An unnamed island on Font Lake, on Beaver Island, on Lake Michigan Want to borrow this image for your website or blog? Please read Terms & Conditions.

Sometimes an island has a pond or lake that also happens to contain an island. That second island would then be called an "island-on-an-island." The next logical extension of this phenomenon would be a lake-on-a-lake-on-a-lake but I haven't photographed one of those yet although I know that they do exist.

Beaver Island is the largest on Lake Michigan. It contains several lowlands, marshy areas, and ponds which makes it a perfect candidate for islands-on-an-island. We found one on the northern part of the island, on Font Lake. The easiest way to get to Beaver Island is by taking the Beaver Island Boat Company's ferry, the "Emerald Isle." It runs from Charlevoix, Michigan several times a day (reservations recommended if you are taking a car). Beaver Island also has a small airport if you happen to own a plane.

Font Lake is easily accessible from Beaver Island's primary town, St. James.

Tjörn ("The Pond") near the center of Reykjavík Want to borrow this image for your website or blog? Please read Terms & Conditions.

This condition exists frequently on large islands. In the example shown above, the originating island is rather significant: it is the country of Iceland. In this photograph a small island can be found on Tjörn in the midst of Iceland's capital city, Reykjavík

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Resources for Planning your Visit

• Beaver Island. My Travel Page with more about Beaver Island, Michigan
• Wikipedia's Beaver Island (Lake Michigan)
• Beaver Island Chamber of Commerce
• Beaver Island Net
• Pure Michigan Travel