Russell Island (Michigan)

Russell Island (Michigan)

Russell Island is a small private island in the St. Clair River in the U.S. state of Michigan at coord|42|36|30|N|82|31|44|W| [gnis|1624875] between Algonac, and Walpole Island, Ontario, Canada. It is immediately north of Harsens Island, of which it can be considered the northernmost extension, and includes two smaller islands, Anderson Island on the northwest, and "The Gold Coast" on the southwest.The island, which is only accessible via the Russell Island Ferry, contains about 150 cottages. There are no cars on 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, [ [http://zip4.usps.com/zip4/citytown_zip.jsp ZIP Code Lookup] , United States Postal Service] which serves most of the township on the mainland. [ [http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/MapItDrawServlet?geo_id=86000US48001&_bucket_id=50&tree_id=420&context=AdvSearch&_lang=en 48001 5-Digit ZCTA, 480 3-Digit ZCTA - Reference Map - American FactFinder] , U.S. Census Bureau, 2000 census]

References

Bibliography

* "The Geology of Michigan", Donald F. Eschman and John Adam Dorr


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