List of Michigan islands in Lake Huron facts for kids
This article is about the many islands found in Lake Huron that belong to the state of Michigan. Lake Huron is one of the five Great Lakes. It is the second largest of the Great Lakes, right after Lake Superior. It's also the third largest freshwater lake in the world!
Michigan is the only U.S. state that touches Lake Huron. The other side of the lake, across the border, belongs to the Canadian province of Ontario. This list focuses only on the islands in Michigan. It does not include islands in the St. Marys River.
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Discovering Michigan's Lake Huron Islands
Most of Michigan's islands in Lake Huron are found around Drummond Island. This area is in the northern part of the state's lake territory. Drummond Island is the biggest island Michigan has in Lake Huron. It is also the second largest island in Michigan overall, after Isle Royale in Lake Superior.
Another big group of islands is called the Les Cheneaux Islands. This group has many smaller islands within it. A lot of the islands in Lake Huron are quite small. Many of them do not have anyone living on them.
Popular Islands in Lake Huron
Mackinac Island is probably the most famous island in Lake Huron. It is a very popular place for tourists to visit in Michigan.
Drummond Island has the most people living on it year-round among Michigan's Lake Huron islands. In the year 2000, about 992 people lived there. Mackinac Island had fewer permanent residents, with about 553 people. However, during the summer, thousands more people come to Mackinac Island. These include seasonal workers and many tourists.
List of Islands in Michigan's Lake Huron
Here is a list of islands found in Lake Huron that are part of Michigan. The table shows the island's name, the local area it belongs to, its county, and its exact location.
Island | Municipality | County | Coordinates |
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Adelaide Island | Drummond Township | Chippewa | 46°00′21″N 83°49′46″W / 46.00583°N 83.82944°W |
Albany Island | Detour Township | Chippewa | 45°58′13″N 84°06′15″W / 45.97028°N 84.10417°W |
Andrews Island | Drummond Township | Chippewa | 46°03′21″N 83°52′47″W / 46.05583°N 83.87972°W |
Arrow Island | Drummond Township | Chippewa | 46°01′24″N 83°49′26″W / 46.02333°N 83.82389°W |
Ashman Island | Drummond Township | Chippewa | 46°03′05″N 83°42′21″W / 46.05139°N 83.70583°W |
Bacon Island | Drummond Township | Chippewa | 46°03′24″N 83°49′39″W / 46.05667°N 83.82750°W |
Bald Island | Drummond Township | Chippewa | 46°02′58″N 83°44′17″W / 46.04944°N 83.73806°W |
Bay Island | Drummond Township | Chippewa | 46°02′41″N 83°42′23″W / 46.04472°N 83.70639°W |
Bear Island | Clark Township | Mackinac | 45°58′20″N 84°14′08″W / 45.97222°N 84.23556°W |
Bellevue Island | Drummond Township | Chippewa | 45°57′42″N 83°51′56″W / 45.96167°N 83.86556°W |
Big St. Martin Island | St. Ignace Township | Mackinac | 45°58′06″N 84°37′41″W / 45.96833°N 84.62806°W |
Big Trout Island | Drummond Township | Chippewa | 46°03′21″N 83°51′12″W / 46.05583°N 83.85333°W |
