Pine Island is an island of Northern Ontario

Northern Ontario

Northern Ontario is a region of the Canadian province of Ontario which lies north of Lake Huron , the French River and Lake Nipissing. The region has a land area of 802,000 km2 and constitutes 87% of the land area of Ontario, although it contains only about 6% of the population...

, Canada

Canada

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, in the northwestern portion of Lake Huron

Lake Huron

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, near the mouth of the St. Marys River

St. Marys River (Michigan-Ontario)

The St. Marys River , sometimes written as the St. Mary's River, drains Lake Superior, starting at the end of Whitefish Bay and flowing 74.5 miles southeast into Lake Huron, with a fall of ....

, which connects Lake Huron with Lake Superior

Lake Superior

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. It has a mix of year-round and seasonal (cottage) residents. Some of them live near the island; and some of those neighbors live on other smaller islands nearby. During the night, a nearby lighthouse

Lighthouse

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 blinks with an interval of approximately 3 seconds. The lighthouse is located on Matthew's Island, used seasonally by the Matthew's family. This island is geographically close to St. Joseph Island

St. Joseph Island

St. Joseph Island is a Canadian island in Lake Huron, near the mouth of the St. Marys River which connects Lake Huron with Lake Superior. It is the second largest island in Lake Huron and the third largest in the Great Lakes overall, trailing Manitoulin and Lake Superior's Isle Royale.St...

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A massload of boaters fish in the district around Pine Island. This island is also geographically close to the International border of the USA

United States

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. This island has mostly dirt roads and the nearest major highway to this island is Highway 17

Highway 17 (Ontario)

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. To get from the main land to Pine Island, you must cross a causeway that has no barriers on the sides. This causeway is a popular fishing spot.

The island is home to many different types of wildlife which include bears, coyotes, foxes, blue herons, and typical forest wildlife.

There is an old, sunken ferry dock near the boat launch that was used in the early 1900s.

Natural defects of area

Relatively low volume sound can travel far, even a medium-amplitude noise can travel from Pine Island to St. Joseph Island.

Mosquitos breed heavily on this and neighboring islands.