The Island's Native American cemetery was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in March 1978.

[2] Garden Island's maximum length, from northwest to southeast, is approximately five miles (8 km).

48 Senior Girl Scouts ages 15 –18 were brought to Michigan State University to study survival techniques.

Garden Island is surrounded by relatively cool, shallow water, making the area ideal for sport and commercial fishing.

The cemetery land is owned by a nonprofit organization that keeps the site protected and open to all native peoples.