Birch Island | Clark Township | Mackinac | 45°58′30″N 84°26′19″W / 45.97500°N 84.43861°W |
Bird Island | Drummond Township | Chippewa | 45°57′52″N 83°51′35″W / 45.96444°N 83.85972°W |
Bird Island | Sanborn Township | Alpena | 44°53′22″N 83°19′27″W / 44.88944°N 83.32417°W |
Black River Island | Alcona Township | Alcona | 44°49′55″N 83°17′04″W / 44.83194°N 83.28444°W |
Bois Blanc Island | Bois Blanc Township | Mackinac | 45°46′00″N 84°26′10″W / 45.76667°N 84.43611°W |
Boot Island | Clark Township | Mackinac | 45°57′37″N 84°16′28″W / 45.96028°N 84.27444°W |
Bootjack Island | Drummond Township | Chippewa | 45°57′05″N 83°49′47″W / 45.95139°N 83.82972°W |
Boulanger Island | Drummond Township | Chippewa | 46°02′24″N 83°45′24″W / 46.04000°N 83.75667°W |
Bow Island | Drummond Township | Chippewa | 46°02′16″N 83°49′42″W / 46.03778°N 83.82833°W |
Burnham Island | Clark Township | Mackinac | 46°00′21″N 84°27′40″W / 46.00583°N 84.46111°W |
Burnt Island | Drummond Township | Chippewa | 46°06′11″N 83°48′19″W / 46.10306°N 83.80528°W |
Butterfield Island | Drummond Township | Chippewa | 46°04′53″N 83°51′10″W / 46.08139°N 83.85278°W |
Cass Island | Drummond Township | Chippewa | 46°04′01″N 83°52′53″W / 46.06694°N 83.88139°W |
Cedar Island | Drummond Township | Chippewa | 46°05′22″N 83°45′58″W / 46.08944°N 83.76611°W |
Channel Island | Hampton Township | Bay | 43°39′56″N 83°49′35″W / 43.66556°N 83.82639°W |
Charity Island | Sims Township | Arenac | 44°01′53″N 83°26′08″W / 44.03139°N 83.43556°W |
Cherry Island | Drummond Township | Chippewa | 46°05′29″N 83°45′21″W / 46.09139°N 83.75583°W |
Clark Island | Drummond Township | Chippewa | 45°57′18″N 83°49′21″W / 45.95500°N 83.82250°W |
Claw Island | Drummond Township | Chippewa | 46°05′39″N 83°48′09″W / 46.09417°N 83.80250°W |
Coryell Island | Clark Township | Mackinac | 45°57′56″N 84°17′23″W / 45.96556°N 84.28972°W |
Cove Island | Drummond Township | Chippewa | 45°59′39″N 83°48′02″W / 45.99417°N 83.80056°W |
Cove Island | Clark Township | Mackinac | 45°58′24″N 84°17′55″W / 45.97333°N 84.29861°W |
Crab Island | Drummond Township | Chippewa | 45°57′54″N 83°52′48″W / 45.96500°N 83.88000°W |
Crooked Island | Alpena Township | Alpena | 45°03′49″N 83°17′39″W / 45.06361°N 83.29417°W |
Crow Island | Detour Township | Chippewa | 45°57′33″N 83°55′07″W / 45.95917°N 83.91861°W |
Crow Island | Clark Township | Mackinac | 45°58′05″N 84°14′22″W / 45.96806°N 84.23944°W |
Defoe Island | Fairhaven Township | Huron | 43°47′53″N 83°28′26″W / 43.79806°N 83.47389°W |
Dollar Island | Clark Township | Mackinac | 45°58′46″N 84°22′32″W / 45.97944°N 84.37556°W |
Drummond Island | Drummond Township | Chippewa | 46°00′00″N 83°40′00″W / 46.00000°N 83.66667°W |
Duck Island | Fairhaven Township | Huron | 43°50′34″N 83°27′19″W / 43.84278°N 83.45528°W |
Dudley Island | Clark Township | Mackinac | 45°58′28″N 84°09′29″W / 45.97444°N 84.15806°W |
Eagle Island | Clark Township | Mackinac | 45°58′03″N 84°22′43″W / 45.96750°N 84.37861°W |
Echo Island | Clark Township | Mackinac | 45°59′38″N 84°23′44″W / 45.99389°N 84.39556°W |
