Lake Erie’s Long Point, a wilderness that attracts thousands of migrating waterfowl, was becoming a home for nefarious activities during the mid-19th Century, when a group of businessmen seeking a private place where they could shoot ducks, established the Long Point Company. Over the years, the Company’s membership changed through the sale or inheritance of shares until the membership became largely comprised of creators of or heirs to Gilded Age wealth. Putting his curiosity and prodigious research skills to good use, Stephen Selk has written the tale of a symbiotic relationship that has proven beneficial to both Long Point and the company that is its savior