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The Apostle Islands are a group of 22 islands in Lake Superior, off the Bayfield Peninsula in northern Wisconsin. [1] The majority of the islands are located in Ashland County—only Sand, York, Eagle, and Raspberry Islands are located in Bayfield County. All the islands except for Madeline Island are part of the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore.
The Apostle Islands National Lakeshore is located in Bayfield, Wisconsin, on Lake Superior, the "largest, cleanest, and coldest of the Great Lakes." [3] The lakeshore comprises beaches, cliffs, water, and 21 islands. [4] Of its area, 42,308 acres is land and 27,232 acres is water, extending 1/4 mile from the 155 miles of shoreline. [5]
The island is located in western Lake Superior off the Bayfield Peninsula, is centered at approximately 47°04'16.50" N 90°43'36.33" W and has a maximum elevation of 652' above sea level. The island rises only 50' above Lake Superior's official elevation of 602'. It is 318 acres in area. [1]
Lake Superior's five national parks are the first in the nation to create a comprehensive plan to reduce emissions. Here's what they are doing. Apostle Islands, other Lake Superior national parks ...
Finding a Lake Superior paddling partner. When I first paddled to the Apostle Islands sea caves on a guided tour in 2017, the experience so resonated with me that I can only describe it as a ...
Outer Island is one of the Apostle Islands, in Lake Superior, in northern Wisconsin, and is part of the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore. [1] It is the easternmost, and third largest of the Apostle Islands.
There are several historic lighthouses on Lake Superior on or near the Apostle Islands in Wisconsin. [2] Six of these lighthouses, all in the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore, were listed as a group on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977 under the name Apostle Islands Lighthouses.
The Apostles are a chain of 22 islands off the northern tip of Wisconsin in Lake Superior. In 2014 an American marten was observed on Manitou Island. A photograph later surfaced of a marten taken ...