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Washington Island is a town in northern Door County, Wisconsin, United States, with a population of 708 at the 2010 census.The unincorporated communities of Detroit Harbor and Washington are located in the town.
Washington Island. Washington Island is an island of the state of Wisconsin situated in Lake Michigan. Lying about 7 miles (11 km) northeast of the tip of the Door Peninsula, it is part of Door County, Wisconsin. [1] The island has a year-round population of 708 people according to the 2010 census.
The name of the peninsula and the county comes from the name of a route between Green Bay and Lake Michigan. Humans, whether Native Americans, early explorers, or American ship captains, have been well aware of the dangerous water passage that lies between the Door Peninsula and Washington Island, connecting the bay to the rest of Lake Michigan.
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.
Washington is an unincorporated community located in the town of Washington Island, Door County, Wisconsin, United States. Washington is located on the north side of Washington Island along County Highway W and near Washington Harbor; it is the northernmost community in Door County. [2] Bethel Evangelical Free Church is located in the community ...
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The name Washington Island refers to: Washington Island (Wisconsin), the largest of the islands that make up the Town of Washington in Door County, Wisconsin; Washington Island (Michigan) in Keweenaw County, Michigan; Washington Island (Minnesota) in Lake County, Minnesota; Washington Island (New York) in Jefferson County, New York
Pilot Island is an island in Lake Michigan in the Town of Washington, in Door County, Wisconsin; it is part of Green Bay National Wildlife Refuge. An abandoned lighthouse, the Pilot Island Light , rests on the island, [ 1 ] [ 2 ] and three shipwrecks rest in the Pilot Island NW Site .