Ojibwa Island (formerly known as Squaw Island[1]) is an island in Lake Michigan and is part of the Beaver Island archipelago.[2] The island is about 75 acres in size, and is privately owned. Ojibwa Island is located a little under two miles north east of Whiskey Island, and a little over three miles west of Garden Island.[3]
The historic Squaw Island Light is located on the north point of the Island.
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