Grindall Island

Grindall Island is an island in the Grindall Island State Marine Park 18 miles (29 km) west of Ketchikan, Alaska, United States. The island is in a remote area, only accessible by boat or plane.[1]

Grindall Island
A boat moored to the buoy in the north cove of Grindall Island
Geography
LocationClarence Strait, Prince of Wales – Hyder Census Area, Alaska
Coordinates55°26′38″N 132°07′44″W
Area1.5 sq mi (3.9 km2)
Length1.5 mi (2.4 km)
Width1 mi (2 km)
Administration
United States
StateAlaska
CountyPrince of Wales – Hyder Census Area, Alaska

Captain George Vancouver named the nearby Grindall Point and Grindall Passage after his former sailing companion, the late Vice Admiral Sir Richard Grindall. The state of Alaska later named Grindall Island in line with the point and passage.

Geography

Grindall Island is located in Clarence Strait off Grindall Point on the east side of Prince of Wales Island west of Ketchikan. The island has two lakes in the center with marshland around them.

Cabin on Grindall Island

History

A homestead was established between 1922 and the 1950s on Grindall Island, and it was operated as a fox farming island.[1]

Marine State Park

Grindall Island has been declared a Marine State Park. It includes a public use cabin and a mooring buoy in the north harbor and a variety of recreational opportunities on and around the island.[1]

References
  1. "Grindall Island State Marine Park". Official website. Alaska Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved 11 May 2011.


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