Beaver Island
#1rank
referenced by 16,019 articles·PageRank over the knowledge-base link graph
337 targets · 11 groups · 11 carrying a caution
Photo hunt
Everything on the archipelago worth pointing a camera at, chosen by the archive rather than by taste: the places the encyclopedia refers to most, plus every tree, bird, plant and surface material the surveys actually document. Filter to a group, or to a theme, and tick them off as you go.
Each card prints one number, and they do not compare. For a place it is how many articles point at it; for an animal, how many observation records exist; for a tree or plant, how many pieces of survey evidence name it. None of them is an abundance — bald eagle leads the animals partly because eagles are conspicuous and partly because people report eagles. 11 targets carry a caution in red: those species are protected, rare or colonial nesters, and the instruction is to photograph from distance or not at all. 11 more are taggednever recorded here — taxa that were searched for and came back empty, kept in because a zero is a finding.
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Beaver Island archipelago
#2rank
referenced by 377 articles·PageRank over the knowledge-base link graph
Saint James
#3rank
referenced by 368 articles·PageRank over the knowledge-base link graph
Saint James Harbor
#4rank
referenced by 262 articles·PageRank over the knowledge-base link graph
Township of Saint James
#5rank
referenced by 337 articles·PageRank over the knowledge-base link graph
Garden Island
#6rank
referenced by 206 articles·PageRank over the knowledge-base link graph
Township of Peaine
#7rank
referenced by 388 articles·PageRank over the knowledge-base link graph
High Island
#9rank
referenced by 124 articles·PageRank over the knowledge-base link graph
Lake Geneserath
#10rank
referenced by 133 articles·PageRank over the knowledge-base link graph
Beaver Island Boat Company
#11rank
referenced by 133 articles·PageRank over the knowledge-base link graph
Beaver Island Community School
#14rank
referenced by 771 articles·PageRank over the knowledge-base link graph
Hog Island
#15rank
referenced by 80 articles·PageRank over the knowledge-base link graph
Beaver Island Historical Society
#16rank
referenced by 437 articles·PageRank over the knowledge-base link graph
Donegal Bay
#19rank
referenced by 45 articles·PageRank over the knowledge-base link graph
Holy Cross Catholic Church
#20rank
referenced by 423 articles·PageRank over the knowledge-base link graph
King Strang Hotel
#21rank
referenced by 24 articles·PageRank over the knowledge-base link graph
Ojibwa Island
#22rank
referenced by 23 articles·PageRank over the knowledge-base link graph
King's Highway
#23rank
referenced by 74 articles·PageRank over the knowledge-base link graph
Shamrock Inn
#24rank
referenced by 64 articles·PageRank over the knowledge-base link graph
Trout Island
#25rank
referenced by 15 articles·PageRank over the knowledge-base link graph
Beaver Island Rural Health Center
#28rank
referenced by 390 articles·PageRank over the knowledge-base link graph
Point La Par
#30rank
referenced by 8 articles·PageRank over the knowledge-base link graph
Galilee
#31rank
referenced by 18 articles·PageRank over the knowledge-base link graph
Doty’s Swamp
#32rank
referenced by 1 articles·PageRank over the knowledge-base link graph
Southwest Old Growth
#33rank
referenced by 1 articles·PageRank over the knowledge-base link graph
South Fox Island
#34rank
referenced by 54 articles·PageRank over the knowledge-base link graph
Holy Cross Catholic Church building
#35rank
referenced by 166 articles·PageRank over the knowledge-base link graph
Sand Bay
#36rank
referenced by 59 articles·PageRank over the knowledge-base link graph
Beaver Island Community Center
#37rank
referenced by 327 articles·PageRank over the knowledge-base link graph
Mormon Print Shop
#38rank
referenced by 119 articles·PageRank over the knowledge-base link graph
North Fox Island
#39rank
referenced by 41 articles·PageRank over the knowledge-base link graph
Beaver Island Life-Saving Station
#40rank
referenced by 54 articles·PageRank over the knowledge-base link graph
Beaver Island Medical Center
#41rank
referenced by 167 articles·PageRank over the knowledge-base link graph
Beaver Island Light Station
#42rank
referenced by 65 articles·PageRank over the knowledge-base link graph
Beaver Island Community Center building
#43rank
referenced by 214 articles·PageRank over the knowledge-base link graph
Whiskey Island
#44rank
referenced by 32 articles·PageRank over the knowledge-base link graph
Holy Cross Cemetery
#46rank
referenced by 105 articles·PageRank over the knowledge-base link graph
Gull Island
#47rank
referenced by 22 articles·PageRank over the knowledge-base link graph
Shamrock Bar
#48rank
referenced by 61 articles·PageRank over the knowledge-base link graph
Beaver Island Harbor Light
#50rank
referenced by 24 articles·PageRank over the knowledge-base link graph
Beaver Island Grade and High School
#51rank
referenced by 132 articles·PageRank over the knowledge-base link graph
Squaw Island Light Station
#52rank
referenced by 16 articles·PageRank over the knowledge-base link graph
Donegal Bay Road
#54rank
referenced by 26 articles·PageRank over the knowledge-base link graph
Hat Island
#55rank
referenced by 19 articles·PageRank over the knowledge-base link graph
East Side Drive
#56rank
referenced by 52 articles·PageRank over the knowledge-base link graph
Holy Cross Parish Hall
#57rank
referenced by 149 articles·PageRank over the knowledge-base link graph
Pine Lake
#58rank
referenced by 10 articles·PageRank over the knowledge-base link graph
