Fox Islands (Michigan)
 Fox Islands
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| Location | Lake Michigan |
| Coordinates | 45°26′32″N 85°48′36″W / 45.44222°N 85.81000°WCoordinates: 45°26′32″N 85°48′36″W / 45.44222°N 85.81000°W |
| Total islands | 2 |
| Area | 6.65 sq mi (17.2 km2) |
| Highest elevation | 577 ft (175.9 m) |
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| State | Michigan |
| County | Leelanau County |
| Township | Leelanau Township |
| Demographics | |
| Population | Uninhabited |
The Fox Islands consist of the North Fox and South Fox islands, in Lake Michigan. The uninhabited islands are approximately 17 miles (27 km) northwest of Cathead Point near the tip of the Leelanau Peninsula of Michigan and about 10 miles (16 km) southwest of Beaver Island. The three islands form part of an archipelago. South Fox Island Light was built in 1867 and operated until 1959. Both islands are part of Leelanau County, Michigan, and are administered by Leelanau Township.
North Fox (45°28′45″N 85°46′38″W / 45.4792°N 85.7771°W) is the smaller of the two islands, 3.32 square kilometres (3,320,000 m2; 820 acres) in area, roughly 2 miles (3.2 km) wide by 1 mile (1.6 km) long. This island was purchased by real estate magnate David V. Johnson in 1994 for $1.3 million, and the entire island was sold back to the state of Michigan for $2.2 million at the end of the year 2000.
North Fox Island has an operational public 3,000-foot-long by 100-foot-wide turf airstrip as of 8/2015, making it accessible by general aviation. Airport designation is 6Y3.
In the mid-1970s a child pornography ring was discovered operating on North Fox Island. The proprietor of the island used his position in a large social program, called the Brother Paul's Children's Mission, to fly boys in his private plane to his island retreat. The Ann Arbor News published a story in their weekend magazine on the proprietor's life, then published a second story when the crimes were uncovered.
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