Poverty Island

Poverty Island is a small island in the U.S. state of Michigan.[1] The island is within Delta County in Lake Michigan and is home to the Poverty Island Light Station, an abandoned lighthouse which is in disrepair. Poverty Island is currently owned by the federal government.[2][3]

Poverty Island
Poverty Island
Geography
LocationLake Michigan
Coordinates45°31′39″N 86°39′52″W
Highest elevation617 ft (188.1 m)
Administration
StateMichigan
CountyDelta County
TownshipFairbanks Township
Demographics
Population2

Le Griffon

On June 16, 2013, U.S. and French archeologists began examining an underwater object first discovered in 2001 near Poverty Island that could be the wreck of Le Griffon although it will take time to determine if it is even a shipwreck. Le Griffon was the first full-sized European style sailing ship on the upper Great Lakes that was built and commanded by the French explorer René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle in 1679. The ship disappeared with all six crew members and its cargo of furs on its return trip of her maiden voyage that same year. The location and reason of her sinking has remained a mystery ever since.[4]

Other islands in the chain

(North to south)

Notes
  1. "Feature Detail Report for: Poverty Island". USGNIS. U.S. Department of the Interior. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
  2. Seeing The Light - Poverty Island Lighthouse
  3. Inventory of Historic Light Stations-Michigan-Poverty Island Light
  4. https://news.yahoo.com/divers-begin-lake-michigan-search-griffin-ship-224824646.html


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