Ryerson's Island
42°36′08″N 80°16′54″W / 42.602358°N 80.281611°W / 42.602358; -80.281611Archipelago Long Point Administration Province Ontario County Norfolk Michigan Ontario Ohio Pennsylvania New York
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Ryerson's Island is an island in Ontario, Canada, located in Lake Erie north of Long Point. The island is named for its first owner, Colonel Joseph Ryerson (1764-1854), who was a Loyalist sniper from New Jersey in a unit that tried to kill George Washington,[1] later serving with the Prince of Wales American Regiment and father of Egerton Ryerson.[2]
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- Indian Island
- Turtle Island (MI / OH)
- Big Chicken Island
- Chick Island
- East Sister Island
- Hen Island
- Little Chicken Island
- Middle Island
- Middle Sister Island
- Mohawk Island
- North Harbour Island
- Pelee Island
- Ryerson's Island
- Second Island
- Snow Island
- Ballast Island
- Buckeye Island
- Catawba Island
- Gibraltar Island
- Green Island
- Gull Island
- Johnson's Island
- Kafralu Island
- Kelleys Island
- Lost Ballast Island
- Middle Bass Island
- Mouse Island
- North Bass Island
- Rattlesnake Island
- South Bass Island
- Starve Island
- Sugar Island
- Turtle Island (MI / OH)
- West Sister Island
- Presque Island
- Bird Island
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