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Huron Islands

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The Huron Islands are a group of eight small, rocky islands in Lake Superior, about three miles off the mouth of the Huron River in northwestern Marquette County, Michigan. The larger islands are sparsely forested with pine and birch, while the smaller islands are bare granite outcroppings; together they cover about 146 acres and are uninhabited. President Theodore Roosevelt established the Huron National Wildlife Refuge here in 1905, now managed as the Huron Islands Wilderness by the Seney National Wildlife Refuge, hosting a large colony of herring gulls and nesting bald eagles. Lighthouse Island, also called West Huron Island, carries the historic Huron Island Light, built in 1868 and now fully automated. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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1. Huron Islands (Wikipedia)
  • Lead section
    The Huron Islands are a group of eight small, rocky islands in Lake Superior, located about three miles (4.8 km) off the mouth of the Huron River in northwestern Marquette County, Michigan, United States.
  • Lead paragraph
    Together they comprise the Huron National Wildlife Refuge, which was established by President Theodore Roosevelt in 1905.
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Wikidata: Huron Islands
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