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Maumee Bay State Park is a 1,336-acre (541 ha) public recreation area located on the shores of Lake Erie, five miles east of Toledo, in Jerusalem Township, Lucas County, Ohio, United States. Major features of the state park include a lodge and conference center, cottages, camping facilities, golf course, nature center, and two-mile-long ...
The bay and the surrounding wetlands form most of the Maumee River basin, and in 1975 part of the area was incorporated into Maumee Bay State Park. The park is not huge, covering 1,450 acres (5.9 km 2), but its wetlands feature some of the best bird watching in the United States. The Maumee Bay area is a popular vacation spot in the Midwest ...
Indian Island and Gard Island in North Maumee Bay Gard Island is an island located in Maumee Bay , in Monroe County , Michigan . [ 2 ] Its coordinates are 41°44′55″N 83°26′37″W / 41.74861°N 83.44361°W / 41.74861; -83.44361 ( Gard Island ) [ 1 ] , and according to the United States Geological Survey its elevation as ...
English: Relief location map of Ohio, USA. Geographic limits of the map: N: 42.5° N; ... Maumee Bay State Park; Usage on eo.wikipedia.org Ohio; Glenn Research Center;
Turtle Island is located about five miles (8.0 km) northeast of the mouth of the Maumee River in Maumee Bay. Today, the island houses several abandoned structures and the ruins of Turtle Island Light, a lighthouse dating back to 1866.
Indian Island and Gard Island in North Maumee Bay. Indian Island is a small island of the U.S. state of Michigan, located at the north end of Maumee Bay in Lake Erie. It is located just off shore of the northeast tip of the "Lost Peninsula", an exclave created by the Michigan-Ohio boundary line. It is part of Erie Township in Monroe County.
The Maumee River watershed was once part of the Great Black Swamp, a remnant of Glacial Lake Maumee, the proglacial ancestor of Lake Erie. The 1,500-square-mile (3,900 km 2 ) swamp was a vast network of forests, wetlands, and grasslands, a rich habitat for numerous species of birds, mammals, fish and flora.
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