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	Michigan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Michigan's state universities are immune from control by the legislature, the governor and most aspects of the executive branch, and the cities in or near which they are located; but they are not immune from the authority of the courts.
		Michigan has a humid continental climate throughout the state, although the southern portion of the state is characterized by warm summers, while the area north of about Grand Rapids has relatively cool summers, especially at night.
		The center of population of Michigan is located in Shiawassee County, in the southeastern corner of the civil township of Bennington, which is is located directly north of the village of Morrice[4].
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Michigan (5777 words)

	NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Manitou Islands
		The Manitou Islands are two uninhabited islands in Lake Michigan, located off the Leelanau Peninsula of Michigan.
		The larger is North Manitou Island and the smaller is South Manitou Island.
		Michigan has a thriving tourist industry, with destinations such as Traverse City, Mackinac Island, Ludington, Muskegon, Saugatuck, the Upper Peninsula, Frankenmuth, and Detroit, drawing vacationers, hunters, and nature enthusiasts from across the United States and Canada.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Manitou-Islands (207 words)

	Islands of Michigan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Bois Blanc Island, inhabited island in Lake Huron
		Harsens Island, inhabited island in Lake St. Clair
		Round Island, Delta County, in Green Bay in Lake Michigan
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Islands_of_Michigan (418 words)

	Seeing The Light - Michigan Island Lighthouse
		While it is possible that the contractors built the station on Michigan Island in error, it is difficult to believe that they would have subsequently attempted to obtain additional payment for their increased expenses with such fervor had they not built it exactly where they were instructed.
		As such, the Michigan Island light station became increasingly important as both a marker for vessels coasting to the north of the Apostles and as a turning point south into the docks at Ashland.
		While Apostle Island Cruise Service offers daily trips around the islands, passing close to the island for photography, it is only during the two weeks of the annual Keeper of The Light festival in September that they offer landings on Michigan Island.
	terrypepper.com /lights/superior/michigan_old/index.htm (1311 words)

	Great Lakes' watershed (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Michigan is called the Great Lake State because it borders on four and controls the area of much of the five large lakes that are collectively called the Great Lakes.
		Lake Huron is the second in size with 59,700 sq km; Lake Michigan, third, with 57,750 sq km; and Lake Erie, fourth, with 25,700 sq km.
		These islands contain many critical natural features, cultural resources, and recreational opportunities that, despite being threatened by pressures of unplanned development and habitat destruction, have yet to be holistically addressed.
	www.geo.msu.edu /geo333/watershed.html (727 words)

	The Manitou Islands
		North and South Manitou Islands were settled while Michigan was still young, with European immigrants and the US Lighthouse Service establishing permanent settlements on the islands in the 1840s.
		Both islands are a part of the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, with almost their entire area available for hiking, camping and exploration.
		The 15,000 acres of North Manitou Island are (with the exception of the village area) managed as a wilderness area, and the island is home to numerous species of hawks and eagles.
	www.leelanau.com /manitou/islands (308 words)

	Michigan Islands
		Beaver Island is great for wildlife observation, Grand Island has hiking and other land-based activities and Mackinac Island is full of historical landmarks.
		Beaver Island: This little island in Lake Superior has lots to do, and is a great place to see local wildlife and nightlife.
		Mackinac Island: The Grand Island Hotel and Grand Island Lighthouse are among the landmarks on this island.
	www.visitusa.com /michigan/islands/index.htm (115 words)

	vacation rental michigan
		Michigan is surrounded by four of the five Great Lakes and has over 11,000 inland lakes.
		In addition, land lubbers are the exception rather than the norm in Michigan – this is a state of boaters.
		Michigan hunting provides exceptional opportunities for a wide variety of small and large game throughout the state.
	www.privateislandsonline.com /michigan_rent_info.htm (215 words)

	Michigan Islands National Wildlife Refuge, a Michigan State Park
		The islands are used for nesting by American redstarts, herring and ring-billed gulls, double-crested cormorants, great blue herons, fl-crowned night herons, and common and Caspian terns.
		Thunder Bay Island is a rare, distinctive, alvar ecological community with a little bluestem alvar grassland, alvar pavement, and a limestone bedrock lakeshore.
		Michigan Benchmark: County-by-County Suggested Hikes - The purpose of the Michigan Benchmark / Great Lakes Hikes site is to serve as a resource for the hiking community in the Great Lakes region, especially Michigan.
	www.stateparks.com /michigan_islands.html (589 words)

