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Coordinates : 45°19′17″N 86°54′58″W / 45.321487°N 86.916073°W / 45.321487; -86.916073 Detroit Island is an island in Lake Michigan in the southern part of the town of Washington...

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Coordinates: 45°19′17″N86°54′58″W / 45.321487°N 86.916073°W / 45.321487; -86.916073

Detroit Island is an island in Lake Michigan in the southern part of the town of Washington in Door County, Wisconsin, United States. The island has a land area of 2.578 km2 (0.9955 sq mi, or 637.12 acres),[1][2] out of which 27.6% is open to the public.[3] The northern end of the island borders the waters of Detroit Harbor.

In 1967 there were no taxable buildings erected on the island, but after one of the four landowners began subdividing and selling lots, seasonal residences were built. Six residences were developed by 1978.[4] The Door County Board of Supervisors, the Town of Washington, and the Detroit Island Landowners' Association opposed plans by the state Department of Natural Resources to acquire the entire island for use as a park.[5]

Grand Traverse Island State Park was founded in 1970 and protects slightly more than 5 acres (2.0 ha) of land on Detroit Island.[6] It consists of five discontiguous parcels[7] and there is no ferry access. 22.25 acres (9.00 ha) adjacent to two of the state park parcels are owned by the Door County Land Trust and are open to the public as part of the Detroit Harbor Nature Preserve.[8][3]

The current purpose of the state park is to "maintain public access to provide opportunities for hunting, fishing, trapping, walking, wildlife watching and nature study and other compatible nature-based outdoor recreation activities."[9] Deer, ruffed grouse, and waterfowl have been hunted on the island.[10]

The state park includes areas mapped as "upland deciduous forest" and "open wetland/marsh".[11]

148.65 acres (60.16 ha) on the southeast side is part of the Green Bay National Wildlife Refuge.[12][3]

History

La frontera entre Wisconsin y Michigan se definió originalmente como "el canal de navegación más habitual" que conectaba Green Bay con el lago Michigan , pero existían rutas comerciales tanto al norte como al sur de la isla, lo que dio lugar a una disputa fronteriza. En 1936, la Corte Suprema de los Estados Unidos, en el caso Wisconsin contra Michigan, dictaminó que Detroit y otras islas cercanas formaban parte de Wisconsin.

Islas cercanas

La isla Detroit es la isla larga y estrecha que se encuentra en el centro-derecha. Debajo de la isla Detroit, a la derecha, está la mucho más pequeña isla Pilot , y la isla Plum se encuentra en la parte inferior izquierda. La isla Washington se divisa a lo lejos.

Referencias

  1. ↑ "Isla Detroit (Wisconsin)" . Sistema de Información de Nombres Geográficos . Servicio Geológico de los Estados Unidos , Departamento del Interior de los Estados Unidos .
  2. ↑ "Isla de Detroit: Bloques 2109 a 2112, Grupo de Bloques 2, Distrito Censal 9801, Condado de Door, Wisconsin, Oficina del Censo de los Estados Unidos" . Consultado el 29 de marzo de 2020 .
  3. 1 2 3 Mapa web del condado de Door
  4. ↑ Declaración de impacto ambiental para la adquisición, desarrollo y gestión propuestos del Parque Estatal de las Islas Grand Traverse, Condado de Door, Wisconsin, por la Oficina de Impacto Ambiental, Departamento de Recursos Naturales de Wisconsin, junio de 1978, páginas 57 y 60-61
  5. ↑ Declaración de impacto ambiental para la adquisición, desarrollo y gestión propuestos del Parque Estatal Grand Traverse Islands, Condado de Door, Wisconsin, por la Oficina de Impacto Ambiental, Departamento de Recursos Naturales de Wisconsin, junio de 1978, páginas 106 y 110
  6. ↑ "Pago de ayuda estatal a los municipios para el año fiscal 2005" (PDF) . Departamento de Recursos Naturales de Wisconsin . Consultado el 26 de febrero de 2016 .
  7. ↑ Mapa de caza y trampeo del Parque Estatal de la Isla Grand Traverse , Wisconsin DNR PUB PR-2090, Rev. 11/09/2014
  8. ↑ Reserva Natural del Puerto de Detroit , Fideicomiso de Tierras del Condado de Door
  9. ↑Northern Lake Michigan Coastal Regional Master Plan by Michael Bergum, Dave Boyarski, Erin Brown Stender, Katie Godding, Joe Henry, Dan Lekie, Katherine Lenz, Jeff Pritzl, Missy Vanlanduyt, Curt Wilson, and Ann Freiwald, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, section on Grand Traverse Islands State Park (Door County), page 65 (page 72 of the pdf)
  10. ↑Environmental Impact Statement for Proposed Acquisition, Development and Management of Grand Traverse Islands State Park, Door County Wisconsin by the Bureau of Environmental Impact, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, June 1978, page 40, section on Detroit Island
  11. ↑Northern Lake Michigan Coastal Regional Master Plan by Michael Bergum, Dave Boyarski, Erin Brown Stender, Katie Godding, Joe Henry, Dan Lekie, Katherine Lenz, Jeff Pritzl, Missy Vanlanduyt, Curt Wilson, and Ann Freiwald, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, Grand Traverse Islands State Park Existing Land Cover, map E-3 (page 259 of the pdf)
  12. ↑Green Bay National Wildlife Refuge Hunt, Fish & Public Use Regulations 2021-2022, USFWS (Archived February 23, 2022)
  • Detroit only hitch in desire to preserve islands for park by Keta Steebs, Door County Advocate, August 24, 1976
  • Wisconsin Will Go it alone on Traverse Island park, Door County Advocate, January 31, 1978
  • Islanders oppose Islands state park, Door County Advocate, Vol. 116 - No. 42, August 10, 1978
  • Area legislators oppose Grand Traverse Islands, Door County Advocate, January 30, 1979
  • Kayaker Paddles for Island Unification by Craig Sterrett, Peninsula Pulse, November 5, 2021