Stony Island

Stony Island is an island in the Detroit River, in southeast Michigan. It has been used for hunting and fishing as long as humans have inhabited the region; from the mid-19th century to the mid-20th century, it was the site of a small settlement and served as a central location for the construction of the Livingstone Channel, as well as various civil engineering projects involving the Detroit River. By the 1990s, it had become completely uninhabited; it is now open to the public and administered by the Michigan Department of Natural Resources. Geography Stony Island's coordinates are and it is contained within Grosse Ile Township, in Wayne County. In the Detroit River, it is downstream of Lake St. Clair and upstream of Lake Erie. Immediately to its west is the much-larger Grosse Ile, which is approximately away; it was once connected to Grosse Ile by a railroad bridge, which was demolished by 1912. Past Grosse Ile is Trenton, Michigan. To its east is the Livingstone Channel, approximately wide, across which lies Crystal Island. To the east of Crystal Island, across the Amherstburg Channel, is Amherstburg, Ontario. Bois Blanc Island is to the southeast; Powder House Island, Fox Island, Elba Island, and Sugar Island are to the southwest. Stony Island consists of a round, naturally-formed central hub, from which radiate numerous limestone pilings. These pilings were placed to form the edge of the Livingstone Channel, through which ships pass going south.