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25 Algonac Algonac, MI 48001
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Russell Island, a seasonal island off City of Algonac. Clay Township Michigan is where you will find this residential 50x170 Lot. Unique private Island accessible by your boat or the Russell Island Ferry. Take ferry to island head right off the ferry lane and to to Wapole. take to end and at the... corner go left Wapole and Algonac intersect. 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 Golf carts and bikes are allowed. One picture shows the island from above. To take the boat ride yourself...Begins at the DNR boat launch in Algonac. Be aware of the shipping channel and international waters. 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, which serves most of the township on the mainland. History Russell Island was settled in 1802 by Christian Frederick Denke, a Moravian missionary to the Ojibwe; the mission was abandoned in 1803. The island takes its name from Samuel Russell, who owned the island from 1855 to 1858. In the years 1905-1910 the island was leased by the Detroit, Belle Isle and Windsor Ferry Company. (DBI&WFCo) as a summer resort colony, where visitors arrived on excursion steamers and lived in tents. In 1914, the owners of the island, justices William L. Carpenter and Flavius L. Brooke of the Michigan Supreme Court and Detroit real estate developer William W. Hannan, formed the Russell Island Company and subdivided the island for sale as individual plots. The three founders built the first three cottages in 1915-16. The island was accessible via the White Star Line's steamer Tashmoo. Today the Russell Island Property Owners Association (RIPOA) provides amenities such as a park, docks and ferry service for cottage owners. Annual Fees Ferry $500 HOA $125 Note Fees for vacant lots. Level - Intermediate, due to currents and freighter traffic Length - 4.3 miles round trip More Info https://russellisland.org/foundation/ https://russellisland.org/ripoa/ripoa-members/#ferry https://russellisland.org/yacht-club/
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