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Located in [[Clarence Strait]] off of Grindall point which is on the east side of [[Prince of Wales Island (Alaska)|Prince of Wales Island ]] across from Ketchikan. The Island has two lakes in the center of the Island with marshland around them. |
Located in [[Clarence Strait]] off of Grindall point which is on the east side of [[Prince of Wales Island (Alaska)|Prince of Wales Island ]] across from Ketchikan. The Island has two lakes in the center of the Island with marshland around them. |
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==Marine State Park== |
==Marine State Park== |
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Grindall Island is a Marine State Park which includes a public use cabin |
Grindall Island is a Marine State Park which includes a public use cabin and a mooring buoy in the north harbor, and a variety of recreational opportunities around and on the Island. |
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| Location | Clarence Strait |
| Coordinates | 55°26.6′N 132°7.8′W / 55.4433°N 132.1300°W |
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Grindall Island is an island marine state park to the west of Ketchikan Alaska. Captain Vancouver named the Island after his friend Captain Richard Grindall who had sailed with him in earlier years.
History
Grindall island was homesteaded and operated as a fox farming Island between 1922 and the 1950's.
Geography
Located in Clarence Strait off of Grindall point which is on the east side of Prince of Wales Island across from Ketchikan. The Island has two lakes in the center of the Island with marshland around them.
Marine State Park
Grindall Island is a Marine State Park which includes a public use cabin and a mooring buoy in the north harbor, and a variety of recreational opportunities around and on the Island.