List of islands of Wisconsin

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.^[1] 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. Wisconsin's 15,074 lakes contain many islands, most unnamed.^[2]

Great Lakes[]

Lake Michigan[]

Many of the Wisconsin's islands in Lake Michigan are around the Door Peninsula.^[3] 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.^[4] 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.^[5] 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

Island Name	County
	Door
Cana Island	Door
Chambers Island	Door
Detroit Island	Door
Fish Island	Door
Gravel Island	Door
Green Island	Marinette
Hat Island	Door
Hog Island	Door
Horseshoe Island	Door
	Door
Pilot Island	Door
Plum Island	Door
Rock Island	Door
Sister Islands	Door
(Town of Nasewaupee)	Door
(Town of Washington)	Door
Spider Island	Door
Pirate Island	Door
Washington Island	Door
Jack Island	Door
Little Strawberry Island	Door
Adventure Island	Door
Birds Tree Island	Brown
Cat Island	Brown
Grassy Island	Brown
Willow Island	Brown

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.^[6]

Devils Island Seacaves

York Island

Outer Island Light on Outer Island

Island Name	County
Madeline Island	Ashland
Stockton Island	Ashland
Gull Island	Ashland
Eagle Island	Bayfield
Outer Island	Ashland
Oak Island	Ashland
Sand Island	Bayfield
Basswood Island	Ashland
Bear Island	Ashland
Michigan Island	Ashland
Hermit Island	Ashland
Cat Island	Ashland
Otter Island	Ashland
Manitou Island	Ashland
Rocky Island	Ashland
Long Island	Ashland
Ironwood Island	Ashland
York Island	Bayfield
Raspberry Island	Bayfield
Devils Island	Ashland
South Twin Island	Ashland
North Twin Island	Ashland
Hog Island	Douglas
Barker's Island	Douglas

Inland Lake Islands[]

Beaver Dam Lake[]

There are 26 islands in Beaver Dam Lake ranging from 0.1 to 2.8 acres.^[7] All of the islands are privately owned.

Island Name	County
Grape Island	Dodge
Cuba Island	Dodge
Round Island	Dodge
Little Skunk Island	Dodge
Big Skunk Island	Dodge
Jones Island	Dodge
Fish Camp Island	Dodge
Goose Island	Dodge
Little Goose Island	Dodge
Mink Island	Dodge
Wayside Island	Dodge
New Island	Dodge
Fisher Island	Dodge
Seering Island	Dodge
Small Island	Dodge
Hupf’s Island	Dodge
Middle Island	Dodge
High Island	Dodge
Moon Island	Dodge
Lueck Island	Dodge
Miller’s Island	Dodge
Buckeye Island	Dodge
Snipes Island	Dodge
Neilsen’s Island	Dodge
Majestic Island	Dodge
Babe’s Island	Dodge
Kopf Island	Dodge
Evergreen Island	Dodge

Fox Lake[]

Fox Lake has eight islands one of which does not have a name.^[8]

Island Name	County
Brushwood Island	Dodge
Dead Island	Dodge
Devil Island	Dodge
Elmwood Island	Dodge
Fetridge Island	Dodge
Lone Island	Dodge
Sager Island	Dodge
6.9 acre Unnamed Island	Dodge

Pelican Lake[]

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

Island Name	County
Antigo Island	Oneida County
Crescent Island	Oneida County

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.^[9]

Lake Winnebago

Island Name	County
Garlic Island or Island Park	Winnebago
Blackbird Island	Winnebago
Long Point Island	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.^[10]

Island Name	County
Duck Island	Vilas

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.^[11]

Island Name	County
Diamond Island	Pierce
Deer Island	Pepin
Island Number Sixty-Three	Buffalo
Island Number Fifty-Two	Buffalo
Island Number Fifty-Three	Buffalo
Island Number Fifty-Four	Buffalo
Island Number Seventy-One	Buffalo
Island Number Sixty-Three	Buffalo
Keller Island	Buffalo
Muench Island	Buffalo
Barron Island	La Crosse
Bell Island	La Crosse
French Island	La Crosse
Goose Island	La Crosse, Vernon
Green Island	La Crosse
Island Number Ninety-One	La Crosse
Isle La Plume	La Crosse
Pigeon Island	La Crosse
Red Oak Ridge	La Crosse
Rosebud Island	La Crosse
Taylor Island	La Crosse
Battle Island	Vernon
Island Number One Hundred Forty-six	Vernon
Island Number One Hundred Forty-three	Vernon
Island One Hundred Twenty	Vernon
Island Number One Hundred Fifty-Six	Crawford
Island Number One Hundred Fifty-nine	Crawford
Island Number One Hundred Forty-three	Crawford
Island Number One Hundred Seventy	Crawford
Island Number One Hundred Seventy-two	Crawford
Island Number One Hundred Sixty-seven	Crawford
Island Number One Hundred Sixty-six	Crawford
Saint Feriole Island	Crawford
Schmidt Island	Crawford
Bergman Island	Crawford
Hunter Island	Crawford
Scrogum Island	Crawford
Snake Island	Crawford
Hurricane Island	Grant
Island Number One Hundred Eighty-one	Grant
Island Number One Hundred Ninety-two	Grant
Island Number One Hundred Seventy-seven	Grant
Island Number Two Hundred Five	Grant
Island Number Two Hundred Nine	Grant
Island Number Two Hundred One	Grant
Island Number Two Hundred Seven	Grant
Jack Oak Island	Grant
Rosebrook Island	Grant
Stumpf Island	Grant

