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Washington Island (Wisconsin)

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main island was missing from the map. When the lighthouse was built on Rock Island, it was called Pottawatomie Light, the name it has retained. While a few maps did chart either ellens or Mellens Island (a possible corruption of Miller), the settlement of the island began with the fishers and craftsmen living around Washington Harbor. A large non-Native American presence did not begin until the 1830s, when settlers on their way to Green Bay heard of large sized trout. Most of these settlers were
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Not every map maker or journalist, however, knew of or paid attention to this. The names of Potawatomi and Louse continued to be used by many for many years, with a continued variety of spellings. At times Potawatomi was applied to the main island; sometimes to what is now Rock Island. At times the
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The earliest records and maps of the French, with whom written history of the region begins, do not name the individual islands, but refer to them all as a group. The names chosen depended on which group of Native Americans they found on the islands at the time. The most common name from after 1650
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Before 1800, however, a few other names were applied to these islands. The Jesuit Records of 1670–1672 refer to them as the Huron Islands. Other records of the time refer to them as the Noquet Islands, named for the small band of Ojibwa that lived in the area of what is now called
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anchored in what is now Washington Harbor to wait for the others. With two days of waiting, some of the crew explored the island, and the officers, assuming theirs was the first ship to anchor there, named the harbor after the ship and in honor of
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Washington Island hosts the Midwest region's largest lavender farm, accompanied by a biennial festival held in summer. Two town parks, one county park, two town beaches, one public boat ramp, and three
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spent summers at his study cabin on Washington Island. On the island he learned Icelandic, which allowed him to write articles accepted by an Icelandic newspaper and translate the
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Washington Island is approximately 5 miles (8 km) wide by 6 miles (10 km) long. Together with the Door Peninsula, Washington Island forms a treacherous
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dot the island. A fine arts school, the Sievers School of Fiber Arts, also calls the island home. There is one commercial fisherman on the island.
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but commercial routes existed both to the north and south of the island which led to a border dispute. In 1936, the U.S. Supreme Court decision
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appear to have first come to especially the southern islands in the string about 1641 (at which time they may figure into the naming of
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name that translates to "his breast is shining" and apparently refers to the glint of the sun that at times reflects off the
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View from the north through the east from the currently closed lookout tower at Mountain Park near center of island.
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on a 20-minute route, which includes an optional bundled narrated train tour upon arriving on Washington Island.
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In July 1816, Col. John Miller garrisoned a new fort at the head of Green Bay to be called Fort Howard. Three
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is a local tradition. Washington Island's population consumes more bitters than anyone else in the world.
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The border between Wisconsin and Michigan was originally defined as "the most usual ship channel" into
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by the owner of Nelsen's Hall (one of the few bars on the island at the time), taking shots of
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being prevalent and winters being less cold than in western Wisconsin on the same latitude.
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on the island from a freight, automobile, and passenger ferry that departs daily from the
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Climate data for Washington Island, Wisconsin (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1944–present)
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Washington Island is served by two ferry routes. The first route is to take a 30-minute
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and among the largest outside Iceland itself. Because of a loophole exploited during
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cliffs. Another Native American name is "Me-she-ne-mah-ke-ming" or "Leader Island".
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Washington Island is one of a string of islands (which are an outcropping of the
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is situated on the island. It is the largest in a group of islands that includes
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by Robert E. Gard and L. G. Sorden, New York: October House, Inc. 1968, page 134
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A Guide to the Washington Island Nature Preserves of the Door County Land Trust
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bay is on the south side of the island. A large part of Washington Island's
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In 1914, Washington Island was the setting for a juvenile fiction novel by
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found that Washington and other nearby islands were part of Wisconsin.
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A majority of the people who settled on the island were Scandinavian
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Zipcode 54246 - Washington Island Wisconsin is in Hardiness Zones 5b
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U.S. Climate Normals 2020: U.S. Monthly Climate Normals (1991–2020)
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Topo Map: Jackson Harbor Ridges State Natural Area Door County #110
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by Gordon Stuart, Chicago: Reilly & Britton, 1914 and
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Washington Island’s last remaining commercial fisherman
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Washington Island Residents Vote to Repair Island Tower
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The Naming: A Part of the History of Washington Island
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influenced to some degree by its offshore position in
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