STATE OF MICHIGAN - DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES Michigan BEAVER ISLANDS STATE WILDLIFE RESEARCH N w AREA - Beaver Island Group Portion Location w r - General Map - of Area w n Charlevoix County .m /d 25,280 i v Area headquarters: Wildlife Office in the Gaylord DNR Customer Service Center, ch .go acres igan 1732 West Highway M-32, Gaylord, MI 49735; phone 989-732-3541 approximately Note: Due to its large size and special The Beaver Island Group: Size is 23,154 Acres (approx.) State land accessibility requirements (boats or planes), in this area, over several islands. Be aware: Some small islands or this area has historically been managed portions of islands in the Beaver island group are privately owned. out of two different offices. r r n e e d Garden Island Shoal / h Contact for Charlevoix Co. h t t v o t o i . Beaver Island Group is r g s k . i o c Garden Island + nearby small islands: v n DNR Wildlife Division staff o s Squaw Island , a l i s g b h 4,495 acres approx.; partially State-owned. i - t at the Gaylord DNR e h c R Northwest Point n i c f i f Customer Service Center o Q Bomways Bay o m Hog Island Hat Island n Garden Island . s i 1732 West M-32 o Whisky Island R w i h t t N w Shoe Island a Gaylord, MI 49735 Ninneegoes Bay Fisherman Bay n D w m Grays Reef a Indian Harbor Jensen Harbor t Grahams Point t r Baltimore c Phone 989- 732- 3541 c o Larsen Harbor Tims Island a s Bay f a Garden Island Harbor t r Little Island e n i n Sturgeon Bay o n i l o e Trout Island Grape Island r Trout Island Shoal c n o Horseshoe Island , o Monatou Bay Northcut Bay s m a R Indian Point r High Island Pismire Island e N o Hog Island r F a D + nearby small islands: Lookout Point Beaver + nearby small islands: High Island Harbor Beaver Harbor Lighthouse Sucker Point 3,585 acres approx.; Marina Saint James Light 2,275 acres approx.; all State-owned. High Island Bay Donegal Bay Font Lake Saint James Harbor 1 all State-owned. Lake Maria Luney Point McCauley Point Round Lake Little Sand Bay Mi-HUNT l Gull Barneys Lake Sandy Point o Bonner Landing r o Island Egg Lake o t Conns Point Egg Lake o Michigan g d t Islands Beaver Island Airport t n i n National u Sand Bay p u Wildlife o h p Refuge i r Lefts Point a o m / Jordan River Beaver Island m , Oliver Point v g e o n v i g i . t McFadden Point Beaver Island p La Par, Point n c p Fox Lake a a a + nearby small islands: r g Greenes Bay r n i t e e a h t Martins Bluff , k g 12,799 acres approx.; c i n a i g i L h Greenes Lake Gull Island Reef n c m i i partially State-owned. e . t Martin Point n M n w i l u w n h Millers Marsh o w Kilty Point r French Bay s u ! ' McCauley Bay s o R y Nomad e Lake Geneserath oulder Reef r N C S n u ha ou Cable Bay t D a t h l r n le E Kelly Point e v n p d e oix h Cheyenne Point R v t d u Le C B Em d , o Iron Ore Bay o ela un e a T y C na Richards Reef a t y ou v m N u n s nt t e o p o r p et U y r i l / o I t f r s H e v o l a C - i a i m d h n e e ou t r Contact for Leelanau Co. s d M th c a e b N n y e h o a t r t r Fox Island Group is C a v y T it t ig y f DNR Wildlife Division staff e a o r t f r io y at the Cadillac DNR C n s h e C a r o Customer Service Center r v l m e ic North v e p 8015 Mackinaw Trail The Fox Islands o a ix n Cadillac, MI 496 0 F1ox are detailed on y Phone 231- 775 - 9Is7la2n7d another map. Legend: State Land: Wildlife/Game Area AreSa tHateea Fdoqrueasrtters South Fox with parking possible near office. N 0 3.75 7.5 15 Miles Parking: ((saccacl ee s P os rf Ie lsomplcaaarnpetid op nLresov tsaernet sb esihnogRw cuinosgntic fti rhomer seSedh )odueldtaeirls-s)ide Parking Boating: (scale Porfe mpaarepd p Rreavmepnts showingR thusetsice o dr eDtaroilps-)in Marsh in Area Important Reminders: 150 yards (450 feet) Hunter Safety Zones are enforced around all buildings and structures at all times. Be Safe! Roads: Highways or Paved Gravel or Dirt Roads, Two-Tracks, Trails Always be careful around water and ditch/dikes for deep water! Water: Lakes, Ponds Rivers, Streams Seas. Streams, Drains Beaver Archipelago Watchable Wildlife viewing areas may be designated in this area; Political: Town-Range-Section Lines Cities or Villages County Boundary look for signs for more information such as wildlife trails or features. Other: Railroads