▁Web b , ▁in ▁Her k imer ▁County , ▁New ▁York . ▁ ▁Al ger ▁Island ▁was ▁called ▁De er ▁Island ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 8 th ▁century . ▁It ▁was ▁later ▁called ▁Big ▁Island . ▁Al ger ▁Island ▁came ▁from ▁the ▁family ▁name ▁of ▁its ▁long time ▁own ers , ▁father ▁and ▁son ▁Mort ▁and ▁O ll ie ▁Al ger . ▁ ▁Al ger ▁Island ▁was ▁purchased ▁by ▁the ▁state ▁of ▁New ▁York ▁on ▁January ▁ 1 6 , ▁ 1 9 5 0 . ▁Le an - t os ▁were ▁constructed ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s . ▁Today , ▁the ▁island ▁is ▁operated ▁as ▁a ▁state ▁camp ground , ▁managed ▁by ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁State ▁Department ▁of ▁Environment al ▁Conserv ation . ▁The ▁island ▁is ▁accessible ▁only ▁by ▁boat . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁Al ger ▁Island ▁N YS ▁Department ▁of ▁Environment al ▁Conserv ation ▁Al ger ▁Island ▁Camp ground ▁information ▁ ▁Category : Is lands ▁of ▁Her k imer ▁County , ▁New ▁York ▁Category : Pro te cted ▁areas ▁of ▁Her k imer ▁County , ▁New ▁York ▁Category : L ake ▁islands ▁of ▁New ▁York ▁( state ) ▁Category : Is lands ▁of ▁New ▁York ▁( state ) <0x0A> </s> ▁B ans ▁is ▁a ▁commune ▁in ▁the ▁J ura ▁department ▁in ▁the ▁region ▁of ▁Bour g ogne - Fran che - Com té ▁in ▁eastern ▁France . ▁ ▁Population ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁Comm unes ▁of ▁the ▁J ura ▁department ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁IN SEE ▁statistics