page_title: St. Joseph Island (Ontario)
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: St. Joseph Island (Ontario) / History
caption_attribution_description: English: This photo taken from the International Space Station shows St. Joseph Island, Ontario with north-south orientation
context_page_description: St. Joseph Island is in the northwestern part of Lake Huron. It is part of the Canadian province of Ontario. The island is 30 kilometers in length and 20 kilometers in width at its widest point and 365 km² in area. It is the sixth-largest lake island in the world; the second-largest island on Lake Huron, following Manitoulin Island; and the third largest of all the islands on the Great Lakes, trailing Manitoulin and Lake Superior's Isle Royale. The circumference of the island's coastline is 145 km.
  The island lays approximately 45 km south east of the city of Sault Ste. Marie and 225 km south west of Sudbury.
  St. Joseph Island played an important role for First Nations and Europeans in the early fur trade and as a staging point for the first victory for British North America in the War of 1812. The island is the subject of one of the Upper Canada Land Surrender treaties conducted by the British government and First Nations in the period between the end of the American Revolution and Confederation.
  Today St. Joseph Island is a destination for tourists and cottagers in northeastern Ontario.
caption: This satellite image shows St. Joseph Island, Ontario located near the mouth of the St. Marys River in northwestern Lake Huron.
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