Pointe Mouillee Marsh
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N 42° 02.347 W 083° 11.987
17T E 317926 N 4656460
Located at the DNR Headquarters for the Pointe Mouillee State Game Area at the end of Pointe Mouillee Road. This was hard to map out because my mapping software had it misspelled MOULLIE.
Waymark Code: WM142Z
Location: Michigan, United States
Date Posted: 01/07/2007
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Pointe Mouillee provides a rich habitat for waterfowl and small game. Late Woodland Indians, attracted by the abundant wildlife resources, settled in this vicinity. The earliest white settlers in the area, French fur traders who sought beaver pelts, named the marsh "Pointe Mouillee," which means "wet point." In 1875 eight millionaire sportsmen organized the Big Eight Shooting Club, which was renamed the Pointe Mouillee Shooting Club in 1879. The marsh gradually receded over the years as Lake Erie's fluctuating waters eroded the protective barrier islands. In 1945 the Michigan Department of Conservation purchased the land with revenue from the federal Pittman-Robertson excise taxes and the state Game and Fish Protection Fund. During the 1980s the department initiated a major wildlife habitat project to restore the Mouillee marshes.
Parking nearby?: yes
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website: [Web Link]
Registered Site #: Local Site #1722
Historical Date: Not listed
Historical Name: Not listed
Description: Not listed
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