Emily’s Way

Emily’s Way is a park in Wayne County, Michigan. Emily’s Way is situated nearby to the nature reserve Manchester Woods, as well as near Wright Woods.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Grosse Ile Municipal Airport and Amherstburg Royal Naval Dockyard.

Grosse Ile Municipal Airport

Aerodrome

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Grosse Ile Municipal Airport is on Grosse Ile, in Wayne County, Michigan. It is owned by the Township of Grosse Ile. The Federal Aviation Administration National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2017–2021 categorized it as a local reliever airport facility.

Amherstburg Royal Naval Dockyard

Historic site

Photo: jbcurio, CC BY 2.0.

Amherstburg Royal Naval Dockyard was a Provincial Marine and then a Royal Navy yard from 1796 to 1813 located at Fort Amherstburg, Upper Canada, situated on the Detroit River. Amherstburg Royal Naval Dockyard is situated 2 miles east of Emily’s Way.

Bois Blanc Island

Island

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Bois Blanc Island, commonly referred to as Boblo Island, is an island in the Detroit River on the Canadian side of the border and is part of Amherstburg, Ontario. Bois Blanc Island is situated 2 miles southeast of Emily’s Way.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Grosse Ile Township and Amherstburg.

Grosse Ile Township

Town

Photo: TimK MSI, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Grosse Ile Township is a civil township in Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan. A Downriver suburb of Detroit, Grosse Ile Township consists of multiple islands in the Detroit River, roughly 18 miles southwest of downtown Detroit.

Amherstburg

Photo: Ken Lund, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Amherstburg is a town of about 24,000 people near the mouth of the Detroit River in Essex County. The small town is rich in history, with several important heritage sites linked to the War of 1812 and the Underground Railroad.

Gibraltar

Town

Gibraltar is a city in Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan. A Downriver suburb of Detroit, Gibraltar is located roughly 22 miles southwest of downtown Detroit. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 4,997. Gibraltar is situated 2½ miles southwest of Emily’s Way.

Emily’s Way

Type: Park
Category: recreation area
Location: Wayne County, Michigan, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

42.11085° or 42° 6′ 39″ north

Longitude

-83.15094° or 83° 9′ 3″ west

Open location code

86JR4R6X+8J

OpenStreetMap ID

way 1093190508

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=park

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