Summary
High Island Bay is a GNIS-named bay associated with High Island in
the Beaver Island archipelago. The current OpenStreetMap snapshot contains a
matching named natural=bay node carrying GNIS feature 628230. The records
establish the present name and location, but not the bay’s shoreline history,
access, or ecological character.
Open questions
- Can the 1960s High Island conservation reporting identify or describe this bay?
- What charts or field records establish its shoreline and anchorage conditions?
Sources
- U.S. Geological Survey, Geographic Names Information System, Domestic Names (Michigan), retrieved 2026-07-28.GNIS feature 628230; feature class 'Bay'.federal · gnis · gnis_names
- OpenStreetMap contributors, named water features via Overpass API, retrieved 2026-07-28 (ODbL 1.0).Node 369020116 is named High Island Bay, tagged natural=bay, and carries GNIS feature 628230.osm · water