located_in_the_administrative_territorial_entity st. clair flats front and rear range light
___MASK11___ is a state in the Great Lakes and Midwestern regions of the United States . The name ___MASK11___ is the French form of the Ojibwa word " mishigamaa ", meaning " large water " or " large lake ". ___MASK11___ is the tenth most populous of the 50 United States , with the 11th most extensive total area ( the largest state by total area east of the Mississippi River ). Its capital is Lansing , and its largest city is Detroit . Harsens Island is a wet marshy location at the mouth ___MASK21___ the St . Clair River on Lake St . Clair , in the U . S . state ___MASK21___ ___MASK11___ . Politically , the island is in Clay Township ___MASK21___ St . Clair County . Lake St . Clair is a ___MASK48___ lake that lies between the Canadian province ___MASK21___ Ontario and the U . S . state ___MASK21___ ___MASK11___ . It was named after Clare ___MASK21___ Assisi , on whose feast day it was navigated and christened by French Catholic explorers in 1679 . It is part ___MASK21___ the Great Lakes system , and along with the St . Clair River and Detroit River , Lake St . Clair connects Lake Huron ( to its north ) with Lake Erie ( to its south ). It has a total surface area ___MASK21___ about and average depth ___MASK21___ just ; to ensure an uninterrupted waterway , government agencies on both sides ___MASK21___ the lake have maintained a deep shipping channel through the shallow lake for well over a century . A U . S . state is a constituent political entity ___MASK21___ the United States ___MASK21___ America . There are 50 states , which are bound together in a union with each other . Each state holds administrative jurisdiction over a defined geographic territory , and shares its sovereignty with the United States federal government . Due to the shared sovereignty between each state and the federal government , Americans are citizens ___MASK21___ both the federal republic and ___MASK21___ the state in which they reside . State citizenship and residency are flexible , and no government approval is required to move between states , except for persons covered by certain types ___MASK21___ court orders ( e . g ., paroled convicts and children ___MASK21___ divorced spouses who are sharing custody ). The St . Clair ___MASK92___ is a ___MASK92___ in ___MASK67___ North America which drains Lake Huron into Lake St . Clair , forming part ___MASK21___ the international boundary between the Canadian province ___MASK21___ Ontario and the U . S . state ___MASK21___ ___MASK11___ . The ___MASK92___ is a significant component in the Great Lakes Waterway , with shipping channels permitting cargo vessels to travel between the upper and lower Great Lakes . A marsh is a wetland that is dominated by herbaceous rather than woody plant species . Marshes can often be found at the edges ___MASK21___ ___MASK52___ and streams , where they form a transition between the aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems . They are often dominated by grasses , rushes or reeds . If woody plants are present they tend to be low - growing shrubs . This form ___MASK21___ vegetation is what differentiates marshes from other types ___MASK21___ wetland such as swamps , which are dominated by trees , and mires , which are wetlands that have accumulated deposits ___MASK21___ acidic peat . St . Clair Flats Front and Rear Range Light are two lighthouse structures situated off the southeastern tip ___MASK21___ Harsens Island at Lake St . Clair . Constructed 1855 -- 1859 the Old ___MASK89___ Channel Range Lights were built to guide ships into the fresh water delta once known as the Venice ___MASK21___ America . The front light began to lean in 1875 and was dismantled and rebuilt on the same stone and timber crib that it had been built on originally . It remained but is again leaning and in very bad condition from erosion ___MASK21___ the base . In 1990 , a steel cell was placed around the base , reinforced and filled with limestone for temporary support until a permanent seawall could be built . In the fall ___MASK21___ 1996 , a permanent seawall was completed around the front light island . The rear light was built on the same type ___MASK21___ crib but has weathered the elements over the years . There was a large keeper ' s house on the island surrounding the light that was taken down in the early 1930s . Vandalism has played a part in the overall deterioration and , combined with age and the elements , the rear light is also in need ___MASK21___ major foundation work . Current restoration has been taking place on the rear light .