	NCBuy: Michigan Islands Wilderness
		All of the wilderness is in the state of Michigan.
		For the Michigan Islands Wilderness, this process began in 1970 when 12 acres were designated by Public Law 91-504.
		The Michigan Islands Wilderness is part of the 106 million acre National Wilderness Preservation System.
	www.ncbuy.com /travel/recreation/view.html?id=3278 (334 words)

	Michigan Island Light Station (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The light on Michigan Island entered service in the spring of 1857, but was closed after only one year of operation.
		In 1869, however, authorities decided that a lighthouse on Michigan Island might actually be useful, so $6000 was appropriated to repair the building and relight the light.
		Originally built in 1880, the tower was transported to Michigan Island in 1919, where it sat on the beach, awaiting assembly, for another ten years.
	www.nps.gov /apis/michigan.htm (604 words)

	Other Islands (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Islands such as Hog Island (RI) that have regular but infrequent ferry service and no tourist facilities, or private islands such as Rattlesnake Island (OH) with only "on demand" and very expensive ferry service, are not in our scope.
		Islands in the Niagara River and at the east end of Lake Ontario at the beginning of the St.
		Thimble Islands, CT - A confetti-like archipelago of several hundred islands ranging from a few feet to a quarter-mile in size, all of them teeming with seabirds and marine life.
	www.middlebass2.org /other_islands.shtml (1178 words)

	Huron Islands & Lighthouse - Michigan's Upper Peninsula
		Memorable state forest area along a steelhead stream: beautiful rapids, camping at the Huron River mouth with its wavy sandbars and bayou, Lake Superior view of Huron Islands and the dramatic Huron Mountains near Big Bay.
		Built of granite from the island it stands on, it was completed in 1868.
		Most of the islands are a designated national wildlife refuge and therefore not open to camping or public visitation of any kind.
	hunts-upguide.com /skanee_huron_islands___lighthouse.html (438 words)

	ISLANDS \| Catalog.com Online Shopping
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		Islands magazine focuses on the islands of the world from the major travel destinations.
		This is a spellbinding collection of 43 traditional and historical stories from the Pacific Islands,...
	www.catalog.com /search/islands (163 words)

	Tip of the Mitt Watershed Council - Lake Michigan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Lake Michigan is the fourth largest freshwater lake in the world based on surface area.
		Lake Michigan has a maximum depth of 924 feet, with an average depth of 279 feet.
		Although lunar forces act on Lake Michigan's waters the same as they do on the oceans, because of its relatively small size, tides are almost imperceptible--only a fraction of an inch.
	www.watershedcouncil.org /lakemichigan.html (422 words)

	Les Cheneaux Islands - Michigan's Upper Peninsula
		This island of birch and conifers, the only public island among Les Cheneaux, is a nice picnic or camping destination, with a swimming beach...
		An untrumpeted treasure of the eastern Upper Peninsula is the Les Cheneaux Islands area, with its 36 rocky islands and its peninsulas, its wildflower meadows, and its cedar shores and wetlands.
		Tucked away on these wooded islands, the summer homes aren't as ostentatious as their counterparts on Mackinac Island or Harbor Springs, but their owners, heirs of founders of companies like Proctor & Gamble, Eli Lilly, and Armour, are no less wealthy.
	hunts-upguide.com /les_cheneaux_islands.html (1221 words)

	Michigan Islands National Wildlife Refuge
		Michigan Islands National Wildlife Refuge is comprised of eight islands in Lakes Michigan and Huron.
		In 1970, Scarecrow, Pismire, and Shoe islands were officially designated as Michigan Islands Wilderness Area.
		Michigan Islands Refuge was established by Executive Order in 1943 as a refuge and breeding ground for migratory birds and other wildlife.
	refuges.fws.gov /profiles/index.cfm?id=31522 (181 words)

	Lake Erie Islands: Island Idyll \| Michigan
		The islands’ Victorian ambience is a large part of their charm.
		Other pleasures include sailing (the islands are a big destination for Great Lakes boaters), unspoiled scenery, lively waterfront restaurants, historic sites, and more.
		Each island tends to appeal to a different type of person, so that one is sure to be right for you.
	www.trails.com /tcatalog_trail.asp?TrailID=XGP207-020 (188 words)

	Named Islands of Michigan's Great Lakes
		This categorized list of identified Michigan islands has been provided by Mr.
		An Emeritus Professor of Geography, Santer has researched and identified islands of the Great Lakes for almost fifty years.
		His complete list of Michigan Great Lakes islands by county location can be found in the November/December 2003 issue, "
	www.michiganhistorymagazine.com /features/islands/name_list.html (213 words)

