Bellow Island

Bellow Island
Bellow Island is located in Michigan
Bellow Island
Bellow Island
Bellow Island is located in the United States
Bellow Island
Bellow Island
Geography
LocationGrand Traverse Bay, Lake Michigan
Coordinates45°06′00″N 85°34′03″W / 45.0999996°N 85.5675837°W / 45.0999996; -85.5675837
Area7 acres (2.8 ha)
Highest elevation179 m (587 ft)
Administration
StateMichigan
CountyLeelanau County
TownshipLeelanau Township
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited

Bellow Island, also known as Gull Island, is an island in the Grand Traverse Bay, a bay of Lake Michigan, located in Leelanau Township, Leelanau County, Michigan.[1]

Bellow Island lies a little over a mile off the coast of Leelanau Peninsula in Northport Bay. The island is preserved as a sanctuary for herring gulls. A deteriorating cottage on south side is the only structure on the island.

  1. ^ "Report for: Bellow Island". USGS. U.S. Department of the Interior. Retrieved 27 April 2020.