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Shoe Island (Lake Michigan)

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Location
  
Population
  
Uninhabited

State
  
Michigan

Township
  
Area
  
1 ha


Shoe Island is a small island or islet in the Beaver Island archipelago in Lake Michigan. It is about 3 acres (1.2 ha) in size and located in eastern St. James Township, Charlevoix County, Michigan. It became part of the Michigan Islands National Wildlife Refuge in 1943, and was designated as part of the Michigan Islands Wilderness Area in 1970.

Map of Shoe Island, St James Township, MI, USA

Like several other components of the Michigan Islands NWR, Shoe Island was formed during the Wisconsin glaciation. Geologically, it is a heap of boulders and gravel left behind by a retreating glacier. Islets of this type form good nesting places for freshwater seabirds.

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Shoe Island (Lake Michigan) Wikipedia


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