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Hickory Island is an inhabited island in the
Islands of Wayne County, Michigan
Islands of the Detroit River
River islands of Michigan
Michigan populated places on the Detroit River
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Hickory Island is an inhabited island in the Detroit River
The Detroit River flows west and south for from Lake St. Clair to Lake Erie as a strait in the Great Lakes system. The river divides the metropolitan areas of Detroit, Michigan, and Windsor, Ontario, Windsor, Ontario—an area collectively refe ...
. It is in Wayne County, in southeast Michigan
Southeast Michigan, also called southeastern Michigan, is a region in the Lower Peninsula of Michigan that is home to a majority of the state's businesses and industries as well as slightly over half of the state's population, most of whom are c ...
. Its coordinates are , and the United States Geological Survey
The United States Geological Survey (USGS), formerly simply known as the Geological Survey, is a scientific agency of the United States government. The scientists of the USGS study the landscape of the United States, its natural resources, ...
gave its elevation as in 1980.
Hickory Island is one of fifteen islands that comprise Grosse Ile. While some are uninhabited, Hickory Island has been developed into residential subdivision
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s containing "moderately sized homes on smaller lots".
Hickory Island is connected on the north to Meso Island
Meso Island is an island in the Detroit River. It is in Wayne County, in southeast Michigan. Its coordinates are , and the United States Geological Survey gave its elevation as in 1980.
Numerous types of fish spawn at the island; a 1982 report b ...
(sometimes called "Upper Hickory"), and from there to Grosse Ile, by the East River Road Bridge. This bridge was described as being "in serious condition" by the Detroit Free Press
The ''Detroit Free Press'' is the largest daily newspaper in Detroit, Michigan, US. The Sunday edition is titled the ''Sunday Free Press''. It is sometimes referred to as the Freep (reflected in the paper's web address, www.freep.com). It primari ...
in January 2020; the Michigan Department of Transportation
The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) is a constitutional government principal department of the US state of Michigan. The primary purpose of MDOT is to maintain the Michigan State Trunkline Highway System which includes all Interstate ...
had posted a speed limit of on the bridge in November 2019 due to the structure's deterioration. The Hickory Island Park and Yacht Club, located in the center of the island, offers recreational facilities for its residents.
In January 2021, a large metal monolith
A monolith is a geological feature consisting of a single massive rock (geology), stone or rock, such as some mountains. For instance, Savandurga, Savandurga mountain is a monolith mountain in India. Erosion usually exposes the geological for ...
, measuring approximately by , was found to have been placed on Hickory Island anonymously and without explanation. This was one of many such cases around the world which occurred after widespread media coverage of the Utah monolith
The Utah monolith is a metal pillar that stood in a red sandstone slot canyon in northern San Juan County, Utah, United States. The pillar is tall and made of metal sheets riveted into a triangular prism. It was unlawfully placed on public lan ...
in November 2020.References