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The Odawa, who speak a dialect of the Ojibwe language, lived on Beaver Island for at least 300 years prior to its settlement by more recent immigrants. [20] The region of Lake Michigan that surrounds Beaver Island has an unenviable reputation in the long history of shipwrecks on the Great Lakes, [21] and a wreck within swimming distance of the island itself has been proposed as the possible ...
The Research Area is approximately 23,154 acres in size. Properties in the Research Area include much of the southern half of Beaver Island, almost all of Garden Island, all of High Island, [1] all of Hog Island, [2] all of North Fox Island, and most of the northern half of South Fox Island. All of these islands are located in Lake Michigan.
Manitou County was an insular county in the U.S. state of Michigan, consisting of Beaver Island and its surrounding islands, together with the North and South Manitou Islands and Fox Islands in Lake Michigan. The county existed from 1855 to 1895. The county seat was at St. James on Beaver Island.
McGuirk Arena, previously known as the Daniel P. Rose Center and Rose Arena, is a multi-purpose arena, in Mount Pleasant, Michigan, United States.The arena opened in 1973 and is part of a larger facility known as the CMU Events Center.
Charlevoix County (/ ˈ ʃ ɑːr l ə v ɔɪ / SHAR-lə-voy) is a county in the U.S. state of Michigan.The county seat is Charlevoix, and the largest city is Boyne City. [2] Located in the Northern Lower Peninsula, Charlevoix County is bisected by Lake Charlevoix, Michigan's third largest inland lake.
Beaver Island, Michigan, an unincorporated community located on the island; Beaver Islands State Wildlife Research Area; Beaver Island (Lake Superior), Michigan;
St. James is located in St. James Township at the northern end of Beaver Island, the largest island in Lake Michigan. The center of town faces southeast onto St. James Harbor, through which the Beaver Island Ferry arrives from Charlevoix. The northeastern side of the entrance to the harbor is marked by the Beaver Island Harbor Light. The St ...
The Michigan Islands National Wildlife Refuge is a designation for nine Michigan islands in the North American Great Lakes.Owned by the United States federal government, they were set aside for ecosystem protection purposes by President Franklin D. Roosevelt 1943.