Espanore Island | Drummond Township | Chippewa | 45°56′31″N 83°49′56″W / 45.94194°N 83.83222°W |
False Presque Isle | Presque Isle Township | Presque Isle | 45°15′51″N 83°23′57″W / 45.26417°N 83.39917°W |
Fairbank Island | Drummond Township | Chippewa | 46°00′20″N 83°48′17″W / 46.00556°N 83.80472°W |
Fire Island | Drummond Township | Chippewa | 46°02′25″N 83°44′18″W / 46.04028°N 83.73833°W |
Frying Pan Island | Detour Township | Chippewa | 45°59′11″N 83°53′41″W / 45.98639°N 83.89472°W |
Garden Island | Drummond Township | Chippewa | 45°57′42″N 83°51′10″W / 45.96167°N 83.85278°W |
Goat Island | Clark Township | Mackinac | 45°59′44″N 84°26′19″W / 45.99556°N 84.43861°W |
Goose Island | Clark Township | Mackinac | 45°55′20″N 84°25′49″W / 45.92222°N 84.43028°W |
Government Island | Clark Township | Mackinac | 45°57′50″N 84°18′18″W / 45.96389°N 84.30500°W |
Grape Island | Drummond Township | Chippewa | 46°02′48″N 83°43′19″W / 46.04667°N 83.72194°W |
Grass Island | Alpena Township | Alpena | 45°02′08″N 83°26′21″W / 45.03556°N 83.43917°W |
Gravel Island | Drummond Township | Chippewa | 45°56′04″N 83°46′03″W / 45.93444°N 83.76750°W |
Gravelly Island | Clark Township | Mackinac | 45°57′28″N 84°15′29″W / 45.95778°N 84.25806°W |
Gull Island | Drummond Township | Chippewa | 46°02′10″N 83°47′31″W / 46.03611°N 83.79194°W |
Gull Island | Sims Township | Arenac | 44°01′03″N 83°26′29″W / 44.01750°N 83.44139°W |
Gull Island | Alpena Township | Alpena | 45°03′23″N 83°13′55″W / 45.05639°N 83.23194°W |
Gull Island | Bangor Township | Bay | 43°39′07″N 83°51′13″W / 43.65194°N 83.85361°W |
Gull Island | Bois Blanc Township | Mackinac | 45°43′12″N 84°25′36″W / 45.72000°N 84.42667°W |
Harbor Island | Drummond Township | Chippewa | 46°03′35″N 83°45′07″W / 46.05972°N 83.75194°W |
Harris Island | Drummond Township | Chippewa | 46°05′35″N 83°47′52″W / 46.09306°N 83.79778°W |
Haven Island | Clark Township | Mackinac | 45°59′50″N 84°25′47″W / 45.99722°N 84.42972°W |
Heisterman Island | Fairhaven Township | Huron | 43°51′15″N 83°26′20″W / 43.85417°N 83.43889°W |
Hill Island | Clark Township | Mackinac | 45°59′02″N 84°18′49″W / 45.98389°N 84.31361°W |
Holsinger Island | Clark Township | Mackinac | 45°58′30″N 84°20′28″W / 45.97500°N 84.34111°W |
Howard Island | Drummond Township | Chippewa | 46°01′58″N 83°45′14″W / 46.03278°N 83.75389°W |
Island Number Eight | Clark Township | Mackinac | 45°58′42″N 84°18′58″W / 45.97833°N 84.31611°W |
James Island | Drummond Township | Chippewa | 46°01′58″N 83°45′14″W / 46.03278°N 83.75389°W |
Jim Island | Drummond Township | Chippewa | 46°03′17″N 83°41′06″W / 46.05472°N 83.68500°W |
Jones Island | Drummond Township | Chippewa | 45°58′48″N 83°52′54″W / 45.98000°N 83.88167°W |
La Pointe Island | Drummond Township | Chippewa | 46°02′21″N 83°43′37″W / 46.03917°N 83.72694°W |
La Salle Island | Clark Township | Mackinac | 45°58′31″N 84°20′08″W / 45.97528°N 84.33556°W |
Les Cheneaux Islands | Clark Township | Mackinac | 45°57′34″N 84°19′29″W / 45.95944°N 84.32472°W |
Little Cass Island | Drummond Township | Chippewa | 46°03′38″N 83°53′42″W / 46.06056°N 83.89500°W |
