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Many of the Wisconsin's islands in Lake Michigan are around the Door Peninsula. [3] Islands in Green Bay include those in and around the Green Bay Breakwater. Washington Island is Wisconsin's largest in Lake Michigan and also has a year-round population of 708 as of the 2010 census.
Lee Sultzman says Lake Winnebago was the location and that 500 warriors were lost in a failed attack against the Fox. [5] James Clifton says more than 500 were lost in a battle with the Sauk, who entered northeast Wisconsin about the same time as the Potawatomi. [9] Others say that the Winnebago were allied with both the Fox and Sauk. [10]
The Mero site is a stratified, multicomponent prehistoric site located on the south side of Marshall's Point [1] on the Door Peninsula in Door County, Wisconsin.It was excavated in 1960 by Ronald and Carol Mason under the auspices of the Neville Public Museum in Green Bay, Wisconsin, with financial backing from the landowner, Peter Mero.
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Bayfield, Wisconsin, home of the national lakeshore's headquarters and visitor center, becomes more popular during the summer, when visitors travel to and from the islands. [22] Other nearby communities are Red Cliff , three miles north of Bayfield, which offers a campground, marina, and the Legendary Waters Resort and Casino, and Washburn ...
The Door Peninsula is a peninsula in eastern Wisconsin, separating the southern part of the Green Bay from Lake Michigan. The peninsula includes northern Kewaunee County, northeastern Brown County, and the mainland portion of Door County. It is on the western side of the Niagara Escarpment. Well known for its cherry and apple orchards, the Door ...
Henry Dodge (1782–1867), Territorial Governor of Wisconsin (1845–48) 88,231: 875.63 sq mi (2,268 km 2) Door County: 029: Sturgeon Bay: 1851: Brown County: A dangerous water passage near Door Peninsula known as Porte des Morts or "door of the dead" in French: 30,562: 481.98 sq mi (1,248 km 2) Douglas County: 031: Superior: 1854: La Pointe County
Where the Wisconsin River turns west to join the Mississippi, the area to the south, including the whole of Grant County as well as most of Lafayette County, are part of the Driftless Area. The rugged terrain comprising most of the Driftless Area is distinct from the rest of Wisconsin, and is known locally as the Coulee Region. The steep ridges ...