Beaver Island Christian Church
#59rank
referenced by 92 articles·PageRank over the knowledge-base link graph
Font Lake
#61rank
referenced by 46 articles·PageRank over the knowledge-base link graph
Beaver Island Airport
#62rank
referenced by 85 articles·PageRank over the knowledge-base link graph
Beaver Island Chamber of Commerce
#63rank
referenced by 148 articles·PageRank over the knowledge-base link graph
Shoe Island
#64rank
referenced by 6 articles·PageRank over the knowledge-base link graph
Jordan River
#65rank
referenced by 13 articles·PageRank over the knowledge-base link graph
Pismire Island
#66rank
referenced by 5 articles·PageRank over the knowledge-base link graph
Grape Island
#67rank
referenced by 3 articles·PageRank over the knowledge-base link graph
Gull Island Reef
#69rank
referenced by 7 articles·PageRank over the knowledge-base link graph
Pine River
#70rank
referenced by 5 articles·PageRank over the knowledge-base link graph
Beaver Island Volunteer Fire Department
#71rank
referenced by 82 articles·PageRank over the knowledge-base link graph
Fox Lake
#72rank
referenced by 69 articles·PageRank over the knowledge-base link graph
Holy Island
#75rank
referenced by 6 articles·PageRank over the knowledge-base link graph
Township of Galilee
#76rank
referenced by 6 articles·PageRank over the knowledge-base link graph
Beaver Island Coast Guard station
#77rank
referenced by 28 articles·PageRank over the knowledge-base link graph
Hog Island Reef
#79rank
referenced by 12 articles·PageRank over the knowledge-base link graph
Beaver Islands State Wildlife Research Area
#81rank
referenced by 16 articles·PageRank over the knowledge-base link graph
Protar's Cabin
#82rank
referenced by 32 articles·PageRank over the knowledge-base link graph
Beaver Island Yacht Club
#92rank
referenced by 11 articles·PageRank over the knowledge-base link graph
Horseshoe Island
#93rank
referenced by 1 articles·PageRank over the knowledge-base link graph
Little Island
#94rank
referenced by 1 articles·PageRank over the knowledge-base link graph
Round Lake
#96rank
referenced by 10 articles·PageRank over the knowledge-base link graph
West Side Drive
#98rank
referenced by 12 articles·PageRank over the knowledge-base link graph
Gallagher Dock
#100rank
referenced by 12 articles·PageRank over the knowledge-base link graph
Whiskey Point
#101rank
referenced by 28 articles·PageRank over the knowledge-base link graph
Sloptown Road
#102rank
referenced by 17 articles·PageRank over the knowledge-base link graph
Central Michigan University Biological Station
#103rank
referenced by 61 articles·PageRank over the knowledge-base link graph
Little Sand Bay
#106rank
referenced by 24 articles·PageRank over the knowledge-base link graph
Cable Bay
#109rank
referenced by 24 articles·PageRank over the knowledge-base link graph
Paid een Og's Road
#111rank
referenced by 10 articles·PageRank over the knowledge-base link graph
Iron Ore Bay
#113rank
referenced by 37 articles·PageRank over the knowledge-base link graph
Circle M Supper Club
#114rank
referenced by 34 articles·PageRank over the knowledge-base link graph
Beaver Island Telephone Company
#116rank
referenced by 42 articles·PageRank over the knowledge-base link graph
Cable's Creek
#118rank
referenced by 8 articles·PageRank over the knowledge-base link graph
Beaver Island Community School Library
#119rank
referenced by 8 articles·PageRank over the knowledge-base link graph
Beaver Island Marine Museum
#120rank
referenced by 16 articles·PageRank over the knowledge-base link graph
French Bay
#124rank
referenced by 18 articles·PageRank over the knowledge-base link graph
West Side Road
#126rank
referenced by 18 articles·PageRank over the knowledge-base link graph
Martin’s Bluff
#130rank
referenced by 7 articles·PageRank over the knowledge-base link graph
Fox Lake Road
#131rank
referenced by 16 articles·PageRank over the knowledge-base link graph
Welke Airport
#132rank
referenced by 20 articles·PageRank over the knowledge-base link graph
Barney’s Lake
#133rank
referenced by 44 articles·PageRank over the knowledge-base link graph
Holy Cross Cemetery
#136rank
referenced by 32 articles·PageRank over the knowledge-base link graph
Miller’s Marsh
#137rank
referenced by 20 articles·PageRank over the knowledge-base link graph
Green Swamp
#138rank
referenced by 5 articles·PageRank over the knowledge-base link graph
Pat's Road
#139rank
referenced by 4 articles·PageRank over the knowledge-base link graph
Beaver Island Lumber Company
#141rank
referenced by 16 articles·PageRank over the knowledge-base link graph
Donnel Mor's Lane
#147rank
referenced by 10 articles·PageRank over the knowledge-base link graph
Allen's Lakeview Road
#148rank
referenced by 9 articles·PageRank over the knowledge-base link graph
Hannigan's Road
#150rank
referenced by 13 articles·PageRank over the knowledge-base link graph
Beaver Island Golf Course
#152rank
referenced by 23 articles·PageRank over the knowledge-base link graph
Stoney Acre Grill and Donegal Danny’s Pub
#156rank
referenced by 27 articles·PageRank over the knowledge-base link graph
Port of St. James subdivision
#158rank
referenced by 21 articles·PageRank over the knowledge-base link graph
Kuebler Trail
#160rank
referenced by 9 articles·PageRank over the knowledge-base link graph
Tom McCauley's Road
#161rank
referenced by 4 articles·PageRank over the knowledge-base link graph
St. James Episcopal Mission church
#163rank
referenced by 21 articles·PageRank over the knowledge-base link graph
Bonner farm
#166rank
referenced by 8 articles·PageRank over the knowledge-base link graph
Monatou Bay
#167rank
referenced by 2 articles·PageRank over the knowledge-base link graph