Little Charity Island | Sims Township | Arenac | 44°00′09″N 83°27′58″W / 44.00250°N 83.46611°W |
Little Island | Clark Township | Mackinac | 45°58′19″N 84°17′01″W / 45.97194°N 84.28361°W |
Little La Salle Island | Clark Township | Mackinac | 45°57′35″N 84°20′37″W / 45.95972°N 84.34361°W |
Little Rogg Island | Drummond Township | Chippewa | 46°02′22″N 83°44′59″W / 46.03944°N 83.74972°W |
Little St. Martin Island | Marquette Township | Mackinac | 45°56′47″N 84°33′53″W / 45.94639°N 84.56472°W |
Little Trout Island | Drummond Township | Chippewa | 46°02′39″N 83°50′11″W / 46.04417°N 83.83639°W |
Lone Susan Island | Clark Township | Mackinac | 45°59′45″N 84°24′23″W / 45.99583°N 84.40639°W |
Lone Tree Island | Fairhaven Township | Huron | 43°47′33″N 83°28′43″W / 43.79250°N 83.47861°W |
Long Island | Clark Township | Mackinac | 45°58′40″N 84°25′50″W / 45.97778°N 84.43056°W |
Long Island | Drummond Township | Chippewa | 45°57′29″N 83°49′06″W / 45.95806°N 83.81833°W |
Long Island | Drummond Township | Chippewa | 46°04′32″N 83°48′41″W / 46.07556°N 83.81139°W |
Mackinac Island | Mackinac Island | Mackinac | 45°51′52″N 84°37′32″W / 45.86444°N 84.62556°W |
Macomb Island | Drummond Township | Chippewa | 46°04′31″N 83°51′46″W / 46.07528°N 83.86278°W |
Maisou Island | Fairhaven Township | Huron | 43°49′15″N 83°27′25″W / 43.82083°N 83.45694°W |
Maple Island | Drummond Township | Chippewa | 46°04′32″N 83°48′41″W / 46.07556°N 83.81139°W |
Mare Island | Drummond Township | Chippewa | 46°03′41″N 83°47′36″W / 46.06139°N 83.79333°W |
Marquette Island | Clark Township | Mackinac | 45°57′37″N 84°23′37″W / 45.96028°N 84.39361°W |
Meade Island | Drummond Township | Chippewa | 45°56′42″N 83°38′14″W / 45.94500°N 83.63722°W |
Middle Grounds Island | Fairhaven Township | Huron | 43°49′45″N 83°25′10″W / 43.82917°N 83.41944°W |
Middle Island | Alpena Township | Alpena | 45°11′33″N 83°19′38″W / 45.19250°N 83.32722°W |
Norris Island | Drummond Township | Chippewa | 46°06′04″N 83°49′37″W / 46.10111°N 83.82694°W |
North Island | Fairhaven Township | Huron | 43°52′29″N 83°24′58″W / 43.87472°N 83.41611°W |
Orion Rock | Port Austin Township | Huron | 44°02′04″N 82°49′32″W / 44.03444°N 82.82556°W |
Peck Island | Drummond Township | Chippewa | 46°03′52″N 83°42′09″W / 46.06444°N 83.70250°W |
Penny Island | Clark Township | Mackinac | 45°57′16″N 84°17′44″W / 45.95444°N 84.29556°W |
Peters Island | Detour Township | Chippewa | 45°57′48″N 83°57′56″W / 45.96333°N 83.96556°W |
Picnic Island | Drummond Township | Chippewa | 46°00′28″N 83°47′26″W / 46.00778°N 83.79056°W |
Pipe Island Twins | Detour Township | Chippewa | 46°01′34″N 83°53′30″W / 46.02611°N 83.89167°W |
Pitchers Reef | Fairhaven Township | Huron | 43°46′08″N 83°29′25″W / 43.76889°N 83.49028°W |
Propeller Island | Drummond Township | Chippewa | 46°04′40″N 83°44′56″W / 46.07778°N 83.74889°W |
Quarry Island | Drummond Township | Chippewa | 46°02′13″N 83°44′02″W / 46.03694°N 83.73389°W |
Roger Island | Clark Township | Mackinac | 45°59′53″N 84°27′36″W / 45.99806°N 84.46000°W |
