Michael Gora

Michael Gora is the Middle Bass Island historian for the Lake Erie Islands Historical Society at Put-in-Bay, Ohio. A long-time summer resident of Middle Bass Island, he enjoys writing about local history and finding buried facts and stories. His most recent book, "Early Adventures at Put-in-Bay..." provides new evidence that the original Put-in-Bay harbor in the 18th century was probably today's Burgundy Bay between Middle Bass and Sugar Islands.

Mr. Gora is a retired software executive and former software engineer who has also written 4 technical books and over 30 technical articles during a long career. He runs the Middle Bass Island web site at www.middlebass.org. When not on the islands, he lives in Hayesville, NC.