Lime Island State Recreation Area

Lime Island State Recreation Area
Location within the state of Michigan
Location	Lime Island, Michigan, USA
Coordinates	46°05′17″N 84°00′40″W / 46.08817°N 84.01105°W / 46.08817; -84.01105Coordinates: 46°05′17″N 84°00′40″W / 46.08817°N 84.01105°W / 46.08817; -84.01105
Area	980 acres (400 ha)
Established	2011
Governing body	Michigan Department of Natural Resources
http://www.michigandnr.com/parksandtrails/Details.aspx?id=695&type=SPRK

Lime Island State Recreation Area is a 980 acres (400 ha)^{[lower-alpha 1]} undeveloped state park in the U.S. state of Michigan. The recreation area is located on Lime Island in the St. Marys River near its mouth. The park has no facilities except 5 primitive boat-in campsites. The park was purchased in 1982 and managed by the state's Forest Management Division until it was transferred to the Parks Department in 2011, becoming the 99th park unit.^[1] Lime Island contains historic sites from its history as summer camps of Woodland Indians, a lime kiln site, ship bunkering site, and a resort.^[2] Lime Island was one of the state forest campgrounds slated to be shut down due to funding cuts until it was transferred to the park program.^[3]

The island has occasional moose and black bear.^[4] Hunting, hiking and fishing are allowed in the park.

Notes

↑ Most sources state 980 acres (400 ha), except the main website for the state park which claims 900 acres (360 ha).

References

↑ Herta, Harold; Dettloff, Mary (June 29, 2011). "Lime Island in Upper Peninsula Designated Newest State Recreation Area" (Press release). Michigan Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved June 5, 2012.
↑ Staff (August 10, 2006). "Lime Island is an Undiscovered Gem". Michigan Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved June 5, 2012.
↑ Meyerson, Howard (May 11, 2011). "Lime Island avoids closure by DNR: other rustic campgrounds may have similar opportunity". The Grand Rapids Press. OCLC 9975013. Retrieved June 5, 2012.
↑ Staff. Lime island "Drummond Island tourism Association" Check |url= value (help). Retrieved June 4, 2012.

External links

Lime Island State Recreation Area, Michigan Department of Natural Resources, 2012

Protected areas of Michigan

See also: Important Bird Areas of Michigan

National

Parks	Isle Royale Keweenaw (Historical) River Raisin (Battlefield)

Lakeshores	Pictured Rocks Sleeping Bear Dunes

Landmarks	Black Spruce Bog Natural Area Dead Stream Swamp Dukes Research Natural Area Grand Mere Lakes Haven Hill State Natural Area Newton Woods Porcupine Mountains Roscommon Virgin Pine Stand Strangmoor Bog Tobico Marsh Toumey Woods Warren Woods State Park

Forests	Hiawatha Huron-Manistee Ottawa

Wildlife Refuges	Detroit River Harbor Island Huron Kirtlands Warbler Wildlife Management Area Michigan Islands Michigan Wetland Management District Seney Shiawassee

Other	Grand Island National Recreation Area Father Marquette National Memorial Saint Helena Island National Scenic Area Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary

State

Parks	Algonac Aloha Baraga Belle Isle Bewabic Brimley Burt Lake Cambridge Junction Cheboygan Clear Lake Coldwater Lake Craig Lake Dodge #4 Duck Lake Fayette Fisherman's Island Fort Michilimackinac Fort Wilkins Grand Haven Grand Mere Harrisville Hart-Montague Trail Hartwick Pines Hayes Mill Creek P.H. Hoeft P.J. Hoffmaster Holland Indian Lake Interlochen Kal-Haven Trail Lake Gogebic Lakelands Trail Lakeport Leelanau Ludington Mackinac Island Maybury F.J. McLain Mears Meridian-Baseline Mitchell Muskallonge Lake Muskegon Negwegon Newaygo North Higgins Lake Onaway Orchard Beach Otsego Lake Palms Book Petoskey Porcupine Mountains Port Crescent Rockport Sanilac Petroglyphs Saugatuck Dunes Seven Lakes Silver Lake Sleeper Sleepy Hollow South Higgins Lake Sterling Straits Tahquamenon Falls Tawas Point Thompson's Harbor Traverse City Twin Lakes Van Buren Van Buren Trail Van Riper Warren Dunes Warren Woods Wells White Pine Trail Wilderness William G. Milliken Wilson Young

Recreation Areas	Bald Mountain Bass River Bay City Brighton Fort Custer Highland Holly Ionia Island Lake Lake Hudson Menominee River Metamora-Hadley Ortonville Pinckney Pontiac Lake Proud Lake Rifle River Waterloo Wetzel Yankee Springs

Forests	Au Sable Copper Country Escanaba River Lake Superior Mackinaw Pere Marquette

Underwater Preserves	Alger De Tour Passage Grand Traverse Bay Keweenau Manitou Passage Marquette Sanilac Shores Southwest Michigan Straits of Mackinac Thumb Area Whitefish Point

Other (inc. game areas)	Agate Falls Scenic Site Allegan State Game Area Bond Falls Scenic Site Laughing Whitefish Falls Scenic Site Michigan Islands Wilderness Area Pointe Mouillee State Game Area Ralph A. MacMullan Conference Center Sturgeon Point Scenic Site Wagner Falls Scenic Site

Michigan Department of Natural Resources

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