Power Lines, Pipes Dike / Ditch Areas GPS coordinates at agged points (white box pointing at a point): Hunter Monies Help Make [1] Beaver Island, northeast end, St. James Harbor (a shelter harbor): This Area Possible Lat.45°44'35.3"N, Long.85°30'54.6”W. Revised 02/29/2016 (-Wildlife Div./MLS) MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES (DNR) - www.michigan.gov/dnr Revised REMINDERS OF STATE LAND RULES FOR STATE WILDLIFE / GAME AREAS 2016 Feb. 02 for rules appropriate for State wildlife and game areas, or State Lands other than State Parks & Recreation Areas, from Regulations of Lands Administered by the Michigan DNR. Authority conferred to DNR by 1994 Public Act 451 (Sec. 504), Michigan Compiled Laws (MCL) 324.504. Contact DNR Offices if questions: phone 517-284-6000, or 517-284-9453 for the DNR Wildlife Division. DNR Report-All-Poaching hotline is 800-292-7800. NOTE: It is your responsibility to be informed of all current rules and regulations. This document is a guide and not to be used as complete legal notice or collection of all rules, regulations and laws. Complete listings of official legal regulations and language are available on the DNR website at www.michigan.gov/dnrlaws. Contact the DNR with any questions and to verify regulations. For larger print and links scan the QR-block at far right with a smart phone/device. Multi-page version has more details; plain text version imports to Braille /ADA. RULES below are grouped by similar subject and simplified from exact legal wordings; access all rules, regulations, and laws at www.michigan.gov/dnrlaws. It is unlawful to do the following activities on State lands owned or controlled and posted by DNR, etc.; penalties can vary & can be severe: Posted, Signs and Designated Areas: Access, Parking, and Motor Vehicle Related: “Posted” or "properly signed on the ground" means signs posted by DNR, providing “Motorized vehicle” means any device which can transport person(s) or property using an energy reasonable notice of location, boundary, trail, route, area, rule or warning, particular use or activity. source (fuel, gasoline) other than wind or muscle-power; a bicycle is muscle-powered. “Signs” include signs, markers, notices, posters or other formats of information for the public. "Off-Road Vehicle (ORV)" means a recreational motor-vehicle capable of cross-country use "Designated" means listed in official documents, and then signed or posted designating the use. without a road or trail, over natural terrain (land, snow, ice, marsh, swampland, water, etc.), which “Permit” or "proper written permission" means DNR-issued written permit or permission for a includes: typical “all-terrain vehicle” (ATV); motor-bike, motor-cycle; any number of wheels or specific activity. Persons exempt from rules are DNR employees doing work. tracked; multi-drive wheels; amphibious or air-cushion vehicle; or any other motor vehicle transport • Unlawful to enter, use, or occupy State lands for any purpose, when the area is posted against - but excluding: law enforcement, emergency, fire or military vehicles; registered snowmobile or entry “Do NOT Enter”, against use or occupancy, etc. Obey all posted signs or notices. aircraft; farming, construction or logging vehicles when used in those named functions. • Unlawful to move, remove, destroy, or deface signs of DNR or other State agencies. “Personal Assistive Mobility Device” (PAMD) means a wheelchair or any device designed • Unlawful to post any signs, handbills, paint or otherwise mark any State resources, like trees, rocks, solely for personal movement of a person with a mobility impairment, and considered an extension features, lands, waters, structures, property, etc. This is vandalism and destruction of property. of that person which they can use anywhere foot travel is allowed - and not considered a vehicle. • Unlawful to store or leave any items for more than 24 hours, on any State land - except lawful • Unlawful to obstruct or hinder public access to any road, trail, parking, path or open State lands. blinds/stands (see Hunting rules) and lawfully used camp sites (see Camping rules). • Unlawful to park any type of vehicle in areas posted as “no parking”, or “no vehicles”; • Unlawful to park any vehicle outside of designated areas.