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&sq=Envato&lang=en&file=File:USA_Michigan_location_map.svg)  Fox Islands | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Lake Michigan |
| Coordinates | 45°26′32″N 85°48′36″W / 45.44222°N 85.81000°W |
| Adjacent to | Lake Michigan |
| Total islands | 2 |
| Area | 6.65 sq mi (17.2 km2) |
| Highest elevation | 577 ft (175.9 m) |
| Administration | |
United States | |
| State | Michigan |
| County | Leelanau County |
| Township | Leelanau Township |
| Demographics | |
| Population | Uninhabited |
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The Fox Islands consist of the North Fox and South Fox Islands, in Lake Michigan.[1][2] The uninhabited islands are approximately 17 miles (27 km) northwest of Cathead Point near the tip of the Leelanau Peninsula of Michigan and about 10 miles (16 km) southwest of Beaver Island. The two islands form part of an archipelago. South Fox Island Light was built in 1867 and operated until 1959. Both islands are part of Leelanau County, Michigan, and are administered by Leelanau Township. Several shipwrecks have occurred on the Fox Islands, or the reefs adjoining them; in 1851, the Illinois was reported as a "total wreck" on the Fox Island reef,[3] In 1860, the bark Fontanelle ran aground at the Fox Islands,[4] and in 1861, the schooner Nightingale.[5] In 1873, the ships Frank Perew and Magnet encountered trouble at the Fox Islands.[6]
- ^ "North Fox Island Unit of the Beaver Islands State Wildlife Research Area: General Map, Leelanau County" (PDF). Michigan Department of Natural Resources. 29 February 2016.
- ^ "South Fox Island Unit of the Beaver Islands State Wildlife Research Area: General Map, Leelanau County" (PDF). Michigan Department of Natural Resources. 29 February 2016.
- ^ "Page 3". Detroit Free Press. 26 Nov 1851. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Detroit Free Press from Detroit, Michigan on November 28, 1860 · Page 1". Detroit Free Press. 28 November 1860. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Ashore". Detroit Free Press. 30 May 1861 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Detroit Free Press from Detroit, Michigan on October 22, 1873 · Page 4". Detroit Free Press. 22 October 1873. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.