- Along road
- Fox Lake Road
- Coordinates
- 45.6539° N, 85.5713° WGoogle Maps: Fox Lake Public AccessDownload KML
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- transportationrecreationconservation
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
Fox Lake Public Access is a public recreation site listed in the Beaver Island recreation-facilities inventory. The inventory places it on Fox Lake Road, identifies Peaine Township ownership, and lists fishing, paddling, a picnic table, and an outhouse.
Evidence and limits
The sources establish a road-linked access designation, not a surveyed facility boundary, easement, construction history, or current condition.
Open questions
- What parcel and access record define the site?
- Is the listed Peaine Township ownership current?
- Can a current map resolve its point or polygon geometry?
Maps for this place
These Atlas plates provide regional context. They do not establish a precise boundary, current ownership, access right, operating status, or field condition.
- EnvironmentSoils, wetlands, hydrography, and terrain
- GeologyGeneralized geology and landforms
- HydrologyMapped water and wetland context
- AccessMapped routes, facilities, and protected areas
- Land surveyPLSS geometry and historic GLO patent-location context
Sources
- A participant reported that boats left near the launch over winter had floated across Fox Lake, with some upside down or filled with water, and asked owners to retrieve them. This is a single community condition report, not a site inspection, ownership record, or evidence that every boat remained there.forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 07 · t007442
- A Peaine Township notice said onsite boat storage was not permitted at the public access sites on Lake Geneserath and Fox Lake and asked users to remove boats before Memorial Day. This is a first-party seasonal rule notice, not a parcel, easement, or current-condition record.forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 13 · t013061
- The thread reproduces a Peaine Township minute entry reporting authorization of approximately $1,240 for signage and related materials, including a 36-inch chain-link fence at the Fox Lake access site. It also preserves resident concerns, later explanations, and unverified claims about easements and property history; the reproduced minutes should be checked against the township’s held record.forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 13 · t013352
- Nearest road-to-water point used as an approximate access proxy because the recreation inventory places the site on Fox Lake Road; it is not a surveyed access parcel or launch footprint.osm · roads
- The inventory lists Fox Lake Public Access on Fox Lake Road, owned by Peaine Township, with fishing, kayaking, canoeing, a picnic table, and an outhouse. It does not establish a parcel boundary, exact access point, easement, construction date, or current condition.planning · beaver_island_master_plan · 2017-beaver-island-resilient-master-plan-8cbeebcd
- Describes Fox Lake as having a public access site near the Big Birch natural landmark; it does not independently resolve the access geometry.
Added 2 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Fox Lake Public Access”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/places/fox-lake-public-access/, accessed [date], citing Jacquel, "Boats at Fox Lake," Beaver Island Forum, May 25, 2014. (and 5 further sources listed on the page).
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