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The following is a description of islands in the Detroit River.The Detroit River is a major waterway in the Great Lakes system, and it flows for 24 nautical miles (44 km; 28 mi) from Lake St. Clair south to Lake Erie.
Pages in category "Islands of the Detroit River" The following 32 pages are in this category, out of 32 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. *
The islands in the southern portion of the county are part of the North Maumee Bay Archeological District of the Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge, while northern islands are part of Pointe Mouillee State Game Area at the mouth of the Huron River and Detroit River. Turtle Island is the only island in the state of Michigan that is ...
Belle Isle Park, known simply as Belle Isle (/ b ɛ l ˈ aɪ ə l /), is a 982-acre (1.534 sq mi; 397 ha) island park in Detroit, Michigan, developed in the late 19th century.. It consists of Belle Isle, an island in the Detroit River, as well as several surrounding isle
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.
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.
Fox Island is a naturally formed island in the Detroit River, in southeast Michigan, United States. [2] In the late 1800s, it was used by the Dunbar & Sullivan Company to store explosives used for engineering projects in the Detroit River's shipping channels.
Grosse Ile Township is a civil township of Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan.The population was 10,777 at the 2020 census. [3]The township encompasses several islands in the Detroit River, of which the largest is named as Grosse Ile.