page 2 Mr. Taft Page 3 Mr. Taft Page 4 Wehrle's Hall 1900 - Great Photo Detail Wehrle's Hall, Hotel Hill Crest and the Dock Area ~ 1905 Page 1 of 2 Wehrle's Hall, Hotel Hill Crest and the Dock Area ~ 1905 Page 2 of 2 Wehrle's Hall Ad for the Golden Eagle Wine Cellars Wehrle's Hall. Hotel Hill Crest Expanded from 1 picture to 3 in Sept., 2003 Put-in-Bay Dock for the Boat to Middle Bass, with Sign - 1906
	From Sketches and Stories of the Lake Erie Islands, Perry Centennial Edition, 1913 Middle Bass And Her Attractions - 1913 Text  Pictures from the 1913 Middle Bass Text East Point Beach View   East Point Bend in the Road - Marsh View   Island Hall Rock Scenery   School Wehrle Hall   Wehrle Residence   Famous Middle Bass Club Pictures from the 1913 Middle Bass Club text John Yates Beall - His Piratical Exploit on Lake Erie
	Wine Islands of Lake Erie (Harper's Magazine, 1873) with more on John Yates Beall
	Other Middle Bass Civil War History - Introduction Rebels on Lake Erie Chapter IX - The Lake Erie Conspiracy   Rebels on Lake Erie Chapter X - Pursuit
	East Point Manor ~ 1920
	East Point Manor ~ 1930
	Postcards and Photos 1950-1990   East Point Manor ~ 1960  Schneider's Shop at the Dock and the Sonny-S Ferry ~ 1965

History of Nearby Islands  

	Gallery of Historic Postcards
	Letter to Middle Island from 1887, with some Pelee News
	Middle Island's Hidden Treasures
	New Green Island History and 2005 Pictures (PDF, 1.4MB). This PDF contains 20 images, including 2 historic images and 9 new photos that have never been published before.  added 3/9/06
	North Bass Wedding in 1919 - Pictures of the wedding of Chester Allen and Helen Cullen on September 6, 1919.  added 12/12/05
	North Bass Island - Postcards to North Bass, 1909-1910
	Appleton's Journal, 1873 (this text is in scanned GIF image format and loads slowly) Ballast Island - A Story of Lake Erie - Page 1 Ballast Island - A Story of Lake Erie - Page 2 Ballast Island - A Story of Lake Erie - Page 3 Ballast Island - A Story of Lake Erie - Page 4 Ballast Island - A Story of Lake Erie - Page 5 Ballast Island - A Story of Lake Erie - Page 6 Ballast Island - A Story of Lake Erie - Page 7
	Images - From Lake Erie Islands: Put-In-Bay, Gibraltar, Middle Bass, Kelley's Etc., 1886 Ballast Island - Composite Picture showing Camp, Club Cottage and George Gardner's Villa   Rattlesnake/Green - Composite with Green Lighthouse, and Rattlesnake View from the Water   Lake Erie Islands Map Showing All the expected Islands, plus Gull Island (1886)
	Other Historical Maps of the Lake Erie Islands 1817 Map 1835 Map 1872 Map
	From Sketches and Stories of the Lake Erie Islands, Souvenir Edition, 1898 Beautiful Ballast "Uncle Jimmy" - The Ballast Island Hermit Experiences of an Old Doctor - About His First Visit to Isle St. George (North Bass) An Eventful Night - Thrilling Story of the Burning of Green Island Lighthouse in '64
	From Sketches and Stories of the Lake Erie Islands, Perry Centennial Edition, 1913 Isle St. George and Its Attractions (with Adventures of an Island Doctor) "Call It Square" - True Story of Rattlesnake Island Catawba Island, the Great Peach Growing Center of Ohio  Larger, 1MB PDF version with numerous pictures The Peach Growing Industry of Catawba Island Johnson's Island: Its Thrilling Reminiscences and Historical Burial Grounds Romantic Shores From Which Commodore Perry's Ships Took Ballast A Bunch of Emeralds - Anecdotes About the Minor Lake Erie Islands
	Ballast Island and Lost Ballast Island Postcards 1898-1910 Ballast Island - Barnett's Cove and Bluff   Ballast Island Beach - B&W  Ballast Island Beach - Color Ballast Island Outhouse   Ballast Island Shore with View of Lost Ballast Island - View 1 Ballast Island Shore with View of Lost Ballast Island - View 2  Ballast Island Shoreline from the Water   Gardner's Log Cabin and Longworth Canoe Club   Gardne