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

Island Name	County
Doty Island	Winnebago
James Island	Winnebago
Stroebe Island	Winnebago
Little Chute Islands	Outagamie

Menominee River[]

Islands in the Menominee River.

Island Name	County
Ansul Islands	Marinette
Boom Island	Marinette
Stephenson Island	Marinette

Saint Louis River[]

Islands in the Saint Louis River.

Island Name	County
Nekuk Island	Douglas
Amik Island	Douglas
Ondaig Island	Douglas
Wahbegon Island	Douglas
Clough Island	Douglas

Wisconsin River[]

Islands in the Wisconsin River.

Island Name	County
Newton Island	Crawford
Watson Island	Crawford
Weniger Island	Crawford
Coumbe Island	Grant
Patterson Island	Grant
Steamboat Island	Grant
Belle Island	Wood
Big Island	Wood
Edwards Island	Wood
Garrison Island	Wood
Stephenson Island	Wood

Wolf River[]

Island in the Wolf River.

Island Name	County
Boom Island	Winnebago

References[]

^ "Wisconsin Islands". USGS. Archived from the original on 13 September 2018. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
^ Wisconsin Dept. of Natural Resources, Wisconsin Lakes Archived 2021-01-09 at the Wayback Machine. 2009.
^ "Door County WI DOT" (PDF). Wisconsin Department of Transportation. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
^ "Washington Island". WashingtonIsland.com. Archived from the original on 2021-01-09. Retrieved 2020-02-03.
^ "Plum Island". Washington Island.com. Archived from the original on 9 January 2021. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
^ "Apostle Islands". National Park Service. U.S. Department of the Interior. Archived from the original on 9 January 2021. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
^ "Lake Survey Map" (PDF). Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. Wisconsin DNR. Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 January 2021. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
^ "Fox Lake Map" (PDF). Wisconsin DNR. Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 January 2021. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
^ Draper, Lyman C. (1913). "William Powell's Recollections". Chapters in Fox River Valley History. State Historical Society of Wisconsin. p. 151. Archived from the original on 2021-01-09. Retrieved 2020-02-03.
^ "Lac Vieux Desert". Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. Archived from the original on 9 January 2021. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
^ "Airport History". La Crosse Regional Airport. Archived from the original on 9 January 2021. Retrieved 3 February 2020.

[1] "Wisconsin Islands". USGS. Archived from the original on 13 September 2018. Retrieved 3 February 2020.

[dnr-2] Wisconsin Dept. of Natural Resources, Wisconsin Lakes Archived 2021-01-09 at the Wayback Machine. 2009.

[3] "Door County WI DOT" (PDF). Wisconsin Department of Transportation. Retrieved 3 February 2020.

[4] "Washington Island". WashingtonIsland.com. Archived from the original on 2021-01-09. Retrieved 2020-02-03.

[5] "Plum Island". Washington Island.com. Archived from the original on 9 January 2021. Retrieved 3 February 2020.

[6] "Apostle Islands". National Park Service. U.S. Department of the Interior. Archived from the original on 9 January 2021. Retrieved 3 February 2020.

[7] "Lake Survey Map" (PDF). Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. Wisconsin DNR. Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 January 2021. Retrieved 22 September 2020.

[8] "Fox Lake Map" (PDF). Wisconsin DNR. Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 January 2021. Retrieved 3 February 2020.

[JohnWallaceArndt-9] Draper, Lyman C. (1913). "William Powell's Recollections". Chapters in Fox River Valley History. State Historical Society of Wisconsin. p. 151. Archived from the original on 2021-01-09. Retrieved 2020-02-03.

[10] "Lac Vieux Desert". Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. Archived from the original on 9 January 2021. Retrieved 3 February 2020.

[11] "Airport History". La Crosse Regional Airport. Archived from the original on 9 January 2021. Retrieved 3 February 2020.

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