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High Island Located in northern Lake Michigan, approximately 10 miles west, of Beaver Island, west of the Straits of Mackinac. In the 1600's Beaver island was settled by the French. During the mid 1800's the island was then settled by the Mormons. A story about a treasure hunter locating a treasure of Spanish silver coins on High Island has circulated. Could the settlers of Beaver Island have buried the coins? Are there more treasures to be found there? Drummond Island Located in the eastern corner of the Upper Peninsula, between North Channel and Lake Huron. Fort Drummond, which was on this island, was built by the British in 1815. The fort is now gone. However, artifacts from that fort have been found on the island. Ropes Gold Mine Located three miles northeast of Ishpeming. This abandoned gold mine dates back to the 1600's. The Lost Indian Gold Mine Located in the vicinity of Porcupine Mountain, near Silver City. The Lost Jack Driscoll Silver Mine Located on the upper peninsula of the Huron Mountains, close to Ishpeming. The Lost Douglas Houghton Gold Mine Located near Log Lake close to Champion Tecumseh Located in Lenawee County. A well to do farmer, Godfrey Watson, supposedly buried his life savings in the vicinity of his farm in Tecumseh
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