Gull Island is the name of a dozen small islands in the U.S. state of Michigan.
On Lake Huron:
- In Alpena County at 45°03′23″N 83°13′55″W / 45.05639°N 83.23194°W / 45.05639; -83.23194, just outside of Thunder Bay and within the Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary.
- In Arenac County at 44°01′03″N 83°26′29″W / 44.0175°N 83.44139°W / 44.0175; -83.44139, at the mouth of the Saginaw Bay. It is a tiny island in Sims Township between Charity Island and Little Charity Island.
- In Bay County at 43°39′07″N 83°51′13″W / 43.65194°N 83.85361°W / 43.65194; -83.85361, in the Saginaw Bay at the mouth of the Saginaw River near Bay City.
- In Mackinac County at 45°43′12″N 84°25′36″W / 45.72°N 84.42667°W / 45.72; -84.42667 at the eastern end of the Straits of Mackinac just off the southern shore of Bois Blanc Island.
On Lake Michigan:
- In Charlevoix County at 45°42′09″N 85°50′19″W / 45.7025°N 85.83861°W / 45.7025; -85.83861, west of Beaver Island. It is within St. James Township and is part of the Michigan Islands National Wildlife Refuge.
- In Delta County at 45°30′36″N 86°43′10″W / 45.51°N 86.71944°W / 45.51; -86.71944, between St. Martin Island and Poverty Island at the southeast opening of the Big Bay de Noc. It is part of Fairbanks Township. Little Gull Island is an even smaller island about a mile to the south.
- In Leelanau County on Northport Bay of the Grand Traverse Bay region. It is a 5-acre (20,000 m2) "No Trespassing Nature Preserve" owned by the Leelanau Conservancy which is dedicated to protecting this southern-most Herring Gull colony nesting area on Lake Michigan. The island, also known as Trout Island or Bellows Island, is located at 45°06′04″N 85°34′11″W / 45.10111°N 85.56972°W / 45.10111; -85.56972.
On Lake Superior:
- Gull Islands are a cluster of small islands in Keweenaw County at 48°15′44″N 88°15′53″W / 48.26222°N 88.26472°W / 48.26222; -88.26472. They are northeast of Passage Island in Isle Royale National Park, and lie nearly on top of the International Boundary.
- In Marquette County at 46°57′00″N 87°57′25″W / 46.95°N 87.95694°W / 46.95; -87.95694, part of the Huron Islands and the Huron National Wildlife Refuge.
On Lake St. Clair:
- In St. Clair County at 42°31′49″N 82°40′56″W / 42.53028°N 82.68222°W / 42.53028; -82.68222. It is at the mouth of the south channel of the St. Clair River. Currently the site of the annual Jobbie Nooner observance in Michigan.
On St. Marys River system:
- On Potagannissing Bay at the south end of the St. Marys River in Chippewa County at 46°02′10″N 83°47′31″W / 46.03611°N 83.79194°W / 46.03611; -83.79194. It is northwest of Drummond Island and is part of Drummond Township.
- On Munuscong Lake off the St. Marys River in Chippewa County at 46°10′14″N 84°13′03″W / 46.17056°N 84.2175°W / 46.17056; -84.2175.
On inland lakes:
- On Manistique Lake in Portage Township, Mackinac County at 46°14′28″N 85°48′36″W / 46.24111°N 85.81°W / 46.24111; -85.81
Famous quotes containing the words gull and/or island:
“She that but little patience knew,
From childhood on, had now so much
A grey gull lost its fear and flew
Down to her cell and there alit,
And there endured her fingers’ touch
And from her fingers ate its bit.”
—William Butler Yeats (1865–1939)
“We approached the Indian Island through the narrow strait called “Cook.” He said, “I ‘xpect we take in some water there, river so high,—never see it so high at this season. Very rough water there, but short; swamp steamboat once. Don’t paddle till I tell you, then you paddle right along.” It was a very short rapid. When we were in the midst of it he shouted “paddle,” and we shot through without taking in a drop.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)