West​ ​Bloomfield-Apple​ ​Island On​ ​April​ ​22,​ ​1833,​ ​Bloomfield​ ​Township​ ​was​ ​divided​ ​in​ ​two,​ ​and​ ​the​ ​western​ ​portion was​ ​called​ ​West​ ​Bloomfield.​ ​The​ ​area​ ​was​ ​spotted​ ​with​ ​apple​ ​orchards​ ​throughout​ ​much of​ ​the​ ​1800s.​ ​In​ ​fact,​ ​the​ ​plentiful​ ​apple​ ​trees​ ​located​ ​on​ ​an​ ​island​ ​in​ ​one​ ​lake​ ​led​ ​to​ ​the naming​ ​of​ ​the​ ​body​ ​of​ ​water​ ​as​ ​Orchard​ ​Lake,​ ​and​ ​the​ ​aforementioned​ ​island​ ​as​ ​Apple Island. Orchard​ ​Lake​ ​is​ ​a​ ​795-acre​ ​lake​ ​located​ ​in​ ​West​ ​Bloomfield​ ​Township,​ ​Michigan,​ ​United States.​ ​It​ ​has​ ​a​ ​110-foot​ ​(34​ ​m)​ ​maximum​ ​depth.​ ​Orchard​ ​Lake​ ​is​ ​the​ ​second-largest lake,​ ​and​ ​third-deepest​ ​lake,​ ​in​ ​Oakland​ ​County. The​ ​lake​ ​has​ ​a​ ​35-acre​ ​island​ ​in​ ​the​ ​middle​ ​of​ ​it,​ ​Apple​ ​Island.​ ​The​ ​island​ ​was​ ​frequently inhabited​ ​by​ ​local​ ​Native​ ​Americans​ ​before​ ​the​ ​coming​ ​of​ ​Western​ ​settlers,​ ​who​ ​later planted​ ​an​ ​apple​ ​orchard​ ​on​ ​the​ ​island,​ ​giving​ ​rise​ ​to​ ​the​ ​current​ ​name​ ​of​ ​the​ ​lake.​ ​Apple Island​ ​is​ ​now​ ​abandoned​ ​and​ ​has​ ​been​ ​designated​ ​a​ ​protected​ ​wildlife​ ​sanctuary. Another​ ​island,​ ​Cedar​ ​Island,​ ​is​ ​near​ ​the​ ​lake's​ ​western​ ​shore.

The​ ​campus​ ​of​ ​the​ ​old​ ​Michigan​ ​Military​ ​Academy​ ​is​ ​on​ ​the​ ​northeast​ ​shore​ ​of​ ​the​ ​lake. The​ ​campus​ ​is​ ​now​ ​home​ ​to​ ​SS.​ ​Cyril​ ​and​ ​Methodius​ ​Seminary​ ​and​ ​St.​ ​Mary's Preparatory.

Apple​ ​Island​ ​is​ ​a​ ​35​ ​acre​ ​island​ ​in​ ​the​ ​middle​ ​of​ ​Orchard​ ​Lake.​ ​The​ ​island​ ​was​ ​formed under​ ​the​ ​region’s​ ​last​ ​Ice​ ​Age​ ​10,000-12,000​ ​years​ ​ago.​ ​400​ ​different​ ​species​ ​of​ ​plants inhabit​ ​Apple​ ​Island.​ ​Native​ ​Americans​ ​once​ ​inhabited​ ​the​ ​island​ ​too,​ ​but​ ​ ​it​ ​was​ ​ceded to​ ​the​ ​Americans​ ​in​ ​November,​ ​1807​ ​as​ ​part​ ​of​ ​the​ ​Treaty​ ​of​ ​Detroit. Apple​ ​Island​ ​was​ ​under​ ​private​ ​ownership​ ​for​ ​most​ ​of​ ​the​ ​19th​ ​and​ ​20th​ ​centuries.​ ​It was​ ​a​ ​private​ ​estate​ ​owned​ ​by​ ​James​ ​Galloway​ ​of​ ​Palmyra,​ ​Wayne​ ​County,​ ​NY. Purchased​ ​on​ ​June​ ​18,​ ​1827​ ​and​ ​left​ ​entirely​ ​unsettled​ ​through​ ​his​ ​dying​ ​day,​ ​Galloway’s last​ ​will​ ​and​ ​testament,​ ​dated​ ​November​ ​19,​ ​1838,​ ​states:​ ​“I​ ​give​ ​to​ ​my​ ​said​ ​daughter Julia​ ​Ann​ ​Galloway​ ​all​ ​that​ ​piece​ ​of​ ​land,​ ​called​ ​Apple​ ​Island​ ​in​ ​Orchard​ ​Lake.​ ​So​ ​called, situated​ ​in​ ​the​ ​state​ ​of​ ​Michigan,​ ​and​ ​not​ ​many​ ​miles​ ​from​ ​Pontiac”(Apple​ ​Island). Records​ ​show​ ​that​ ​her​ ​husband​ ​Joseph​ ​Allen​ ​paid​ ​$1.23​ ​in​ ​taxes​ ​for​ ​the​ ​land​ ​in​ ​1847.​ ​On August​ ​19,​ ​1847​ ​William​ ​Dow​ ​purchased​ ​Apple​ ​Island​ ​from​ ​the​ ​Joseph​ ​Allen​ ​and​ ​Julia Ann​ ​Galloway​ ​for​ ​$1,050.​ ​Dow​ ​Immigrated​ ​from​ ​Fife,​ ​Scotland​ ​with​ ​his​ ​family​ ​and became​ ​the​ ​first​ ​white​ ​person​ ​to​ ​settle​ ​on​ ​Apple​ ​Island.