	Les Cheneaux Islands Vacation Rentals, Hotels, Weather, Map and Attractions
		Springtime is beautiful in the Les Cheneaux Islands area where wildflowers and mushrooms abound, and fishing for brook trout, perch, pike and small-mouth bass is superb.
		The Islands area is an outdoor playground in summer, and they put on an old-fashioned 4th of July, with a parade and other festivities all day long, and ending with a spectacular fireworks display.
		Rainfall in upper Michigan is generally around 30 inches per year, with occasional thunderstorms in spring and summer.
	www.michiganvacations.com /regions/Les-Cheneaux-Islands-Michigan.html (516 words)

	Wilderness.net- Michigan Islands Wilderness
		The United States Congress designated the Michigan Islands Wilderness in 1970 and it now has a total of 12 acres.
		At seven acres, Scarecrow Island is the largest of the three Wilderness isles, which together form one of the smallest units of the National Wilderness Preservation System.
		Standing dead green ash trees are the main vegetation, with a lush understory of common elderberry, scattered red-osier dogwood, and an abundance of "weedy" plants.
	www.wilderness.net /index.cfm?fuse=NWPS&sec=wildView&WID=354 (297 words)

	Michigan Home
		Michigan’s thousands of miles of shoreline, beaches and dunes are not surprising: it touches on four of the five Great Lakes, all but Lake Ontario.
		The Ottawa National Forest on the Upper Peninsula spans nearly a million acres and within it are the Sylvania (18,327 acres), the Sturgeon River Gorge (14,500 acres), and the McCormick (16,850 acres) Wilderness Areas.
		All three of Michigan’s National Forests are now in the process of revising the land use plans by which the forests are managed.
	www.wilderness.org /WhereWeWork/Michigan/index.cfm (780 words)

	Home Page
		One look at a map and it is obvious that Madeline Island stretches northeast into the heart of the Apostle Islands with the 22 islands lying only a few miles from one another.
		And don't forget that when the wind blows from one direction, the other side of the island is calm.
		It is enough for me to contemplate the mystery of conscious life perpetuating itself through all eternity, to reflect upon the marvelous structure of the universe which we can dimly perceive, and to try humbly to comprehend even an infinitesimal part of the intelligence manifested in nature.
	www.apostleislandskayaks.com (631 words)

	MHAL - Michigan History magazine
		Michigan History Reaches for the stars with spacemen, Carl Sandburg and a city called Kalamazoo
		America's first spaceman, an award-winning author who loved the Lake Michigan dunes and a city whose Indian name means "the place where the water boils," are featured in the November/December 2006 issue of Michigan History magazine.
		In this colorful issue readers will find pictorials on Belle Isle and Mackinac Island and recollections submitted by those who know and love Michigan islands.
	www.michigan.gov /hal/0,1607,7-160-18835_40478---,00.html (195 words)

	Backpacking Destinations - Places - :Michigan Islands Wilderness Area (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Six small islands in Lake Michigan were established as Michigan Islands National Wildlife Refuge in 1943, and three of these islands have been designated Wilderness: Scarecrow, Pismire and Shoe.
		At seven acres, Scarecrow Island is the largest on the three Wilderness dots of land which together form one of the smallest units of the NWPS.
		Standing dead green ash trees comprise the primary vegetation, with a lush understory of common elderberry, scattered red-osier dogwood and an abundance of "weedy" plants.
	www.backpacker.com /places/0,2678,322,00.html (200 words)

	Backpacking on Michigan's Islands (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Michigan offers some of the most scenic and unvisited backpacking and hiking trails in the United States.
		North Manitou Island’s terrain is slightly more hospitable to the novice backpacker, with inviting beaches and gentle hills.
		Beaver Island also offers low grades and scenic coastlines to the novice, in addition to paved and dirt roads, and higher volumes of island traffic.
	www.msu.edu /~pohlkath/backpacking.html (163 words)

	Islands Inn Motel, Cedarville / Hessel, Michigan Lodging
		The Islands Inn Motel is located in Cedarville Michigan on M-134, just 2 blocks from Lake Huron and the Les Cheneaux Islands.
		No matter what your passion is Michigan's Eastern Upper Peninsula has something for everyone.
		Michigan's spectacular fall color tours, some championship golf courses and several top casinos make the area an ideal year-round get-a-way!
	www.islandsinnmotel.com (234 words)

	Welcome to Barefoot's Resort in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan
		Due to the apparent success of cormorant management, guests at Barefoot's Resort are now experiencing the best yellow perch and northern pike fishing in over a decade.
		Over the years, when ten RV campsites and a mobile home were added, care was taken to preserve the authentic character of their resort.
		We invite you to join us, where the water is clear, the air is fresh, and the sky is a deeper blue.
	www.barefootsresort.com (270 words)

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