Rocky_Island_(Michigan)

Rocky Island (Michigan)

Rocky Island (Michigan)

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Rocky Island is an island in Lake Michigan.[1] It is located in Fairbanks Township, in Delta County, Michigan. The island is 10 acres (4.0 ha) in size, and lies two miles (3.2 km) off Michigan's Garden Peninsula near Little Summer Island.[2]

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Rocky Island was donated to The Nature Conservancy in 1986. In 2015, the island became part of the Green Bay National Wildlife Refuge.[3]

Diagram

Diagram of the island made from a visit to and flight over the island in 1976.

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  1. [1]
    "Report For Rocky Island". USGNIS. Retrieved October 27, 2018.
  2. [2]
    "Protection Grows for Lake Michigan's 'Stepping Stones'". United States Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior. Retrieved October 27, 2018.
  3. [3]
    "About the Refuge". National Wildlife Refuge System. United States Fish and Wildlife Service. Retrieved October 27, 2018.


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