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Kayakers paddling on the side of the island not facing the Connecticut shore can be surprised by the wind and rougher waves, according to a spokesman for the Milford Fire Department. At about 2 a.m. on September 6, 2009, a 22-year-old kayaker went missing after his boat capsized. Another man with him
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that stretches from the beach to the island. Visitors are cautioned about the strong undertow and twice-daily flooding of the sandbar as a result of the tides. Currently (2005) the crossing window is at least two hours. However, Milford locals note that earlier in the 20th century the window was
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opened a religious retreat on the island. The Aquinas Retreat consisted of a chapel, small cabins for the retreatants, a central dining hall and religious shrines located along paths throughout the island. The retreat closed in the late 1930s and some remnants of it remain on the island.
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who turned the large house into a summer resort known originally as Charles Island House and later as Ansantawae House. After the Civil War the resort closed and the island was leased to the George Miles Company as a base for their fish fertilizer operations.
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were common, but the estimated 16 deer on the island were hunted by the Department of Environment Protection (now the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection) in February 2011 to protect the nesting birds. The waters around the island have
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Access to Charles Island via the sandbar is closed from dates including May 1 to August 31 to protect the bird population per sign posted and Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection.
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In 1835, the first permanent residence was constructed on the island by John Harris. After his death the island was owned by several different owners and in 1852 it was purchased by Elizur Pritchard of
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visited Milford in 1699 when he was en route to Boston (where he was subsequently arrested for piracy and murder). Before Kidd's arrival in Boston, he off-loaded and buried treasure on
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Connecticut DEP to Implement Habitat and Deer Management Plan to Protect Charles Island Natural Area Preserve
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After the Miles Company left the island it was relatively unused until the 1930s when the
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In 1884, the island was briefly considered as a location for the first clubhouse of
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swam to safety, but after more than a month, the victim's body had not been found.
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Tidal island off the coast of Milford, Connecticut, in Long Island Sound
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since 2013, in an area of approximately 3.4 acres (1.4 ha).
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The State of Connecticut now owns the island and it is part of
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History of Milford 1639-1939. Federal Writers' Project, 1939
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Juliano, Frank, "Body found in Sound not missing kayaker",
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Charles Island at High Tide from Silver Sands. Summer 2006
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has reduced the size and width of the island and sandbar.
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located roughly 0.5 mile (1 km) off the coast of
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The Curse of Charles Island, Charles Island History
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Charles Island is located in Connecticut
Long Island Sound
41°11′28.32″N 73°03′18″W / 41.1912000°N 73.05500°W / 41.1912000; -73.05500
Connecticut
New Haven
Milford
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Milford, Connecticut
Long Island Sound
41°11′28.32″N 73°03′18″W / 41.1912000°N 73.05500°W / 41.1912000; -73.05500 (Charles Island)
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