{"id":460,"date":"2021-04-30T19:02:46","date_gmt":"2021-04-30T19:02:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pia21.alp1n3.com\/?page_id=460"},"modified":"2021-06-23T22:32:48","modified_gmt":"2021-06-23T22:32:48","slug":"pelee-island-history","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/peleeislandadventures.com\/about\/pelee-island-history\/","title":{"rendered":"Pelee Island History"},"content":{"rendered":"\t<div id=\"gap-1083549998\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-1083549998 {\n  padding-top: 30px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<section class=\"section has-parallax\" id=\"section_1289175174\">\n\t\t<div class=\"bg section-bg fill bg-fill  \" data-parallax-container=\".section\" data-parallax-background data-parallax=\"-10\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"section-bg-overlay absolute fill\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"is-border\"\n\t\tstyle=\"border-color:rgb(235, 235, 235);border-width:1px 0px 0px 0px;\">\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"section-content relative\">\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"row row-large align-center\"  id=\"row-1239729946\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1051202394\" class=\"col medium-8 small-12 large-8\"  data-animate=\"flipInY\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner text-left box-shadow-5-hover dark\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<p>Pelee Island known to some as Canada&#8217;s Vacationland, rests along the 42 parallel where the sun is visible for 15 hours during the summer solstice and is one of the mildest areas of Canada due to the moderating effects of Lake Erie.<\/p>\n<p>With a total of 42km<sup>2<\/sup> of sandy shorelines, 3 natural reserves protecting some of the most rare species of plants and wildlife, endless acres of vineyards, and the most distinctive historical attractions in Canada, Pelee Island is truly nature\u2019s organic solution to social distancing.<\/p>\n<p>Unplug, slow down, and re-discover this uniquely diverse island that we call home.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#col-1051202394 > .col-inner {\n  padding: 15px 15px 15px 15px;\n  border-radius: 10px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-2080592568\" class=\"col medium-4 small-12 large-4\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner text-left text-shadow-3 dark\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t<div id=\"text-1642596492\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n<h2>Pelee Island Today<\/h2>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-1642596492 {\n  text-align: left;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n<style>\n#section_1289175174 {\n  padding-top: 59px;\n  padding-bottom: 59px;\n  min-height: 300px;\n  background-color: rgb(171, 171, 171);\n}\n#section_1289175174 .section-bg-overlay {\n  background-color: rgba(0,0,0,.5);\n}\n#section_1289175174 .section-bg.bg-loaded {\n  background-image: 754;\n}\n#section_1289175174 .section-bg {\n  background-position: 91% 42%;\n}\n#section_1289175174 .ux-shape-divider--top svg {\n  height: 150px;\n  --divider-top-width: 100%;\n}\n#section_1289175174 .ux-shape-divider--bottom svg {\n  height: 150px;\n  --divider-width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/section>\n\t\n\t<div id=\"gap-1397095870\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-1397095870 {\n  padding-top: 30px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<section class=\"section\" id=\"section_462646357\">\n\t\t<div class=\"bg section-bg fill bg-fill  \" >\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"section-bg-overlay absolute fill\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"is-border\"\n\t\tstyle=\"border-color:rgb(235, 235, 235);border-width:1px 0px 0px 0px;\">\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"section-content relative\">\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"row row-large align-center\"  id=\"row-195930338\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-683062238\" class=\"col medium-4 small-12 large-4\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner text-left text-shadow-3 dark\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t<div id=\"text-3090774245\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n<h2>Pelee Island Shipwrecks<\/h2>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-3090774245 {\n  text-align: left;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1187270412\" class=\"col medium-8 small-12 large-8\"  data-animate=\"flipInY\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner text-left box-shadow-2 box-shadow-5-hover dark\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<p>Pelee Island features an original 1833 lighthouse that was once used to guide sailors through the rocky Pelee Passage.<\/p>\n<p>Lake Erie is full of shipwrecks; Pelee Passage alone contains the remains of at least 15 shipwrecks.<\/p>\n<p>One wreck that is particularly close to the island,\u00a0<i>JJ Carroll<\/i>, is just 100 feet (30\u00a0m) off the eastern shore of Fish Point.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#col-1187270412 > .col-inner {\n  padding: 15px 15px 15px 15px;\n  border-radius: 10px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n<style>\n#section_462646357 {\n  padding-top: 59px;\n  padding-bottom: 59px;\n  min-height: 300px;\n  background-color: rgb(171, 171, 171);\n}\n#section_462646357 .section-bg-overlay {\n  background-color: rgba(0,0,0,.5);\n}\n#section_462646357 .section-bg.bg-loaded {\n  background-image: url(https:\/\/peleeislandadventures.