The​ ​island’s​ ​next​ ​owner​ ​was​ ​John​ ​Coates,​ ​he​ ​purchased​ ​the​ ​island​ ​on​ ​June​ ​25,​ ​1851​ ​for $1,600.​ ​Mr.​ ​Coates​ ​was​ ​Born​ ​the​ ​youngest​ ​son​ ​of​ ​cotton​ ​thread​ ​innovator​ ​James​ ​Coats in​ ​Paisley,​ ​Scotland​ ​in​ ​1819.​ ​He​ ​came​ ​to​ ​Michigan​ ​in​ ​the​ ​late-1840’s,​ ​in​ ​part​ ​to​ ​act​ ​as​ ​an agent​ ​for​ ​his​ ​brothers’​ ​company​ ​J​ ​&P​ ​Coats​ ​Thread​ ​Co.​ ​(named​ ​after​ ​his​ ​brothers’​ ​first names​ ​James​ ​and​ ​Peter).​ ​in​ ​1849,​ ​Coats​ ​was​ ​one​ ​of​ ​the​ ​35​ ​founding​ ​members​ ​of

Detroit’s​ ​St.​ ​Andrew’s​ ​Society.​ ​He​ ​co-owned​ ​a​ ​ ​dry-goods​ ​store​ ​on​ ​Jefferson​ ​Avenue called​ ​Jack​ ​&​ ​Coats​ ​until​ ​he​ ​decided​ ​to​ ​leave​ ​the​ ​business.​ ​upon​ ​leaving​ ​his​ ​company, Coates​ ​built​ ​a​ ​small​ ​Greek-revival​ ​home​ ​at​ ​the​ ​highest​ ​point​ ​of​ ​the​ ​island​ ​and​ ​lived​ ​their with​ ​his​ ​young​ ​family​ ​until​ ​his​ ​son​ ​was​ ​of​ ​school​ ​age​ ​and​ ​they​ ​traveled​ ​back​ ​to​ ​Scotland. On​ ​August​ ​27,​ ​1856​ ​John​ ​Coats​ ​sold​ ​the​ ​island​ ​to​ ​Colin​ ​Campbell​ ​for​ ​$3,050.​ ​“Also​ ​a successful​ ​Scottish​ ​dry-goods​ ​merchant​ ​with​ ​a​ ​store​ ​on​ ​Jefferson​ ​and​ ​a​ ​founding member​ ​of​ ​the​ ​St.​ ​Andrew’s​ ​Society,​ ​Campbell​ ​viewed​ ​Apple​ ​Island​ ​as​ ​the​ ​ideal​ ​summer retreat”.​ ​Campbell​ ​shared​ ​the​ ​island​ ​with​ ​his​ ​extended​ ​family​ ​and​ ​friends​ ​for​ ​over​ ​60 years.​ ​Campbell’s​ ​caretakers​ ​planted​ ​several​ ​sprawling​ ​gardens​ ​and​ ​orchards.​ ​many​ ​new structures​ ​were​ ​also​ ​built,​ ​but​ ​the​ ​island​ ​never​ ​received​ ​electricity,​ ​telephones​ ​or​ ​indoor plumbing.