Northcut Bay
#168rank
referenced by 2 articles·PageRank over the knowledge-base link graph
Nezewabegon Barrens
#169rank
referenced by 2 articles·PageRank over the knowledge-base link graph
South End Road
#170rank
referenced by 6 articles·PageRank over the knowledge-base link graph
Back Highway
#171rank
referenced by 8 articles·PageRank over the knowledge-base link graph
Mabel and A. J. Roy Heritage Park
#172rank
referenced by 12 articles·PageRank over the knowledge-base link graph
Taganing Dune and Swale
#173rank
referenced by 2 articles·PageRank over the knowledge-base link graph
Mrs Redding Trail
#174rank
referenced by 10 articles·PageRank over the knowledge-base link graph
Piper's Corner
#176rank
referenced by 7 articles·PageRank over the knowledge-base link graph
Red Oak Garden
#177rank
referenced by 2 articles·PageRank over the knowledge-base link graph
Main Street
#178rank
referenced by 15 articles·PageRank over the knowledge-base link graph
Beaver Island Lighthouse School
#179rank
referenced by 31 articles·PageRank over the knowledge-base link graph
Beaver Island power plant
#180rank
referenced by 8 articles·PageRank over the knowledge-base link graph
Greene’s Lake
#183rank
referenced by 15 articles·PageRank over the knowledge-base link graph
Dahlia Shoals
#184rank
referenced by 6 articles·PageRank over the knowledge-base link graph
Protar's Tomb
#185rank
referenced by 7 articles·PageRank over the knowledge-base link graph
Carlisle Road
#186rank
referenced by 4 articles·PageRank over the knowledge-base link graph
Airport Road
#187rank
referenced by 8 articles·PageRank over the knowledge-base link graph
Old Church Crest Road
#190rank
referenced by 6 articles·PageRank over the knowledge-base link graph
Garden Island Boreal Forest
#193rank
referenced by 1 articles·PageRank over the knowledge-base link graph
Jensen Harbor
#194rank
referenced by 1 articles·PageRank over the knowledge-base link graph
Taganing Marsh
#196rank
referenced by 1 articles·PageRank over the knowledge-base link graph
Taganing Shore
#197rank
referenced by 1 articles·PageRank over the knowledge-base link graph
Nomad
#198rank
referenced by 12 articles·PageRank over the knowledge-base link graph
South Fox Island Light Station
#199rank
referenced by 8 articles·PageRank over the knowledge-base link graph
Iron Ore Creek
#200rank
referenced by 11 articles·PageRank over the knowledge-base link graph
Hangar Road
#201rank
referenced by 3 articles·PageRank over the knowledge-base link graph
Gull Harbor Natural Area
#203rank
referenced by 13 articles·PageRank over the knowledge-base link graph
Angeline Bluff
#204rank
referenced by 5 articles·PageRank over the knowledge-base link graph
Forest Avenue
#206rank
referenced by 5 articles·PageRank over the knowledge-base link graph
McDonough's General Store
#210rank
referenced by 21 articles·PageRank over the knowledge-base link graph
Camp #3 Trail
#213rank
referenced by 7 articles·PageRank over the knowledge-base link graph
Welke Aviation, Inc.
#214rank
referenced by 16 articles·PageRank over the knowledge-base link graph
Freesoil Road
#217rank
referenced by 6 articles·PageRank over the knowledge-base link graph
Beachcomber Tavern
#220rank
referenced by 17 articles·PageRank over the knowledge-base link graph
Betsy Smith Trail
#226rank
referenced by 4 articles·PageRank over the knowledge-base link graph
Barney's Lake Nature Preserve
#227rank
referenced by 8 articles·PageRank over the knowledge-base link graph
Boulder Reef
#229rank
referenced by 4 articles·PageRank over the knowledge-base link graph
White Birch Road
#230rank
referenced by 6 articles·PageRank over the knowledge-base link graph
Beaver Island Public Beach
#231rank
referenced by 3 articles·PageRank over the knowledge-base link graph
Little Sand Bay Nature Preserve
#235rank
referenced by 7 articles·PageRank over the knowledge-base link graph
Indian Point Road
#241rank
referenced by 6 articles·PageRank over the knowledge-base link graph
Dormer Store
#243rank
referenced by 5 articles·PageRank over the knowledge-base link graph
Maple Street
#247rank
referenced by 3 articles·PageRank over the knowledge-base link graph
Island Woods Road
#250rank
referenced by 11 articles·PageRank over the knowledge-base link graph
McCauley Point
#255rank
referenced by 5 articles·PageRank over the knowledge-base link graph
Greene’s Bay
#264rank
referenced by 9 articles·PageRank over the knowledge-base link graph
Little Sand Bay Nature Preserve Access
#265rank
referenced by 5 articles·PageRank over the knowledge-base link graph
Fox Island Lighthouse Association
#267rank
referenced by 4 articles·PageRank over the knowledge-base link graph
Font Lake Road
#273rank
referenced by 5 articles·PageRank over the knowledge-base link graph
Skilligallee Light Station
#274rank
referenced by 7 articles·PageRank over the knowledge-base link graph
Bonner’s Bluff State Beach
#276rank
referenced by 4 articles·PageRank over the knowledge-base link graph
Martin Point
#277rank
referenced by 7 articles·PageRank over the knowledge-base link graph
Font Lake Boat Launch
#297rank
referenced by 3 articles·PageRank over the knowledge-base link graph
McCaully Farm
#304rank
referenced by 3 articles·PageRank over the knowledge-base link graph
Bonner’s Landing
#314rank
referenced by 5 articles·PageRank over the knowledge-base link graph
Little Font Lake Trail
#319rank
referenced by 3 articles·PageRank over the knowledge-base link graph
McFadden Point
#322rank
referenced by 7 articles·PageRank over the knowledge-base link graph
Cheyenne Point
#334rank
referenced by 7 articles·PageRank over the knowledge-base link graph
