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Grosse Ile (/ ˌ ɡ r oʊ s ˈ iː l / grows-EEL) is an American island in Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan. [1] Located just west of the Canada–United States border in the Detroit River, it is the largest island in the river and the most-populated island in the state of Michigan.
In 1918, the land was bought by John B. Ford of the Michigan Alkali Company and was used as a location to deposit waste from their industrial plants which produced soda ash, lye and baking soda. [3] Nearly 15,000,000 m 3 (20,000,000 cu yd) of high-pH waste was dumped on the island during its industrial history. [ 4 ]
Aerial view of Belle Isle looking north. Belle Isle) is a 982-acre (3.97 km 2) island in the northeastern portion of the Detroit River just north of DowntownBelle Isle sits at an elevation of 574 feet (175 m) above sea level, and the island has also gone by several historic names. [1]
The Detroit River is an international river in North America.The river, which forms part of the border between the U.S. state of Michigan and the Canadian province of Ontario, flows west and south for 24 nautical miles (44 km; 28 mi) from Lake St. Clair to Lake Erie as a strait in the Great Lakes system.
Zug Island, viewed from the Detroit River in May 2021. Zug Island is a heavily industrialized island within the city of River Rouge at the southern city limits of Detroit in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is located where the mouth of the River Rouge spills into the Detroit River.
Mamajuda Island / m ɑː m ə ˈ dʒ uː d ə /, sometimes identified as Mama Juda Island, was an American island in the Detroit River. It is located just east of the northern tip of Grosse Ile (Hennepin Point) and about 500 feet (152 m) west of the Canada–United States border. The island is part of Grosse Ile Township in Wayne County ...
A freighter that ran aground on the Detroit River near Belle Isle last year is, for now, immortalized in satellite images on Google Maps. The Mark W. Barker was marooned near the east end of Belle ...
Aerial view of Grassy Island looking north. Grassy Island is a small, uninhabited 72-acre (29 ha) American island in the Detroit River. [1] It is located just north of Grosse Ile and west of Fighting Island, about 600 feet (180 m) west of the Canada–United States border. [2]