Who owns Rattlesnake Island in Lake Erie?

Frackelton and sixty-five other investors re-purchased the island in 1999. Today, Rattlesnake Island is accessible only to the 65 members of the Rattlesnake Island Club. There are currently only about fifteen private and exclusive lots on the island. Sale of property on the island is controlled by the island club.



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Access to the Rattlesnake Island Preserve is ONLY allowed when the dock is staffed by LRCT personnel. ANY access that occurs when Personnel is not present at the dock would be trespassing, and this restriction is enforceable by law.

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The majority of these islands are under the sovereignty of the State of Ohio in the United States. Pelee Island is the only major inhabited island within the province of Ontario, while the smaller Middle Island is the southmost point of land in Canada.

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History tells us that rattlesnakes used to inhabit the island which is where the name comes from. The shape of the island is also reminiscent of a rattlesnake's head. That is where the name came from, although it seems odd that rattlesnakes inhabited that island, but nowhere else in the area.

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Frackelton and sixty-five other investors re-purchased the island in 1999. Today, Rattlesnake Island is accessible only to the 65 members of the Rattlesnake Island Club. There are currently only about fifteen private and exclusive lots on the island. Sale of property on the island is controlled by the island club.

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For $888,888, Middle Sister Island — an 8.1-acre retreat on Lake Erie northwest of Pelee Island and just inside Canadian waters — could be yours.

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Residents. Most of the islands are headed by a small group of year-round residents. However, eager vacationers often raise the populations dramatically during the summer months, most notable on South Bass Island, which is the most tourist-friendly of the islands despite its small size.

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Twenty-six islands dot Lake Erie of which South Bass Island, Kelleys Island and Middle Bass Island are the best known and most visited.

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A Very Private Resort An oasis amongst a chaotic world, Rattlesnake Island is a peaceful and private retreat where members can spend their summers swimming, sunning and boating.

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West of Cleveland and east of Toledo is island country. Twenty-six islands dot Lake Erie of which South Bass Island, Kelleys Island and Middle Bass Island are the best known and most visited.

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A number of undeveloped islands have been bought by conservation groups and land preservation groups, so “you pretty much have to buy an island that has a home on it,” Davis said.

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