Miscellaneous
Due to its location and relative security- the island is off-limits to the public for the most part (cameras are prohibited on the premises so pictures of the area, except from the outside, are rare)- many urban legends exist regarding the island, the two most popular being that the island is home to a correctional facility or prison and that parts of the movie RoboCop were filmed there (due to its mention in the movie as the location). Neither is true- the island does not serve as the location of any law enforcement or corrections facility and the steel mill shots in the movie were filmed at the old Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corp.'s Monessen Works in Pennsylvania.
The SS Edmund Fitzgerald of Great Lakes shipwreck fame was laden with taconite destined for Zug Island on her fateful voyage in 1975.
In 2004, independent rock band Quasar Wut Wut included a brief sound collage titled "Zug Island: Better Than Gary" as an introduction to the song "March of the Zug" on their album Taro Sound.
There was a band formed in 2001 on Psychopathic records called Zug Izland, named after the island. They released two records.
In 2011, Detroit based author, Gregory Fournier published his novel, Zug Island: A Detroit Riot Novel.
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