The Bass Islands are three

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islands in the western half of

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. They are north of Sandusky,

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, and south of

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South Bass Island 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 l ...

() is the largest of the islands, followed closely by North Bass Island () and

Middle Bass Island Middle Bass Island is an island of the U.S. state of Ohio, located in Lake Erie. A small town, Middle Bass, lies on the island. The 805-acre (3.258 km²) island is shaped like the Big Dipper and is one of three Bass Islands located at th ...

(). They are located in Put-in-Bay Township, Ottawa County in the

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of Ohio. Historically Middle Bass has also been called ''Ile de Fleurs'' and North Bass was known as ''Isle St. George''. The Bass Island Archipelago includes the three Bass Islands, plus the Ohio islands of

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, Buckeye,

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, Kelleys, Lost Ballast, Mouse, Rattlesnake, Starve, and Sugar, and the Ontario islands of East Sister,

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(including her three "chickens":

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, Chick, and Little Chicken), Middle, Middle Sister, North Harbour, and Pelee.
How Many Islands Are There in Lake Erie? Retrieved March 6, 2014. At their closest points, Middle Bass Island is approximately 0.5 mi (0.8 km) north of South Bass Island and North Bass Island is approximately 1.0 mi (1.6 km) north of Middle Bass Island. The border between Ohio and

is approximately 1.0 mi (1.6 km) north of North Bass Island. The village of Put-in-Bay, Ohio, Put-in-Bay on South Bass Island is a popular tourist stop during the summer.

Perry's Victory and International Peace Memorial Perry's Victory and International Peace Memorial commemorates the Battle of Lake Erie that took place near Ohio's South Bass Island, in which Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry led a fleet to victory in one of the most decisive naval battles to occur i ...

, commemorating the

Battle of Lake Erie The Battle of Lake Erie, sometimes called the Battle of Put-in-Bay, was fought on 10 September 1813, on Lake Erie off the shore of Ohio during the War of 1812. Nine vessels of the United States Navy defeated and captured six vessels of the Briti ...

, is located on South Bass Island, near Put-In-Bay. The island is also the annual host of the Inter-Lake Yachting Association regatta, known as Bay Week.

References

External links

Lake Erie Islands State Park

Middle Bass Island State Park

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