Misery Islands
The Misery Islands (Great Misery Island 42°32′55″N 70°47′53″W / 42.54861°N 70.79806°W and Little Misery Island 42°32′40″N 70°47′53″W / 42.54444°N 70.79806°W) are an 87-acre (350,000 m2) nature reserve established in 1935 in Salem Sound close to the Salem Harbor in Salem, Massachusetts and is managed by the Trustees of Reservations. The islands are a part of the city of Salem, although they are much closer to the city of Beverly, in whose (water) territory they are enclaved. The islands' name come from shipbuilder Robert Moulton who was stranded on the islands during a winter storm in the 1620s. Great Misery Island, in the past, has been home to a club with a golf course and subsequently about two dozen cottages. The island is now uninhabited.[1]
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42°32′50″N 70°47′53″W / 42.5473°N 70.7980°W
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