Charity Island is the largest island in Saginaw Bay, in the Michigan waters of Lake Huron. The island is 222 acres and has about 3 miles of shoreline. The island was named by lake mariners for its location, placed "through the charity of God" at the entrance to Saginaw Bay midway between the City of AuGres, Michigan and "The Thumb". The island was offered for sale in 1987 for $750,000. 10 years later, in 1997, more than 80% of the island was acquired by the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service as an addition to the Michigan Islands National Wildlife Refuge system. The island is largely forested, largely with mixed hardwoods. The humid ecoclimate is friendly to a diverse herbarium, including some rare plant species. The island is best known among mariners for its former lighthouse. Charity Is...
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