page_title: Grand Island National Recreation Area
section_title: Tourism
hierarchical_section_title: Grand Island National Recreation Area / Tourism
caption_attribution_description: Grand Island East Channel Light, part of Grand Island National Recreation Area. Part of Grand Island, offshore of Munising, Michigan. Photo taken from Sand Point in Michigan’s Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore.
context_page_description: The Grand Island National Recreation Area is a National Recreation Area within the jurisdiction of the U.S. Forest Service. It is part of the Hiawatha National Forest. Located on Grand Island, Michigan offshore from Munising, Michigan, the Grand Island National Recreation Area covers approximately 13,500 acres of Lake Superior woodland. Grand Island's glacier-cut lake shoreline measures approximately 35 miles in length. The island's maximum dimension is 8 miles from north to south. Grand Island was elevated to the status of a National Recreation Area by the U.S. Congress in 1990 after the U.S. Forest Service purchased the island from its former owner, Cleveland Cliffs Iron Co.
context_section_description: Grand Island National Recreation Area is served during summer months by a tourist ferry and island tour bus. The ferry ride, which is less than 1 mile (1.6 km) long, shuttles between a dock on M-28, northwest of Munising, and Grand Island's Williams Landing. Ticket fees and an admission fee to the island are charged. During the summer months, the ferry makes several trips to the island each day.
  A small portion of Grand Island, the Thumb, remained privately owned as of 2012. The Thumb contains the historic 1868 Grand Island East Channel Light or 'East Channel Light', on the eastern ship channel from Lake Superior into the port of Munising. The lighthouse remained in operation until 1913. The privately owned lighthouse can be viewed from Sand Point on the mainland, within the Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore, or may be viewed from the water.
caption: The Grand Island East Channel Light in 2007
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