Griffith Island is an island in Georgian Bay

Georgian Bay

Georgian Bay is a large bay of Lake Huron, located entirely within Ontario, Canada...

, in the province of Ontario

Ontario

Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....

, Canada

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

. It is one of three islands in Colpoy's Bay, and sits to the north east of Wiarton and north of Owen Sound. The other two islands in Colpoy's Bay are White Cloud Island

White Cloud Island (Georgian Bay)

White Cloud Island is a Canadian island in Georgian Bay, in the province of Ontario. It is one of three islands in Colpoy's Bay, and sits to the north east of Wiarton and north of Owen Sound. The other two islands in Colpoy's Bay are Griffith Island and Hay Island....

 and Hay Island

Hay Island (Georgian Bay)

Hay Island is a Canadian island in Georgian Bay, in the province of Ontario. It is one of three islands in Colpoy's Bay, and sits to the north east of Wiarton and north of Owen Sound. The other two islands in Colpoy's Bay are White Cloud Island and Griffith Island....

. From the early 1970s, the island has been owned by and in private use of the Griffith Island Club, principally for recreational shooting and hunting. A small part of the island is currently owned by the federal government of Canada and hosts the Griffith Island lighthouse. The lighthouse was built originally in 1859 and is one of six limestone lighthouses built in the 1850s in Georgian Bay by the Canadian federal government.