Fisherman's Island State Park is a public recreation area of sitting on of

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shoreline southwest of

Charlevoix Charlevoix ( , ) is a cultural and natural region in Quebec, on the north shore of the Saint Lawrence River as well as in the Laurentian Mountains area of the Canadian Shield. This dramatic landscape includes rolling terrain, fjords, headlands ...

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. It is named for a small piece of land, Fisherman Island, located some from the mainland. For most of the period from 1998 to 2016, historically low lake levels resulted in the island becoming attached to the mainland via a

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. The park's interior terrain consists largely of rolling dunes covered with maple, birch and aspen broken up by bogs of cedar and black spruce. The park is operated by the

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Activities and amenities

The park features rustic campgrounds with some sites nestled in the dunes along the lake shore. The park offers picnicking, swimming beaches, over three miles of hiking trails, hunting, and snowmobiling.

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Fisherman's Island State Park
Michigan Department of Natural Resources
Fisherman's Island State Park Map
Michigan Department of Natural Resources {{authority control State parks of Michigan Protected areas of Charlevoix County, Michigan Beaches of Michigan Landforms of Charlevoix County, Michigan Peninsulas of Michigan Protected areas established in 1975 1975 establishments in Michigan