Harbour

Middle Bass Island Yacht Club

Name: Middle Bass Island Yacht Club
Address: Middle Bass, US
Telephone: +14193411576

Middle Bass, United StatesGreat Lakes

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Type: Harbour

Private yacht club on the south side of Middle Bass Island, in the western basin of Lake Erie, sharing the harbour with Middle Bass Island State Park Marina.

Guide

Approach and anchoring

Approach from the south through the marked entrance to the state park harbour. The club is the first pier to port on entering. Western basin of Lake Erie, 1.4 miles north of Put-in-Bay.

Practical

56 berths for seasonal members and visitors, clubhouse, kitchen, heads, showers, deck, fire pit and a grilling pavilion. Reciprocal privileges with Inter-Lake Yachting Association, Greater Cleveland Boating Association and Yachting Club of America members.

Ashore

Middle Bass Island State Park, with the stone ruins of the Lonz Winery listed on the National Register of Historic Places, is a short walk from the dock. Hiking trails cover the 805-acre island.

History

Middle Bass Island was landed by French explorer Robert La Salle in 1679 and named Isle des Fleures. German settlers from 1856 planted vineyards, and the Golden Eagle Wine Cellars founded in 1866 became one of the largest wineries in the country. The Lonz Winery, born of a 1926 merger, operated until a fatal terrace collapse in 2000, after which the state created Middle Bass Island State Park in 2001.