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/pelee_island_adventures_The-Old-Lighthouse-on-Pelee-Island-1-1_0033.jpg);\n}\n#section_462646357 .section-bg {\n  background-position: 91% 42%;\n}\n#section_462646357 .ux-shape-divider--top svg {\n  height: 150px;\n  --divider-top-width: 100%;\n}\n#section_462646357 .ux-shape-divider--bottom svg {\n  height: 150px;\n  --divider-width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/section>\n\t\n\t<div id=\"gap-24481200\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-24481200 {\n  padding-top: 30px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<section class=\"section has-parallax\" id=\"section_779600307\">\n\t\t<div class=\"bg section-bg fill bg-fill  \" data-parallax-container=\".section\" data-parallax-background data-parallax=\"-10\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"section-bg-overlay absolute fill\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"is-border\"\n\t\tstyle=\"border-color:rgb(235, 235, 235);border-width:1px 0px 0px 0px;\">\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"section-content relative\">\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"row row-large align-center\"  id=\"row-1187664501\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-959181197\" class=\"col medium-8 small-12 large-8\"  data-animate=\"flipInY\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner text-left box-shadow-2 box-shadow-5-hover dark\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<p>Pelee was the site of a battle during the\u00a0Patriot War.<\/p>\n<p>The Battle of Pelee Island took place along what is now the Michigan-Ontario border in 1838 involving small groups of men on each side of the border seeking to &#8220;liberate&#8221; Upper Canada from the British.<\/p>\n<p>On February 26, 1838, 300 men captured the island, and on March 3 they were repulsed and either fled the island or were captured.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#col-959181197 > .col-inner {\n  padding: 15px 15px 15px 15px;\n  border-radius: 10px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-639821919\" class=\"col medium-4 small-12 large-4\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner text-left text-shadow-3 dark\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t<div id=\"text-2608109169\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n<h2>The Battle of Pelee Island<\/h2>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-2608109169 {\n  text-align: left;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n<style>\n#section_779600307 {\n  padding-top: 59px;\n  padding-bottom: 59px;\n  min-height: 300px;\n  background-color: rgb(171, 171, 171);\n}\n#section_779600307 .section-bg-overlay {\n  background-color: rgba(0,0,0,.5);\n}\n#section_779600307 .section-bg.bg-loaded {\n  background-image: url(https:\/\/peleeislandadventures.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/481171445c0c3b87e256b249bea9b09f_jpg__664\u00d71024_.jpg);\n}\n#section_779600307 .section-bg {\n  background-position: 91% 42%;\n}\n#section_779600307 .ux-shape-divider--top svg {\n  height: 150px;\n  --divider-top-width: 100%;\n}\n#section_779600307 .ux-shape-divider--bottom svg {\n  height: 150px;\n  --divider-width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/section>\n\t\n\t<div id=\"gap-1414476555\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-1414476555 {\n  padding-top: 30px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<section class=\"section\" id=\"section_1243296111\">\n\t\t<div class=\"bg section-bg fill bg-fill  \" >\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"section-bg-overlay absolute fill\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"is-border\"\n\t\tstyle=\"border-color:rgb(235, 235, 235);border-width:1px 0px 0px 0px;\">\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"section-content relative\">\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"row row-large align-center\"  id=\"row-1845242872\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1319873844\" class=\"col medium-4 small-12 large-4\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner text-left text-shadow-3 dark\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t<div id=\"text-4179902716\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n<h2>First Nations<\/h2>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-4179902716 {\n  text-align: left;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-307428912\" class=\"col medium-8 small-12 large-8\"  data-animate=\"flipInY\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner text-left box-shadow-2 box-shadow-5-hover dark\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<p>We would like to acknowledge that we are on the traditional territory of the Three Fires Confederacy of First Nations, comprising the Ojibwa, the Odawa, and the Potawatomi Nations. Specifically, this is the home of Caldwell First Nation, and part of the house of Walpole Island First Nation.<\/p>\n<p>We acknowledge the caregivers of this land and all the moccasins that have travelled it over time; by respecting the longstanding relationships with Indigenous people and by being committed to continually learning along this journey.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#col-307428912 > .col-inner {\n  padding: 15px 15px 15px 15px;\n  border-radius: 10px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n<style>\n#section_1243296111 {\n  padding-top: 59px;\n  padding-bottom: 59px;\n  min-height: 300px;\n  background-color: rgb(171, 171, 171);\n}\n#section_1243296111 .section-bg-overlay {\n  background-color: rgba(0,0,0,.5);\n}\n#section_1243296111 .section-bg.bg-loaded {\n  background-image: url(https:\/\/peleeislandadventures.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Cindy-Osadzuk-96FB4274-5D14-4B92-9D29-CC8A176850F5.jpeg);\n}\n#section_1243296111 .section-bg {\n  background-position: 36% 61%;\n}\n#section_1243296111 .ux-shape-divider--top svg {\n  height: 150px;\n  --divider-top-width: 100%;\n}\n#section_1243296111 .ux-shape-divider--bottom svg {\n  height: 150px;\n  --divider-width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/section>\n\t\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"parent":780,"menu_order":75,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-blank-sub-nav-vertical.php","meta":{"xn-wppe-expiration":[],"xn-wppe-expiration-action":[],"xn-wppe-expiration-prefix":[]},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v16.3 (Yoast SEO v16.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Pelee Island History - Pelee Island Adventures<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"We are on the traditional territory of the Three Fires Confederacy of First Nations, comprising the Ojibwa, the Odawa, and the Potawatomi Nations. 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