Enoch Hill locality
#345rank
referenced by 2 articles·PageRank over the knowledge-base link graph
Great Blue Heron Park
#352rank
referenced by 3 articles·PageRank over the knowledge-base link graph
Indian Point
#371rank
referenced by 11 articles·PageRank over the knowledge-base link graph
Egg Lake
#381rank
referenced by 4 articles·PageRank over the knowledge-base link graph
Barney's Lake Nature Preserve Access
#399rank
referenced by 2 articles·PageRank over the knowledge-base link graph
Simmons Reef
#410rank
referenced by 6 articles·PageRank over the knowledge-base link graph
White Cedar Trail
#430rank
referenced by 4 articles·PageRank over the knowledge-base link graph
Sqaw Island Court
#437rank
referenced by 4 articles·PageRank over the knowledge-base link graph
Lake Geneserath Public Access
#473rank
referenced by 3 articles·PageRank over the knowledge-base link graph
Indian Harbor
#484rank
referenced by 4 articles·PageRank over the knowledge-base link graph
Lookout Point
#496rank
referenced by 4 articles·PageRank over the knowledge-base link graph
Fox Lake Public Access
#517rank
referenced by 1 articles·PageRank over the knowledge-base link graph
Greenes Lake Public Access
#539rank
referenced by 1 articles·PageRank over the knowledge-base link graph
Gallagher Street boat launch
#563rank
referenced by 1 articles·PageRank over the knowledge-base link graph
Garden Island Harbor
#567rank
referenced by 3 articles·PageRank over the knowledge-base link graph
Barneys Lake Fen
#619rank
referenced by 1 articles·PageRank over the knowledge-base link graph
Fox Lake Bog
#620rank
referenced by 1 articles·PageRank over the knowledge-base link graph
Unnamed islet
#641rank
referenced by 0 articles·PageRank over the knowledge-base link graph
Bald eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus967records
The most-reported animal in the whole archipelago record. Watch the shoreline treeline and the harbor - eagles perch where they can see water.
Protected. Nests are not to be approached, though the birds themselves are the easiest big raptor here to photograph.
967 observation records·GBIF public human observations, retrieved by retrieve_gbif_archipelago_observations.py
Common loon
Gavia immer872records
872 records, and the sound is the giveaway before the bird is. Inland lakes at dawn, flat calm, from a kayak at water level.
872 observation records·GBIF public human observations, retrieved by retrieve_gbif_archipelago_observations.py
Common tern
Sterna hirundo606records
Colonial nester. Same rule as Caspian tern.
606 observation records·GBIF public human observations, retrieved by retrieve_gbif_archipelago_observations.py
Caspian tern
Sterna caspia572records
Colonial nester on the refuge islands. Approaching a colony flushes the whole thing; shoot from a hull at distance.
572 observation records·GBIF public human observations, retrieved by retrieve_gbif_archipelago_observations.py
Wild turkey
Meleagris gallopavo484records
Big, slow, and photogenic in low side light on a two-track.
484 observation records·GBIF public human observations, retrieved by retrieve_gbif_archipelago_observations.py
Merlin
Falco columbarius319records
319 records. A small fast falcon that hunts the open edges - airstrip margins, dune grass, cut-over ground.
319 observation records·GBIF public human observations, retrieved by retrieve_gbif_archipelago_observations.py
Ruffed grouse
Bonasa umbellus304records
It will explode out of the leaf litter a metre from your boot and you will not get the shot. Walk two-tracks slowly with the camera already up.
304 observation records·GBIF public human observations, retrieved by retrieve_gbif_archipelago_observations.py
Savanna sparrow
Passerculus sandwichensis223records
223 observation records·GBIF public human observations, retrieved by retrieve_gbif_archipelago_observations.py
Eastern bluebird
Sialia sialis208records
Open ground with perches - fence lines, the golf course edges, the airport margins.
208 observation records·GBIF public human observations, retrieved by retrieve_gbif_archipelago_observations.py
American bittern
Botaurus lentiginosus139records
A marsh bird that freezes and points its bill straight up and becomes reeds. Miller's Marsh, patiently.
139 observation records·GBIF public human observations, retrieved by retrieve_gbif_archipelago_observations.py
American woodcock
Scolopax minor106records
Displays at dusk over open ground in spring. The archive holds a whole High Island woodcock-habitat crosswalk.
106 observation records·GBIF public human observations, retrieved by retrieve_gbif_archipelago_observations.py
Eastern meadowlark
Sturnella magna104records
104 observation records·GBIF public human observations, retrieved by retrieve_gbif_archipelago_observations.py
Bobolink
Dolichonyx oryzivorus56records
56 observation records·GBIF public human observations, retrieved by retrieve_gbif_archipelago_observations.py
Horned lark
Eremophila alpestris46records
46 observation records·GBIF public human observations, retrieved by retrieve_gbif_archipelago_observations.py
Grasshopper sparrow
Ammodramus savannarum20records
20 observation records·GBIF public human observations, retrieved by retrieve_gbif_archipelago_observations.py
Piping plover
Charadrius melodus18records
Federally protected. The LTBB Natural Resource Department posts a 15 April - 15 August closure on the High Island spit. Photograph from well back, with a long lens, or not at all.
18 observation records·GBIF public human observations, retrieved by retrieve_gbif_archipelago_observations.py
Peregrine falcon
Falco peregrinus11records
Rare here - 11 records. Do not approach a nest site.
