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Islands of the state of Wisconsin

Location of Wisconsin within the United States
Geography
Location	Wisconsin
Major islands	Washington Island, Doty Island, Madeline Island, French Island
Administration
United States
State	Wisconsin

The following is a list of islands of the state of Wisconsin. Wisconsin borders both Lake Michigan and Lake Superior producing many of the states islands. The Mississippi River also has many islands on the state's western boundary. Wisconsin has many rivers including the Wisconsin River and Fox River that are large tributaries. Lake Winnebago is the 28th largest lake in the United States and has multiple islands. Of Wisconsin's 15,074 lakes there are many islands however most are unnamed.

Great Lakes

Lake Michigan

Many of the Wisconsin's islands in Lake Michigan are around the Door Peninsula. 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. The island has a ferry service and operates Washington Island Airport for air travel. Rock Island is a state park that can only be accessed by ferry from Washington Island. Plum Island has is home to a former Coast Guard Life-Saving Station and historic range lights. The islands surrounding the northern part of the peninsula are outcroppings of the Niagara Escarpment.

Washington and surrounding islands

Strawberry Islands

Detroit Island and Detroit Harbor

Pilot Island

Lake Superior

Wisconsin's northernmost point is on Devils Island, part of the Apostle Islands in Lake Superior. It has a population of 302 as of the 2010 census. It can be reached by ferry and airplanes at Major Gilbert Field Airport. The Islands are part of the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore and are featured in Wisconsin's America the Beautiful quarter.

Devils Island Seacaves

York Island

Outer Island Light on Outer Island

Inland Lake Islands

Beaver Dam Lake

There are 26 islands in Beaver Dam Lake ranging from 0.1 to 2.8 acres. All of the islands are privately owned.

Fox Lake

Fox Lake has eight islands one of which does not have a name.

Pelican Lake

Pelican Lake is a lake in Oneida County. There are two islands in Pelican Lake.

Lake Winnebago

Lake Winnebago has three named islands. Garlic Island was the wintering site of a British Encampment by Col. Robert Dickson during the War of 1812.

Lake Winnebago

Lac Vieux Desert

Duck Island is a small island located just inside the Wisconsin border in Lac Vieux Desert. The lake is situated on Wisconsin's northern boundary with Michigan's Upper Peninsula. There are two other islands on the Michigan side of the lake.

River Islands

Mississippi River

The La Crosse Municipal Airport on French Island.

Wisconsin has many islands in the Mississippi River as it forms the western boundary of the state. Some of the islands are referred to by a number and not named otherwise. French Island has a population of 4,358 as of the 2010 Census and hosts the La Crosse Regional Airport.

Fox River

Islands in the Fox River includes Doty Island, named after the 2nd Governor of the Wisconsin Territory James Duane Doty. Doty island is located within the cities of Neenah and Menasha. It has multiple parks and hosts the Theda Clark Regional Medical Center.

Doty Island shoreline

Menominee River

Islands in the Menominee River.

Saint Louis River

Islands in the Saint Louis River.

Wisconsin River

Islands in the Wisconsin River.

Wolf River

Island in the Wolf River.