Russell Island (Michigan)

Russell Island

Ferry heading toward Russell Island
Russell Island
Geography
Location	Northern tip of Harsens Island in the St. Clair River
Coordinates	42°36′30″N 82°31′44″W / 42.60833°N 82.52889°W / 42.60833; -82.52889
Administration
United States
State	Michigan
County	St. Clair County
Township	Clay Township

Russell Island is a small private island in the St. Clair River in the U.S. state of Michigan between Algonac and Walpole Island, Ontario, Canada. It is immediately upriver from Sand Island which is itself immediately upriver from Harsens Island; it includes two smaller islands, Anderson Island on the northwest, and "The Gold Coast" on the southwest. The island, which is accessible only via passenger ferry or by private watercraft, contains about 150 cottages. There are no cars on the island; the only motorized vehicles are golf carts.

Russell Island is part of Clay Township in St. Clair County and is an acceptable name for the Algonac ZIP code 48001,^[1] which serves most of the township on the mainland.^[2]