Michigan Administrative Code
Department - Natural Resources
Wildlife Division
Wilderness and Natural Areas
RegulationNo 72 - Roscommon county
Section R. 322.73.1 - Algonac state park natural area
Rule 1. The following described area is dedicated as a natural area under the designation of the Algonac Prairie and Savanna Natural Area: a parcel of land located in fractional Section 27 and in Private Claims ("PC") 188, 200, 245, and 318; T3N, R16E (Cottrellville Township), commencing at the SW corner of said fractional Section 27; thence Easterly 33 ft., more or less ("m/l") along the South line of said Section to the East right-of-way ("ROW") line of Marsh Road for the Point of Beginning (POB); thence continuing Easterly along said South section line to a point on the West line of said PC 200, said point being 2.89 chains (190.74 ft.) Southwesterly along said West line from the NW corner of said PC 200 (General Land Office Plat of Original Survey, U. S. Surveyor General's Office, 02/20/1818); thence Southwesterly along said West line of said PC 200 to the North line of the South ½ of the South ½ of said PC 200; thence Southeasterly along said North line to the East line of the Westerly 80 acres of said South ½ of the South ½ of said PC 200; thence Southwesterly along said East line to the South line of said PC 200; thence Southeasterly along said South line to the West ROW line of the removed Detroit Interurban Railroad; thence Northerly along said West railroad ("RR") ROW line to a point being S12d14'W 263.88 ft. from the intersection of the extended centerline of South Parkway Street, Oak Grove Subdivision (recorded Saint Clair County Register of Deeds Office, Liber 18, Page 180), and said West RR ROW line; thence N64dW 216.67 ft.; thence N26dE 256.3 ft.; thence S64dE to said West RR ROW line; thence continuing Northerly along said West RR ROW line to the South ROW line of State Park Road, Algonac State Park, a point being 1138 ft., m/l, Southerly along the West RR ROW line from the South line of said PC 245; thence N68dW 356 ft., m/l, along the Southerly ROW line of said State Park Road; thence S47d47'W 195 ft., m/l; thence N70d24'W 466 ft., m/l; thence N88d41W 430 ft., m/l; thence N30d05'W 1360 ft., m/l; thence N51d31'W 987 ft., m/l; thence N21d12'E 326 ft., m/l; thence N67d50'W 595 ft., m/l; thence N25d40'E 583 ft., m/l, to the North line of said PC 245; thence S69dE 1325 ft., m/l, along said North line; thence S43d25'E 1035 ft., m/l; thence S20d43'E 179 ft., m/l; thence S67d07'E 1081 ft. m/l, to a point on said West RR ROW line being 61 ft., m/l, Northerly of the South line of said PC 245; thence continuing Northerly along said West RR ROW line to the South line of said PC 318; thence continuing Northerly along said West RR ROW line 328 ft., m/l; thence N65d05'W 453 ft., m/l; thence N24d55'E to the North line of said PC 318; thence Northwesterly along said North line to the East line of the Northwesterly 3460 ft. of said PC 318; thence Southwesterly along said East line to the South line of said PC 318, being also the North line of said PC 245; thence Northwesterly along said North line of said PC 245 to the NW corner of said PC; thence Southwesterly along the West line of said PC 245 to the SW corner of said PC; thence Southeasterly along said South line of said PC 245 to the NW corner of said PC 188; thence Southwesterly along the West line of said PC 188 to a point S87d06'E 1673.4 ft., m/l, from said East ROW line of Marsh Road; thence N87d06'W 1673.4 ft., m/l, to said East ROW line; thence Southerly along said East ROW line 616 ft., m/l, to a parking area; thence Easterly 65 ft., perpendicular to said East ROW line; thence Southerly 130 ft., parallel to said East ROW line; thence Westerly 65 ft., perpendicular to said East ROW line; thence continuing along said East ROW line of Marsh Road to the POB. Total of 1244 acres, m/l.
