Madeline Island
Mooniingwanekaaning-minis
46°48′N 90°42′W
Madeline Island (Ojibwe: Mooningwanekaaning) is an island in Lake Superior. Located in Ashland County, Wisconsin, it has long been a spiritual center of the Lake Superior Chippewa. Although the largest of the Apostle Islands, it is not included in the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore.
Terrain
46°48′N 90°42′W
Overview
Madeline Island (Ojibwe: Mooningwanekaaning) is an island in Lake Superior. Located in Ashland County, Wisconsin, it has long been a spiritual center of the Lake Superior Chippewa. Although the largest of the Apostle Islands, it is not included in the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore. It is the only island in the Apostle Island chain open to commercial development and private ownership. The community of La Pointe, located on the western edge of the island and established by French colonists as a fur trading post, was one of the earliest European settlements in the area. It has a population of 302, with a higher population during the summer tourist season. The island can be accessed by ferry from nearby Bayfield.
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Chart
Nearest islands
- Basswood Island6.7 km
- Oak Island15 km
- Stockton Island17 km
- Michigan Island18 km
- Bear Island24 km
- Cat Island26 km
Also in Apostle Islands
Stockton Island
39.9 km²▲ 264 m
Major islands
Oak Island
20.3 km²▲ 348 m
Major islands
Sand Island
11.5 km²▲ 217 m
Major islands
Basswood Island
7.7 km²▲ 260 m
Major islands
Bear Island
7.3 km²▲ 277 m
Major islands
Outer Island
31.6 km²▲ 279 m
Minor islands
Michigan Island
6 km²▲ 232 m
Minor islands
Cat Island
5.4 km²▲ 227 m
Minor islands
Photographs
Ferry to Madeline Island, Summer 2005
Appears to be a small "port" area in a bay of the lake. View is looking out across the bay. BR0610
Inn on Madeline Island
Madeline Island/ La Pointe
100mph wind damage
Photograph of the Madeline Island Post Office. The historic building used to be part of the Old Mission.
Madeline Island Public Library
P1030856 Big Bay State Park, Madeline Island, Wisconsin
Xeromphalina found on Madeline Island, Wisconsin, USA https://mushroomobserver.org/530060
Downtown Madeline Island
Scenes around Bayfield and the Apostle Islands Picture of the sunrise over Lake Superior. Serene and Tranquil
Aurora showing through clouds with a thunderstorm over Lake Superior
Sources
Facts
Photographs
- ApproachingMadelineIsland. Oneconscious at English Wikipedia / CC BY-SA 3.0
- Docks on Madeline Island, Lake Superior Near Ashland Wisconsin - DPLA - 3f05a05e9bab6d17bc6239c740627c45. Unknown author / Public domain
- Inn on Madeline Island - panoramio. Corey Coyle / CC BY 3.0
- Madeline Island- La Pointe - panoramio. Corey Coyle / CC BY 3.0
- 100mph wind damage - panoramio. imtired / CC BY-SA 3.0
- Madeline Island Post Office. Billertl / CC BY-SA 3.0
- Madeline Island Public Library - panoramio. Corey Coyle / CC BY 3.0
- P1030856 Big Bay State Park, Madeline Island, Wisconsin (36906167895). Fighting Irish 1977 from Vancouver, Canada / CC BY 2.0
- Xeromphalina Madeline Island Wisconsin. Alan Rockefeller / CC BY-SA 4.0
- Madeline Island 427. Billertl / CC BY-SA 3.0
- Gfp-wisconsin-madeline-island-sunrise-over-superior. Yinan Chen / Public Domain
- Aurora and storm at Madeline Island (54040221028). Earl Bye / CC BY 2.0