Huron Islands

Huron Islands

The Huron Islands are a group of eight small, rocky islands in Lake Superior, located about three miles offshore from the mouth of the Huron River in northwestern Marquette County, Michigan. Together they comprise the Huron National Wildlife Refuge, a unit of the Seney National Wildlife Refuge. The underwater area around the islands is part of the Huron Islands unit of the Marquette Underwater Preserve and several shipwrecks can be visited by divers.

Only one of the islands, known as Lighthouse Island or West Huron Island, is open to the public, and is accessible only by private boat for day use. This island is the site of a historic lighthouse built in 1868. The lighthouse still operates, but is now fully automated.

The larger islands are sparsely forested with pine and birch. The smaller islands are bare granite outcroppings, and home to a large colony of herring gulls. Bald eagles also nest here.

External links

* [http://www.fws.gov/midwest/huron/ Huron National Wildlife Refuge]
* [http://www.terrypepper.com/lights/superior/huron_island/huronisland.htm Huron Island Light Station] at Seeing the Light
* [http://www.cr.nps.gov/maritime/light/huronisl.htm Huron Island Light] at NPS Inventory of Historic Light Stations


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