11 observation records·GBIF public human observations, retrieved by retrieve_gbif_archipelago_observations.py
Lapland longspur
Calcarius lapponicus6records
6 observation records·GBIF public human observations, retrieved by retrieve_gbif_archipelago_observations.py
Dickcissel
Spiza americana2records
2 observation records·GBIF public human observations, retrieved by retrieve_gbif_archipelago_observations.py
Upland sandpiper
Bartramia longicauda2records
2 observation records·GBIF public human observations, retrieved by retrieve_gbif_archipelago_observations.py
Northern goshawk
Accipiter gentilis0records
no observation records retrieved·queried in the GBIF retrieval and returned nothing - the species is documented for the region, not confirmed here
White-tailed deer
Odocoileus virginianus20records
The island's most-photographed mammal by default. Look for them at field edges in the first and last hour.
20 observation records·GBIF public human observations, retrieved by retrieve_gbif_archipelago_observations.py
Snowshoe hare
Lepus americanus6records
Brown in summer, white in winter, and wrong for a few weeks in between - which is the picture worth having.
6 observation records·GBIF public human observations, retrieved by retrieve_gbif_archipelago_observations.py
Little brown bat
Myotis lucifugus0records
Devastated by white-nose syndrome. Do not disturb roosts.
no observation records retrieved·queried in the GBIF retrieval and returned nothing - the species is documented for the region, not confirmed here
Northern long-eared bat
Myotis septentrionalis0records
Listed species. Roosts are not a photo subject.
no observation records retrieved·queried in the GBIF retrieval and returned nothing - the species is documented for the region, not confirmed here
Tricolored bat
Perimyotis subflavus0records
Listed species. Do not disturb roosts.
no observation records retrieved·queried in the GBIF retrieval and returned nothing - the species is documented for the region, not confirmed here
Whitefish
2records
2 evidence records·MNFI / fisheries evidence, via the aquatic-fauna index
Lake trout
2records
2 evidence records·MNFI / fisheries evidence, via the aquatic-fauna index
Emerald ash borer
Agrilus planipennis2records
2 observation records·GBIF public human observations, retrieved by retrieve_gbif_archipelago_observations.py
Yellow-banded bumble bee
Bombus terricola1records
1 observation records·GBIF public human observations, retrieved by retrieve_gbif_archipelago_observations.py
Hine's emerald dragonfly
Somatochlora hineana0records
Federally endangered. The confirmed population is at Jensen Harbor fen on Garden Island - a fragile wetland that walking damages.
no observation records retrieved·queried in the GBIF retrieval and returned nothing - the species is documented for the region, not confirmed here
Lake Huron locust
Trimerotropis huroniana0records
Rare dune specialist. Same rule - the habitat is what breaks.
no observation records retrieved·queried in the GBIF retrieval and returned nothing - the species is documented for the region, not confirmed here
Campeloma spire snail
Cincinnatia cincinnatiensis0records
no observation records retrieved·queried in the GBIF retrieval and returned nothing - the species is documented for the region, not confirmed here
Coldwater pondsnail
Stagnicola woodruffi0records
no observation records retrieved·queried in the GBIF retrieval and returned nothing - the species is documented for the region, not confirmed here
Giant northern pea clam
Pisidium idahoense0records
no observation records retrieved·queried in the GBIF retrieval and returned nothing - the species is documented for the region, not confirmed here
Great Lakes physa
Physella magnalacustris0records
no observation records retrieved·queried in the GBIF retrieval and returned nothing - the species is documented for the region, not confirmed here
Lake floater
Pyganodon lacustris0records
no observation records retrieved·queried in the GBIF retrieval and returned nothing - the species is documented for the region, not confirmed here
Smooth green snake
Opheodrys vernalis3records
Three records. Vivid green, small, and in open grassy dune ground. Finding one is genuine luck.
3 observation records·GBIF public human observations, retrieved by retrieve_gbif_archipelago_observations.py
American beech
Fagus grandifolia252records
252 evidence records, the most of any tree here. Smooth grey bark that holds carved initials for decades - a detail shot.
252 evidence records·MDNR forest-inventory stand comments, GLO field notes and MNFI survey appendices
hemlock
Tsuga canadensis186records
The archive's most-evidenced tree after beech. Big old ones in the Southwest Old Growth were cored at 250-300 years; look for trunks near 80 cm through.
186 evidence records·MDNR forest-inventory stand comments, GLO field notes and MNFI survey appendices
aspen
142records
142 evidence records·MDNR forest-inventory stand comments, GLO field notes and MNFI survey appendices
cedar
142records
142 evidence records·MDNR forest-inventory stand comments, GLO field notes and MNFI survey appendices
northern white-cedar
Thuja occidentalis102records
102 evidence records·MDNR forest-inventory stand comments, GLO field notes and MNFI survey appendices
sugar maple
Acer saccharum99records
The mesic northern forest canopy. October is obvious; the better frame is May, backlit, when the new leaves glow.
99 evidence records·MDNR forest-inventory stand comments, GLO field notes and MNFI survey appendices
ash
96records
96 evidence records·MDNR forest-inventory stand comments, GLO field notes and MNFI survey appendices
fir
85records
85 evidence records·MDNR forest-inventory stand comments, GLO field notes and MNFI survey appendices
white birch
75records
75 evidence records·MDNR forest-inventory stand comments, GLO field notes and MNFI survey appendices
tamarack
Larix laricina71records
A conifer that turns gold and drops its needles. Late October in the conifer swamps, and nothing else looks like it.
