The islands are in the Mississippi River just north of Lock and Dam 4 ... Hunters were the first to realize the islands had been “lost.” Maps from when the refuge was created in 1924 show ...

It's in this deeper section of the river that many of Maumee's scenic islands are revealed. Some of these islands, such as the 9-acre Howard Island at Grand Rapids, are closed to the public except ...

"That's one of those map anomalies. ... It's an endless source of confusion for some people I know." On the other side of the river, Dick Colby knows something about the islands, too. He served as ...