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Detroit Lakes is a city and the county seat of Becker County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 9,869 at the 2020 census . [ 4 ] Its unofficial population during summer months is much higher, estimated by citizens to peak at 13,000 midsummers, due to seasonal residents and tourists.
Detroit Island is an island in Lake Michigan in the southern part of the town of Washington in Door County, Wisconsin, United States. The island has a land area of 2.578 km 2 (0.9955 sq mi, or 637.12 acres), [1] [2] out of which 27.6% is open to the public. [3] The northern end of the island borders the waters of Detroit Harbor.
May 7, 1973 (21 mi (34 km) north of Park Rapids off U.S. Route 71: Park Rapids: Minnesota's oldest state park, established in 1891. Also significant for its extensive archaeological resources, association with the quest for the Mississippi River headwaters, pioneer sites, and 72 park facilities built 1905–1942 noted for their rustic log construction and association with early park development.
U.S. Highway 10 (US 10) is a major divided highway for almost all of its length in the U.S. state of Minnesota.The route runs through the central portion of the state, following generally the alignment of the former Northern Pacific Railway (now BNSF Railway) and connects the cities of Moorhead, Detroit Lakes, Wadena, Little Falls, St. Cloud, Anoka, Saint Paul, and Cottage Grove.
Detroit Harbor is a bay between the southern end of Washington Island, and the northern end of Detroit Island. [2] It is located in Washington, Door County, Wisconsin . An unincorporated community also named Detroit Harbor is found on the northern side of the bay.
Major highway routes in the area include: Interstate 41/U.S. Route 41, which connects the Fox Cities with Green Bay and Milwaukee; Wisconsin Highway 441, known locally as the Tri-County Expressway, which is an auxiliary highway of Interstate 41 that serves as a beltway around Appleton; and U.S. Route 10 which travels east–west, connecting the ...
According to the USGS, there are 431 named islands, [1] and many more unnamed ones among Wisconsin's 15,074 lakes. [2] Wisconsin borders both Lake Michigan and Lake Superior producing many of the state's islands. The Mississippi River also has many islands on the state's western boundary. Wisconsin has many rivers including the Wisconsin River ...
The Potawatomi Islands is the most common historic name given to the string of islands that delineate the transition from Green Bay to Lake Michigan, one of the Great Lakes. The archipelago is also termed the "Grand Traverse Islands". The largest of the islands is Washington Island, in Door County, Wisconsin. [1]