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Beaver Island

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Beaver Island, 14 mi (23 km) long, from 3 to 6 mi (4.8–9.6 km) wide, off N Mich., in Lake Michigan. It is the largest island of the Beaver Archipelago and has forests, lakes, beaches, and a harbor at St. James village. The island's permanent inhabitants are mostly fishermen. James J. Strang Strang, James Jesse , 1813–56, American Mormon leader, b. Cayuga co., N.Y. A lawyer and teacher, he migrated in 1843 to Wisconsin, was converted to Mormonism, and at the death of Joseph Smith (1844) claimed the succession, saying that he had had a vision in
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 had a Mormon settlement there from 1847 to 1856.


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They launched Occipital from an office on Beaver Island, Mich.
Rowe and Susan Dalgarn, Alma College, Department of Biology, Alma, MI 48801 During the spring and summer of 2004-2005, we studied activity and movements of juvenile Midland painted turtles (Chrysemys picta marginata) at Miller's Marsh on Beaver Island, Michigan.
Niagara Falls State Park and Beaver Island State Park will use the vehicles to shuttle workers and grounds equipment, haul materials and assist with refuse and snow removal.
 
 
 
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