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Drummond Island is positioned one mile off the eastern tip of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, only 60 miles from the Mackinac Bridge and the largest freshwater island in the United States. Over two-thirds of the island is state land, so there is lots of access to the outdoors. Visitors to the island can arrive by airplane, boat, car or snowmobile (crossing on the auto ferry from DeTour Village). Whether you are just getting out into nature, or out of a rough, getting lulled to sleep by lapping waves, or wiping the snow off your visor, we keep visitors busy and coming back. Drummond Island is an oasis of wildlife. Deer are an overly common sight, with the occasional bear lumbering by. Other common forest mammals include raccoons, weasels, woodchucks, rabbits, squirrels, chipmunks, and mice of several varieties. Rarer sightings may include bobcats, coyotes, wolves, and the occasional moose. Wetlands host many species. Frogs inhabit small ponds, as does the northern water snake. Turtles, as slow as they are, are slightly harder to find than snakes. Painted turtles may be found along the road as well as in ponds. There are also garter snakes and copper bellies, all non-venomous varieties. As for birds there are several species of woodpeckers, the ruby-throated hummingbird, many finch species, sparrows, black birds, crows, ravens, owls, hawks, osprey and eagles. Most of the species of fish found in the Great Lakes are present here in northern Lake Huron. There are also many species of minnows. All the lake bottom environment has been drastically affected by the introduction of the zebra mussel. The environment used to support habitat for crayfish, three leech varieties, water insects and snails. These once common sights in the shallow waters have disappeared. There are no ticks on Drummond Island. There are no skunks on Drummond Island
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