Section 299.6005. Whitefish Point Great Lakes state bottomland preserve; establishment.

The following described area is established as  the   Whitefish Point Great Lakes state bottomland preserve: An area of Lake Superior bottomlands extending upward and including the water surface described as:Beginning at the mouth of the outlet of Little Lake in section 24, township 50 north, range 9 west, Luce County, Michigan; thence northerly to Loran-C coordinates 8970-Y-47450,  8970-X-31230; thence  easterly   to  a point  where  Loran-C    coordinate   line   8970-Y-47530 intersects  the international boundary  between   Canada  and  the   United  States; thence southeasterly along  the  international   boundary  to  a   point  having   a latitude of 46 degrees, 53 minutes, 20.668 seconds and longitude of 84 degrees, 51 minutes, 35.830 seconds; thence continuing southeasterly along the international boundary to a point having latitude 46 degrees, 38 minutes, 4.030 seconds and   longitude  84 degrees, 45 minutes, 45.512 seconds; thence continuing along the international boundary   to   its intersection   with    Loran-C   coordinate   line   8970-Y-47740; thence northwesterly to the mouth of the Betsy River in section 2, township 49 north, range 6 west, Chippewa County, Michigan; thence northerly and westerly along the ordinary high watermark of Lake Superior to the point of beginning at the mouth of the outlet  of   Little    Lake,   containing  376 square miles more or less.

History: 1987 AACS.