Rogg Island | Drummond Township | Chippewa | 46°02′16″N 83°44′48″W / 46.03778°N 83.74667°W |
Round Island | Alpena Township | Alpena | 45°04′57″N 83°18′05″W / 45.08250°N 83.30139°W |
Round Island | Mackinac Island | Mackinac | 45°49′45″N 84°36′00″W / 45.82917°N 84.60000°W |
Rover Island | Clark Township | Mackinac | 45°58′08″N 84°12′03″W / 45.96889°N 84.20083°W |
Rutland Island | Drummond Township | Chippewa | 46°03′32″N 83°41′37″W / 46.05889°N 83.69361°W |
Saddlebag Island | Detour Township | Chippewa | 45°57′13″N 84°02′10″W / 45.95361°N 84.03611°W |
St. Ledger Island | Clark Township | Mackinac | 45°59′28″N 84°24′15″W / 45.99111°N 84.40417°W |
St. Martin Island | St. Ignace Township | Mackinac | 45°57′42″N 84°34′19″W / 45.96167°N 84.57194°W |
Saltonstall Island | Drummond Township | Chippewa | 46°03′31″N 83°47′52″W / 46.05861°N 83.79778°W |
Sam Island | Drummond Township | Chippewa | 46°01′29″N 83°45′57″W / 46.02472°N 83.76583°W |
Scarecrow Island | Sanborn Township | Alpena | 44°54′42″N 83°19′44″W / 44.91167°N 83.32889°W |
Shelter Island | Drummond Township | Chippewa | 45°55′00″N 83°34′10″W / 45.91667°N 83.56944°W |
Silver Island | Drummond Township | Chippewa | 45°57′05″N 83°48′54″W / 45.95139°N 83.81500°W |
Snake Island | Bois Blanc Township | Mackinac | 45°44′29″N 84°23′00″W / 45.74139°N 84.38333°W |
Spence Island | Drummond Township | Chippewa | 46°05′57″N 83°49′25″W / 46.09917°N 83.82361°W |
Squaw Island | Drummond Township | Chippewa | 46°02′22″N 83°54′15″W / 46.03944°N 83.90417°W |
Standerson Island | Drummond Township | Chippewa | 46°03′58″N 83°46′19″W / 46.06611°N 83.77194°W |
Strawberry Island | Detour Township | Chippewa | 45°58′05″N 83°56′17″W / 45.96806°N 83.93806°W |
Strongs Island | Clark Township | Mackinac | 45°58′15″N 84°16′03″W / 45.97083°N 84.26750°W |
Sugar Island | Alpena Township | Alpena | 45°02′38″N 83°13′25″W / 45.04389°N 83.22361°W |
Sulphur Island | Alpena Township | Alpena | 44°59′20″N 83°25′00″W / 44.98889°N 83.41667°W |
Surgeon Island | Detour Township | Chippewa | 45°58′26″N 83°52′06″W / 45.97389°N 83.86833°W |
Surveyors Island | Drummond Township | Chippewa | 45°58′26″N 83°52′06″W / 45.97389°N 83.86833°W |
Sweets Island | Detour Township | Chippewa | 46°01′52″N 83°56′03″W / 46.03111°N 83.93417°W |
Thunder Bay Island | Alpena Township | Alpena | 45°02′30″N 83°12′00″W / 45.04167°N 83.20000°W |
Turnip Rock | Pointe Aux Barques Township | Huron | 44°04′06″N 82°57′33″W / 44.068345°N 82.959081°W |
Twin Sister Island | Drummond Township | Chippewa | 46°05′01″N 83°46′54″W / 46.08361°N 83.78167°W |
White Loon Island | Clark Township | Mackinac | 45°59′17″N 84°19′38″W / 45.98806°N 84.32722°W |
White Rock | Sherman Township | Huron | 43°43′10″N 82°36′17″W / 43.71944°N 82.60472°W |
Willoughby Island | Drummond Township | Chippewa | 46°00′51″N 83°46′22″W / 46.01417°N 83.77278°W |
Wilson Island | Drummond Township | Chippewa | 46°05′45″N 83°47′09″W / 46.09583°N 83.78583°W |
Wreck Island | Drummond Township | Chippewa | 46°01′52″N 83°45′55″W / 46.03111°N 83.76528°W |
Young Island | Drummond Township | Chippewa | 46°00′03″N 83°47′17″W / 46.00083°N 83.78806°W |