Lake Erie's Long Point Island

Lake Erie's Long Point IslandLong Point, an island wilderness in the Canadian waters of Lake Erie, is the world's longest freshwater sand spit. Situated at the intersection of two of North America's avian migration corridors, the Atlantic and Mississippi flyways, Long Point's vast wetlands serve as a crucial resting point for many species of birds, including waterfowl. The island and the proximate mainland are designated a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve. During the mid 19th Century,

Long Point, an island wilderness in the Canadian waters of Lake Erie, is the world's longest freshwater sand spit. Situated at the intersection of two of North America's avian migration corridors, the Atlantic and Mississippi flyways, Long Point's vast wetlands serve as a crucial resting point for many species of birds, including waterfowl. The island and the proximate mainland are designated a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve.

During the mid-19th Century, Long Point was becoming a home for nefarious activities, when a group of businessmen seeking a private place where they could shoot ducks, established the Long Point Company. Over the years, the Company's membership changed through the sale or inheritance of shares until the membership became largely comprised of creators of or heirs to Gilded Age wealth. Putting his curiosity and prodigious research skills to good use, Stephen Selk has written the tale of a symbiotic relationship that has proven beneficial to both Long Point and the company that is its savior.