71 evidence records·MDNR forest-inventory stand comments, GLO field notes and MNFI survey appendices
maple
70records
70 evidence records·MDNR forest-inventory stand comments, GLO field notes and MNFI survey appendices
red maple
Acer rubrum70records
70 evidence records·MDNR forest-inventory stand comments, GLO field notes and MNFI survey appendices
white pine
Pinus strobus61records
The tree the lumber companies came for. Any very large one is a survivor of that - photograph it against something for scale.
61 evidence records·MDNR forest-inventory stand comments, GLO field notes and MNFI survey appendices
balsam fir
Abies balsamea58records
Flat needles, blistered bark, and the smell. A boreal-forest marker on Garden Island and the north end.
58 evidence records·MDNR forest-inventory stand comments, GLO field notes and MNFI survey appendices
birch
56records
56 evidence records·MDNR forest-inventory stand comments, GLO field notes and MNFI survey appendices
paper birch
Betula papyrifera34records
34 evidence records·MDNR forest-inventory stand comments, GLO field notes and MNFI survey appendices
yellow birch
Betula alleghaniensis29records
29 evidence records·MDNR forest-inventory stand comments, GLO field notes and MNFI survey appendices
black ash
Fraxinus nigra28records
28 evidence records·MDNR forest-inventory stand comments, GLO field notes and MNFI survey appendices
spruce
23records
23 evidence records·MDNR forest-inventory stand comments, GLO field notes and MNFI survey appendices
red oak
Quercus rubra22records
22 evidence records·MDNR forest-inventory stand comments, GLO field notes and MNFI survey appendices
quaking aspen
Populus tremuloides20records
20 evidence records·MDNR forest-inventory stand comments, GLO field notes and MNFI survey appendices
red pine
Pinus resinosa18records
18 evidence records·MDNR forest-inventory stand comments, GLO field notes and MNFI survey appendices
eastern hemlock
Tsuga canadensis17records
17 evidence records·MDNR forest-inventory stand comments, GLO field notes and MNFI survey appendices
pine
16records
16 evidence records·MDNR forest-inventory stand comments, GLO field notes and MNFI survey appendices
white spruce
Picea glauca16records
16 evidence records·MDNR forest-inventory stand comments, GLO field notes and MNFI survey appendices
eastern white pine
Pinus strobus15records
15 evidence records·MDNR forest-inventory stand comments, GLO field notes and MNFI survey appendices
black spruce
Picea mariana14records
14 evidence records·MDNR forest-inventory stand comments, GLO field notes and MNFI survey appendices
green ash
Fraxinus pennsylvanica9records
9 evidence records·MDNR forest-inventory stand comments, GLO field notes and MNFI survey appendices
spotted maple
9records
9 evidence records·MDNR forest-inventory stand comments, GLO field notes and MNFI survey appendices
ironwood
Ostrya virginiana8records
8 evidence records·MDNR forest-inventory stand comments, GLO field notes and MNFI survey appendices
balsam poplar
Populus balsamifera7records
7 evidence records·MDNR forest-inventory stand comments, GLO field notes and MNFI survey appendices
white ash
Fraxinus americana7records
7 evidence records·MDNR forest-inventory stand comments, GLO field notes and MNFI survey appendices
oak
6records
6 evidence records·MDNR forest-inventory stand comments, GLO field notes and MNFI survey appendices
striped maple
Acer pensylvanicum5records
5 evidence records·MDNR forest-inventory stand comments, GLO field notes and MNFI survey appendices
black oak
Quercus velutina3records
3 evidence records·MDNR forest-inventory stand comments, GLO field notes and MNFI survey appendices
cherry
3records
3 evidence records·MDNR forest-inventory stand comments, GLO field notes and MNFI survey appendices
elm
2records
2 evidence records·MDNR forest-inventory stand comments, GLO field notes and MNFI survey appendices
white maple
2records
2 evidence records·MDNR forest-inventory stand comments, GLO field notes and MNFI survey appendices
white/yellow birch
2records
2 evidence records·MDNR forest-inventory stand comments, GLO field notes and MNFI survey appendices
basswood
Tilia americana1records
1 evidence records·MDNR forest-inventory stand comments, GLO field notes and MNFI survey appendices
cottonwood
1records
1 evidence records·MDNR forest-inventory stand comments, GLO field notes and MNFI survey appendices
elm (species not specified)
1records
1 evidence records·MDNR forest-inventory stand comments, GLO field notes and MNFI survey appendices
M. W. birch
1records
1 evidence records·MDNR forest-inventory stand comments, GLO field notes and MNFI survey appendices
northern white cedar
Thuja occidentalis1records
The tree that leans out over every shoreline and stream mouth. Best photographed from below, from a boat.
1 evidence records·MDNR forest-inventory stand comments, GLO field notes and MNFI survey appendices
white ash (historical common-name normalization)
1records
1 evidence records·MDNR forest-inventory stand comments, GLO field notes and MNFI survey appendices
alder
14records
14 evidence records·MDNR forest-inventory stand comments, GLO field notes and MNFI survey appendices
ground hemlock
Taxus canadensis6records
6 evidence records·MDNR forest-inventory stand comments, GLO field notes and MNFI survey appendices
hazel
Corylus spp.4records
4 evidence records·MDNR forest-inventory stand comments, GLO field notes and MNFI survey appendices
mountain ash
3records
3 evidence records·MDNR forest-inventory stand comments, GLO field notes and MNFI survey appendices
willow
3records
3 evidence records·MDNR forest-inventory stand comments, GLO field notes and MNFI survey appendices
reed canary grass
Phalaris arundinacea45records
An invasive worth documenting *because* it is invasive. 45 evidence records. A photograph of it is a record of a problem, not a prize.