“Apple​ ​Island​ ​was​ ​next​ ​acquired​ ​in​ ​1915​ ​by​ ​Willis​ ​C.​ ​Ward,​ ​a​ ​lifelong​ ​Orchard​ ​Lake resident.​ ​Ward,​ ​a​ ​close​ ​friend​ ​of​ ​the​ ​Campbell​ ​family,​ ​allowed​ ​Forrest​ ​and​ ​Caroline Campbell,​ ​two​ ​of​ ​Colin’s​ ​offspring,​ ​to​ ​occupy​ ​homes​ ​on​ ​the​ ​island​ ​for​ ​as​ ​long​ ​as​ ​they desired.​ ​In​ ​the​ ​early​ ​1920’s,​ ​Ward​ ​built​ ​a​ ​large​ ​home,​ ​complete​ ​with​ ​electricity​ ​from​ ​a generating​ ​system​ ​installed​ ​on​ ​the​ ​island.​ ​He​ ​lived​ ​there​ ​only​ ​a​ ​few​ ​summers,​ ​and​ ​the vacant​ ​home​ ​eventually​ ​burned​ ​after​ ​being​ ​struck​ ​by​ ​lightning​ ​in​ ​1946″(Apple​ ​Island). “After​ ​Willis​ ​Ward’s​ ​death​ ​in​ ​1943,​ ​Apple​ ​Island​ ​was​ ​conveyed​ ​to​ ​his​ ​children,​ ​Marjorie Ward​ ​Strong​ ​and​ ​Harold​ ​Lee​ ​Ward.​ ​Upon​ ​Ward​ ​Strong’s​ ​death​ ​in​ ​1970,​ ​and​ ​in accordance​ ​with​ ​her​ ​wish​ ​as​ ​expressed​ ​to​ ​her​ ​husband,​ ​Brigadier​ ​General​ ​Frederick

Strong,​ ​the​ ​island​ ​was​ ​deeded​ ​by​ ​members​ ​of​ ​her​ ​family​ ​to​ ​the​ ​West​ ​Bloomfield​ ​School District.​ ​It​ ​was​ ​the​ ​intent​ ​of​ ​this​ ​gift​ ​that​ ​the​ ​area​ ​be​ ​used​ ​as​ ​an​ ​educational​ ​nature center,​ ​which​ ​would​ ​bring​ ​to​ ​the​ ​students​ ​of​ ​the​ ​district​ ​an​ ​appreciation​ ​for​ ​both​ ​their natural​ ​environment​ ​and​ ​the​ ​conservation​ ​[of]​ ​natural​ ​resources”(Apple​ ​Island). General​ ​Frederick​ ​S.​ ​Strong​ ​and​ ​Michigan​ ​Governor​ ​William​ ​Millikin​ ​during​ ​the ceremony​ ​presenting​ ​Apple​ ​Island​ ​to​ ​the​ ​West​ ​Bloomfield​ ​School​ ​District​ ​(1970) General​ ​Frederick​ ​S.​ ​Strong​ ​and​ ​Michigan​ ​Governor​ ​William​ ​Millikin​ ​during​ ​the ceremony​ ​presenting​ ​Apple​ ​Island​ ​to​ ​the​ ​West​ ​Bloomfield​ ​School​ ​District​ ​(1970) The​ ​Sanctuary​ ​and​ ​its​ ​characteristic​ ​resources​ ​of​ ​soil​ ​groups,​ ​shore​ ​edges,​ ​oak​ ​forest stands,​ ​bogs​ ​and​ ​topography​ ​is​ ​unique​ ​because​ ​it​ ​contains​ ​examples​ ​of​ ​every​ ​type​ ​of ecological​ ​system​ ​identified​ ​in​ ​southeastern​ ​Michigan.​ ​It​ ​is​ ​a​ ​highly​ ​valuable​ ​resource​ ​to the​ ​West​ ​Bloomfield​ ​School​ ​District​ ​and​ ​is​ ​used​ ​for​ ​field​ ​trips​ ​and​ ​science​ ​classes​ ​to​ ​this day. Contact​ ​Details Platinum​ ​Wildlife​ ​Removal Phone​ ​(248)​ ​667-7796 Website:​ ​https://prowildlifetrapping.com/locations/West​ ​Bloomfield-mi/ Google​ ​Folder: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0B_rXaRh79M-RM0xpalJGRnlEZGM?usp=sh aring Twitter:​ ​https://twitter.com/michiganremoval Recommended​ ​Content: Oakland​ ​County,​ ​MI​ ​Skunk​ ​Control Oakland​ ​County,​ ​Michigan​ ​Animal​ ​Control​ ​Removal​ ​Services West​ ​Bloomfield,​ ​MI​ ​Wildlife​ ​Relocation​ ​Service Oakland​ ​County,​ ​MI​ ​Wildlife​ ​Extermination Oakland​ ​County,​ ​Michigan​ ​Free​ ​Animal​ ​Removal​ ​Services West​ ​Bloomfield,​ ​MI​ ​Animal​ ​Control​ ​Company Oakland​ ​County,​ ​MI​ ​Professional​ ​Wildlife​ ​Removal Oakland​ ​County,​ ​Michigan​ ​Animal​ ​Wildlife​ ​Control West​ ​Bloomfield,​ ​MI​ ​Wildlife​ ​And​ ​Pest​ ​Control Oakland​ ​County,​ ​MI​ ​Wildlife​ ​Removal Oakland​ ​County,​ ​Michigan​ ​Wildlife​ ​Trapping​ ​Services

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