Alcona (al-KO-nuh), county (1,790 sq mi/4,636 sq km; 1990 pop. 10,145), NE Mich.; Harrisville; 44°42'N 83°16'W. Bounded E by L. Huron, drained by Au Sable, Pine, and Little Wolf Creek rivers. Farm area (cattle, sheep, poultry; minor crops); fisheries, nurseries. Includes part of Huron Natl. Forest in SW 1/3 of co., separate small unit in NE (including Jewell L. campground). Hubbard L. (resort) is in N; Alacoma Dam Pond in SW (formerly Bamfield Pond) several other small lakes, especially SW; Negwegon State Park in NE corner; Harrisville State Park in E (both on L. Huron); Mt. Maria Ski Area S of Hubbard L. Organized 1869.
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Harrisville; 44°42'N 83°16'W. Bounded E by L. Huron, drained by Au Sable, Pine, and Little Wolf Creek rivers. Farm area (cattle, sheep, poultry; minor crops); fisheries, nurseries. Includes part of Huron Natl. Forest in SW 1/3 of co., separate small unit in NE (including Jewell L. campground). Hubbard L. (resort) is in N; Alacoma Dam Pond in SW (formerly Bamfield Pond) several other small lakes, especially SW; Negwegon State Park in NE corner; Harrisville State Park in E (both on L. Huron); Mt. Maria Ski Area S of Hubbard L. Organized 1869.