45 evidence records·MNFI native-plant appendices, MDNR stand comments and GLO field notes
sphagnum
Sphagnum spp43records
The peat moss that builds the bogs. Get the macro down into it - at 1:1 the individual heads look like tiny green stars.
43 evidence records·MNFI native-plant appendices, MDNR stand comments and GLO field notes
wild sarsaparilla
Aralia nudicaulis34records
34 evidence records·MNFI native-plant appendices, MDNR stand comments and GLO field notes
shrubby cinquefoil
Dasiphora fruticosa29records
29 evidence records·MNFI native-plant appendices, MDNR stand comments and GLO field notes
star-flower
Trientalis borealis29records
29 evidence records·MNFI native-plant appendices, MDNR stand comments and GLO field notes
Pitcher's thistle
Cirsium pitcheri27records
A Great Lakes dune endemic and a threatened species. Silver-blue, deeply cut leaves, in open sand. Documented at Nezewabegon Barrens.
Threatened dune endemic. Photograph it where it stands; the dune it grows in is the fragile part.
27 evidence records·MNFI native-plant appendices, MDNR stand comments and GLO field notes
sand cherry
Prunus pumila27records
27 evidence records·MNFI native-plant appendices, MDNR stand comments and GLO field notes
Canada mayflower
Maianthemum canadense26records
26 evidence records·MNFI native-plant appendices, MDNR stand comments and GLO field notes
royal fern
Osmunda regalis25records
25 evidence records·MNFI native-plant appendices, MDNR stand comments and GLO field notes
sand reed grass
Calamovilfa longifolia24records
24 evidence records·MNFI native-plant appendices, MDNR stand comments and GLO field notes
wormwood
Artemisia campestris24records
24 evidence records·MNFI native-plant appendices, MDNR stand comments and GLO field notes
twig-rush
Cladium mariscoides23records
23 evidence records·MNFI native-plant appendices, MDNR stand comments and GLO field notes
bearberry
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi22records
22 evidence records·MNFI native-plant appendices, MDNR stand comments and GLO field notes
dwarf raspberry
Rubus pubescens22records
22 evidence records·MNFI native-plant appendices, MDNR stand comments and GLO field notes
sensitive fern
Onoclea sensibilis21records
21 evidence records·MNFI native-plant appendices, MDNR stand comments and GLO field notes
twinflower
Linnaea borealis20records
20 evidence records·MNFI native-plant appendices, MDNR stand comments and GLO field notes
Baltic rush
Juncus balticus18records
18 evidence records·MNFI native-plant appendices, MDNR stand comments and GLO field notes
creeping juniper
Juniperus horizontalis18records
18 evidence records·MNFI native-plant appendices, MDNR stand comments and GLO field notes
goldthread
Coptis trifolia18records
18 evidence records·MNFI native-plant appendices, MDNR stand comments and GLO field notes
Kalm’s St. John’s-wort
Hypericum kalmianum18records
18 evidence records·MNFI native-plant appendices, MDNR stand comments and GLO field notes
common milkweed
Asclepias syriaca17records
17 evidence records·MNFI native-plant appendices, MDNR stand comments and GLO field notes
false asphodel
Triantha glutinosa17records
17 evidence records·MNFI native-plant appendices, MDNR stand comments and GLO field notes
wire-grass sedge
Carex lasiocarpa16records
16 evidence records·MNFI native-plant appendices, MDNR stand comments and GLO field notes
beach grass
Ammophila breviligulata15records
15 evidence records·MNFI native-plant appendices, MDNR stand comments and GLO field notes
bunchberry
Cornus canadensis15records
15 evidence records·MNFI native-plant appendices, MDNR stand comments and GLO field notes
Jack-in-the-pulpit
Arisaema triphyllum15records
15 evidence records·MNFI native-plant appendices, MDNR stand comments and GLO field notes
pitcher plant
Sarracenia purpurea15records
15 evidence records·MNFI native-plant appendices, MDNR stand comments and GLO field notes
grass-of-Parnassus
Parnassia glauca14records
14 evidence records·MNFI native-plant appendices, MDNR stand comments and GLO field notes
narrow-leaved cat-tail
Typha angustifolia14records
14 evidence records·MNFI native-plant appendices, MDNR stand comments and GLO field notes
winterberry
Ilex verticillata14records
14 evidence records·MNFI native-plant appendices, MDNR stand comments and GLO field notes
Kalm's lobelia
Lobelia kalmii13records
13 evidence records·MNFI native-plant appendices, MDNR stand comments and GLO field notes
Lake Huron tansy
Tanacetum bipinnatum13records
13 evidence records·MNFI native-plant appendices, MDNR stand comments and GLO field notes
spotted knapweed
Centaurea stoebe13records
13 evidence records·MNFI native-plant appendices, MDNR stand comments and GLO field notes
starry false Solomon-seal
Maianthemum stellatum13records
13 evidence records·MNFI native-plant appendices, MDNR stand comments and GLO field notes
beach pea
Lathyrus japonicus12records
12 evidence records·MNFI native-plant appendices, MDNR stand comments and GLO field notes
Labrador tea
Rhododendron groenlandicum12records
12 evidence records·MNFI native-plant appendices, MDNR stand comments and GLO field notes
naked miterwort
Mitella nuda12records
12 evidence records·MNFI native-plant appendices, MDNR stand comments and GLO field notes
bracken fern
Pteridium aquilinum11records
11 evidence records·MNFI native-plant appendices, MDNR stand comments and GLO field notes
Ohio goldenrod
Solidago ohioensis11records
11 evidence records·MNFI native-plant appendices, MDNR stand comments and GLO field notes
skunk-cabbage
Symplocarpus foetidus11records
11 evidence records·MNFI native-plant appendices, MDNR stand comments and GLO field notes
bird's-eye primrose
Primula mistassinica10records
10 evidence records·MNFI native-plant appendices, MDNR stand comments and GLO field notes
bluebead-lily
Clintonia borealis10records
10 evidence records·MNFI native-plant appendices, MDNR stand comments and GLO field notes
Canada bluegrass
Poa compressa10records
10 evidence records·MNFI native-plant appendices, MDNR stand comments and GLO field notes
fringed polygala
Polygala paucifolia10records
10 evidence records·MNFI native-plant appendices, MDNR stand comments and GLO field notes
Indian paintbrush
Castilleja coccinea10records
10 evidence records·MNFI native-plant appendices, MDNR stand comments and GLO field notes
mountain holly
Ilex mucronata10records
10 evidence records·MNFI native-plant appendices, MDNR stand comments and GLO field notes
bog rosemary
Andromeda glaucophylla9records
9 evidence records·MNFI native-plant appendices, MDNR stand comments and GLO field notes
dwarf lake iris
Iris lacustris9records
A Great Lakes endemic that carpets cedar-shaded ground blue in late May. MNFI records it as locally dominant in the French Bay boreal forest.
