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Spread Eagle, Wisconsin
Lakeview Party Mart in Spread Eagle
Lakeview Party Mart in Spread Eagle
Spread Eagle, Wisconsin is located in Wisconsin
Spread Eagle, Wisconsin
Spread Eagle, Wisconsin
Location in Wisconsin
Spread Eagle, Wisconsin is located in the United States
Spread Eagle, Wisconsin
Spread Eagle, Wisconsin
Location in the United States
Country United States
State Wisconsin
County Florence
Government
 • Type none (governed by Town of Florence)
Elevation
1,197 ft (365 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
54121
Area code(s) 715 & 534

Spread Eagle is an unincorporated community in Florence County, in the town of Florence, in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. It is part of the Iron Mountain, MI–WI Micropolitan Statistical Area.

Transportation

The community is located on U.S. Highway 141 and U.S. Highway 2, about six miles northwest of Iron Mountain, Michigan. It is near the south end of Railroad Lake of the Spread Eagle Chain of Lakes.

Attractions

The lake chain was named "Spread Eagle" because when seen from the sky, the chain resembles an eagle with wings spread. Spread Eagle has frequently been noted on lists of unusual place names. The Spread Eagle Barrens State Natural Area is located nearby. The Badwater Ski-Ters Water Ski Show performs during the summer.

Notable people

  • Lorraine Seratti, Wisconsin businesswoman and state legislator, lived in Spread Eagle.
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