Conservation Department ground-hemlock study on the Fox Islands, 1948

Summary

The Herald reported Conservation Department observations of extensive ground-hemlock stands on North and South Fox islands; the article is evidence of a stated study, not a complete botanical inventory.

Evidence and limits

The held source was published or indexed on 1948-05-28. It is the basis for this record; notices, retrospective columns, and schedules are not treated as proof of later outcomes.

anied by ing they were occupying from Mrs-| brother | Force | July 9, 1946, with rating “of Seaman | ‘Lester attended the East Jondan ‘ the Chemical plant and Iron Furnace) Surviving are their. mother, ‘Mrs. | spe eet ge 5 Michigan Dry Cleaners. All work | Men’s ead gon were guests of relatives in town | lin. 22-1 iGround Hemlock Stands x 1.) ; Thrives o - Distinctive DeMilo Diamonds, J.| The Healey Hardware A es on Fox Island R. Porter, watchmaker, R.R. Bldg., Now Owned. by : ‘Boyne City, Michigan. Open Satur- Wade and Eva Healey Acre after acre of hip-high stands sof ground. hemlock on North «and “South: Fox islands are -cited by I. H. ‘Bartlett and L. A. Davenport of the :conservation department’s game divi- Esion as: an example of how trees and | shrubs will thrive in this region when inot browsed. by deer. On North Manitou island, a Few ‘miles to th

Open questions

• Can an original agency, vessel, land, lighthouse, or personnel record confirm the details and identify unnamed people or equipment?
• Does another contemporaneous source establish an exact location, duration, or outcome beyond this report?

See also

• Beaver Island archipelago
• North Fox Island
• South Fox Island