9 evidence records·MNFI native-plant appendices, MDNR stand comments and GLO field notes
silverweed
Potentilla anserina9records
9 evidence records·MNFI native-plant appendices, MDNR stand comments and GLO field notes
white sweet clover
Melilotus alba9records
9 evidence records·MNFI native-plant appendices, MDNR stand comments and GLO field notes
bog goldenrod
Solidago uliginosa8records
8 evidence records·MNFI native-plant appendices, MDNR stand comments and GLO field notes
Canada blueberry
Vaccinium myrtilloides8records
8 evidence records·MNFI native-plant appendices, MDNR stand comments and GLO field notes
hardstem bulrush
Schoenoplectus acutus8records
8 evidence records·MNFI native-plant appendices, MDNR stand comments and GLO field notes
harebell
Campanula rotundifolia8records
8 evidence records·MNFI native-plant appendices, MDNR stand comments and GLO field notes
limestone calamint
Clinopodium arkansanum8records
8 evidence records·MNFI native-plant appendices, MDNR stand comments and GLO field notes
marsh thistle
Cirsium palustre8records
8 evidence records·MNFI native-plant appendices, MDNR stand comments and GLO field notes
partridge-berry
Mitchella repens8records
8 evidence records·MNFI native-plant appendices, MDNR stand comments and GLO field notes
leather leaf
Chamaedaphne calyculata7records
7 evidence records·MNFI native-plant appendices, MDNR stand comments and GLO field notes
threesquare
Schoenoplectus pungens7records
7 evidence records·MNFI native-plant appendices, MDNR stand comments and GLO field notes
bog laurel
Kalmia polifolia6records
6 evidence records·MNFI native-plant appendices, MDNR stand comments and GLO field notes
Dune sand
—mapped
The barrier dunes are mapped as their own critical dune area. At macro scale, dune sand sorts itself into ripples - get the lens within a hand's width of the surface in low side light.
mapped surface material·Michigan Quaternary geology, mapped on Beaver Island
Lacustrine sand and gravel
—mapped
Old lake-bottom and beach material, now dry land. The mixed grain sizes are the point: one frame with a coin or a lens cap for scale.
mapped surface material·Michigan Quaternary geology, mapped on Beaver Island
Coarse-textured glacial till
—mapped
Unsorted - clay through boulders, all jumbled, because ice does not sort what it carries. That jumble is the photograph.
mapped surface material·Michigan Quaternary geology, mapped on Beaver Island
Barrier dunes
—mapped
Mapped as a critical dune area. Shoot the profile from the beach at low sun so the slope reads, not from the top.
mapped surface material·Michigan critical dune areas
Limestone cobble shore
—mapped
MNFI Report 2017-11 calls Monatou Bay on Garden Island the only A-ranked limestone cobble shore in Michigan. Shoot it through a few inches of clear water - a split shot if you have a dome port.
mapped surface material·MNFI natural-community survey
Proglacial outwash
—mapped
Meltwater-sorted sand and gravel. Look for it where a cut or a road bank exposes bedded layers.
mapped surface material·Michigan glacial land systems
Bois Blanc Formation (mapped beneath)
—mapped
Early Devonian limestone mapped under the island. The archive is explicit that mapping it here does NOT establish exposed bedrock - so this one is a caption on a cobble, not a cliff you can go and find.
mapped surface material·USGS SGMC lithology, via the geology crosswalk
Detroit River Group (mapped beneath)
—mapped
Middle Devonian dolostone, also mapped beneath. Same caveat: mapped, not exposed.
mapped surface material·USGS SGMC lithology, via the geology crosswalk
Where this comes from
Places are ranked by PageRank over the encyclopedia's link graph, with the bulk-seeded dataset rows excluded so the ranking measures editorial weight rather than a seeding script. Animals come from GBIF public human observations; trees and plants from Michigan DNR forest-inventory stand comments, General Land Office original-survey field notes and Michigan Natural Features Inventory appendices; ground materials from mapped Quaternary geology.
Seasons are computed from each species' own dated records and shown only where there are at least twelve of them, below which a peak month is noise. Mapped bedrock is not exposed bedrock — the geology crosswalk says so itself — so the two bedrock cards say what is mapped underneath rather than sending anyone to look for an outcrop.
Four islands — Gull, Hat, Shoe and Pismire — are in the Michigan Islands National Wildlife Refuge and should be treated as closed. Garden Island holds Anishinaabe burial and ceremonial places that are not photographic subjects at any distance or altitude.