Abandoned Record
About Holy Island
Holy Island is a populated island located within Lake Charlevoix in the U.S. state of Michigan. The island is part of Eveline Township in Charlevoix County.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Holy Island, gathered in one place. We haven't written a full guide yet, so history, current access and photos are still to come. Treat the status as unknown until a guide confirms it.
Map
Where Holy Island is
Historic maps
6 historic USGS maps cover Holy Island
Topographic sheets from the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain), oldest first. Older sheets often show the camp, mines and roads while the place was alive. The downloads are large map scans; USGS topoView shows them in the browser.
- 1955 Cheboygan sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1958 Cheboygan sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1961 Boyne City sheet, 1:62,500 · GeoTIFF download
- 1975 Boyne City NW sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1983 Ellsworth sheet, 1:25,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1984 Charlevoix sheet, 1:100,000 · GeoTIFF download
Directions
Getting there
Before you go
- Many ghost town sites are on private land, active mining claims or tribal land. Check land status and ask permission.
- Roads to old townsites are often unmaintained dirt. Map apps may route over closed or impassable tracks.
- Removing artifacts from public land is illegal under federal and most state laws.
Nearby
Other sites near Holy Island
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Michigan index.
Sources
Sources
- Wikipedia, "Holy Island (Lake Charlevoix)": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q49641364.
- USGS GNIS 628482.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).