Middle Island, also part of Point Pelee National Park, was acquired in 2000 and is just north of the Canada–United States border in Lake Erie.

[7] In 1790, Deputy Indian Agent Alexander McKee negotiated a treaty with Aboriginal communities that ceded a large tract of land, which included Point Pelee, to the Crown.

[9] Prior to the creation of the park, the Great Lakes Ornithological Club was established to study bird migration.

One of the members, Percy A. Taverner, and Canada's first Dominion Ornithologist, recommended Point Pelee be made a national park in 1915.

This site was named "Pointe-Pelée" (meaning "bald point") by French explorers because the eastern side was rocky and had no trees.

[12] In March 2006, high winds caused waves that washed away the sand point and all that remained was a platform.

[13] In October 2007 the level of Lake Erie dropped enough to reveal the point again extending at least a kilometre out into the water and at least 7 metres (23 ft) wide with a winding curve shape to it.

Located in the western parts of the St. Lawrence Lowlands, the park is a sandspit formation that extends 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) into Lake Erie and is up to 70 metres (230 ft) thick.

[11] Mineral soils in the park were mapped as well to rapidly drained Eastport sand, which has insignificant profile development.

[15] The marsh has a closed drainage system owing to the separation of it by two barriers along the east and west side, which usually prevents the free exchange of water.

[4] Nearby Point Pelee is Middle Island which is designated provincially as an Area of Natural and Scientific Interest (ANSI) due to its unique and rare assemblages of plants and animals.

[4] It lies in a zone that is characterized by variable weather due to conflict between polar and tropical air masses.

[21][22] From a regional perspective, the park is isolated from other natural areas because in Essex County, less than 6% of the native forest cover and 3% of the wetlands remain intact.

The peak time for bird migration is spring, especially May, when tired migrants make first landfall after their journey north across the lake.

[26] One attraction, apart from the sheer numbers and variety of birds passing through on migration, is the opportunity to see more northerly breeding species before they move on.

The issue coincides with the park's centennial year, and is part of a nine-stamp set featuring scenic views across the country.