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Created by JPxG ( talk). Self-nominated at 12:55, 5 September 2021 (UTC).
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Reviewer: The Rambling Man ( talk · contribs) 20:52, 5 September 2021 (UTC)
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That's all I have. The Rambling Man ( Keep wearing the mask...) 18:09, 6 September 2021 (UTC)
I have come up with a brilliant strategy that may allow me to actually do this on my phone. Let's see if it works. jp× g 20:04, 6 September 2021 (UTC)
Okay, my strategy did work, but editing on my phone is a huge pain in the ass anyway, so I will just wait until I get home. jp× g 20:08, 6 September 2021 (UTC)
Found https://meanderingmichiganhistory.weebly.com/lake-sturgeon-and-the-detroit-river---historic-partners.html -- probbo not RS in its own right but does mention "A Detroit Free Press story dated July 12, 1903, revealed the scope of the sturgeon fisheries in the Detroit River. In 1903, many fishermen named Fox Island, a small wooded island near the southern tip of Grosse Ile and the northern end of Bois Blanc, about a mile up the Detroit River from Sugar Island, the best sturgeon fishery in the United States.".
Well golly if only I could go read the free press articles from 1903. Well golly if only I knew the exact month and day.... jp× g 🗯️ 17:38, 17 January 2024 (UTC)
page 103, 187, 189, 190: very early history of the island (179x to 1820ish) [7]
p 2797: talks about the digging of the channel and also the big explosion [8]
p19, talks about spawning on islands [9]
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![]() | Fox Island has been listed as one of the
Geography and places good articles under the
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please do so. If it no longer meets these criteria, you can
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The result was: promoted by
Theleekycauldron (
talk)
07:39, 20 September 2021 (UTC)
Created by JPxG ( talk). Self-nominated at 12:55, 5 September 2021 (UTC).
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Reviewing |
Reviewer: The Rambling Man ( talk · contribs) 20:52, 5 September 2021 (UTC)
Comments
That's all I have. The Rambling Man ( Keep wearing the mask...) 18:09, 6 September 2021 (UTC)
I have come up with a brilliant strategy that may allow me to actually do this on my phone. Let's see if it works. jp× g 20:04, 6 September 2021 (UTC)
Okay, my strategy did work, but editing on my phone is a huge pain in the ass anyway, so I will just wait until I get home. jp× g 20:08, 6 September 2021 (UTC)
Found https://meanderingmichiganhistory.weebly.com/lake-sturgeon-and-the-detroit-river---historic-partners.html -- probbo not RS in its own right but does mention "A Detroit Free Press story dated July 12, 1903, revealed the scope of the sturgeon fisheries in the Detroit River. In 1903, many fishermen named Fox Island, a small wooded island near the southern tip of Grosse Ile and the northern end of Bois Blanc, about a mile up the Detroit River from Sugar Island, the best sturgeon fishery in the United States.".
Well golly if only I could go read the free press articles from 1903. Well golly if only I knew the exact month and day.... jp× g 🗯️ 17:38, 17 January 2024 (UTC)
page 103, 187, 189, 190: very early history of the island (179x to 1820ish) [7]
p 2797: talks about the digging of the channel and also the big explosion [8]
p19, talks about spawning on islands [9]
unreadable:
References