A tour of uninhabited Apple Island on Orchard Lake, is a trip back in time By Lori Pinson and FOX 2 Staff Published article OAKLAND COUNTY, Mich. (FOX 2) - Uninhabited Apple Island sits in the middle of Orchard Lake in Oakland County, maintaining a wild, unspoiled beauty. The 35-acre island is home to more than 400 species of plants and is on the National Register of Historic Places. But what do we really know about it? FOX 2's Lori Pinson was the only local reporter invited on a recent exploratory trip. Take a tour of Orchard Lake's little-known Apple Island FOX 2's Lori Pinson was part of an environmental quest to the uninhabited 35-acre island.