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Michigan Islands National Wildlife Refuge
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Michigan Islands National Wildlife Refuge
Lakes Michigan and Huron
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Michigan Islands National Wildlife Refuge is comprised of eight islands in Lakes Michigan and Huron. Thunder Bay and Scarecrow islands in Thunder Bay (- Alpena, MI) and
Big and Little Charity islands in Saginaw Bay are managed by Shiawassee National Wildlife Refuge in Saginaw, MI. Seney National Wildlife Refuge has management resonsibility for Gull, Pismire, Hat and
Shoe islands, part of the Beaver Island Group in the northern portion of Lake Michigan. In 1970, Scarecrow, Pismire and
Shoe islands were officially designated as Michigan Islands Wilderness Area.
The islands provide habitat for migratory birds and colonial nesting birds. They are also home to the Federally threatened dwarf lake iris and Pitchers thistle. Island habitats vary considerably, including cobblestone beaches, grasses and wildflowers above the high water line, shrub-covered sand dune areas, interior mixed hardwoods, balsam fir and
white cedar. Big Charity Island also has an 11-acre inland lake. Soils consist of shallow organics or sands over cherty limestone and dolomite. The islands are used for nesting by American redstarts, herring and ring-billed gulls, double-crested cormorants, great blue herons, black-crowned night herons and
common and Caspian terns.
Thunder Bay Island is a rare, distinctive -lvar ecological community with a little bluestem alvar grassland -lvar pavement and
a limestone bedrock lakeshore.
Big Charity and Thunder Bay islands have lighthouses and keepers quarters.
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The Refuge headquarters is located about 4 miles south of Saginaw off of M23 on Curtis Road from I-75
Take the Bridgeport exit and go west on Dixie Highway into Bridgeport. Left (south) onto Fort Road. Right (west) onto Curtis Road. Cross Highway M23. Headquarters building is located about one mile west of M23. Ferguson Bayou Trails are located at the end of Curtis Road.
Finding Green Point Environmental Learning Center From I-75
Take the I-675 exit. Take the Michigan/Davenport exit. Go south on Michigan Avenue for about 3.5 miles. Turn left (south) onto Maple Street and go 0.5 mile to the Center.
From M-46/Gratiot
Take M-46/Gratiot to Center Road. Turn south onto Center and go 1 mile. Turn left (east) onto Michigan Avenue and go 1.5 miles. Turn right (south) onto Maple Street and go 0.5 mile to the Center.
Michigan Islands National Wildlife Refuge
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