Approx. 1/2 mi. form 4549 Commerce Rd., Orchard Lake Village, Michigan. County/parish: Oakland.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places July 20, 2018. NRIS 100002685.
10 contributing sites.Also known as:
Apple Island is a 35-acre (140,000 m2) island that lies in the middle of Orchard Lake, in Orchard Lake Village, Michigan. The island was formed during the region's last ice age, 10,000 to 12,000 years ago. Over 400 species of flora currently inhabit the island, including many rare varieties in Oakland County. Native Americans previously inhabited Apple Island, until ceding the island to the United States in the Treaty of Detroit. Currently, the West Bloomfield School District uses the island as an educational nature center.
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