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Detroit Island is an island in Lake Michigan in the southern part of the town of Washington in Door County, Wisconsin, United States. The island has a land area of 2.578 km 2 (0.9955 sq mi, or 637.12 acres), [1] [2] out of which 27.6% is open to the public. [3] The northern end of the island borders the waters of Detroit Harbor.
Lizard Mound State Park is located in the Town of Farmington, north of West Bend, Wisconsin on County Trunk "A", one mile east of State Highway 144. Established in 1950, the park was acquired by Washington County from the State of Wisconsin in 1986.
Wisconsin became the first state to have a state park in 1878 [1] when it formed "The State Park". The park consisted of 760 square miles (2,000 km 2) in northern Wisconsin (most of present-day Vilas County). [2] The state owned 50,631 acres (205 km 2), which was less than 10% of the total area. [2] There were few residents in the area.
This is a list of Michigan state parks and related protected areas under the jurisdiction or owned by the Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Parks and Recreation Division. A total of 104 state parks, state recreation areas and trail state parks currently exist along with eight other sites as well as 16 state harbors on the Great Lakes .
Washington Island is an island of the state of Wisconsin situated in Lake Michigan. Lying about 7 miles (11 km) northeast of the tip of the Door Peninsula, it is part of Door County, Wisconsin. [1] The island has a year-round population of 708 people according to the 2010 census.
Pineland Camping Park in Big Flats should be your next Wisconsin camping destination, according to USA Today. The family-owned campground is a little over a two-hour drive from Milwaukee and ...
English: This is a locator map showing Washington County in Wisconsin. For more information, see Commons:United States county locator maps. Date: 13 February 2006:
Washington Island is Wisconsin's largest in Lake Michigan and also has a year-round population of 708 as of the 2010 census. The island has a ferry service and operates Washington Island Airport for air travel. [4] Rock Island is a state park that can only be accessed by ferry from Washington Island.