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Manitowish Waters is a town in Vilas County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 572 in the 2018 census. [ 4 ] The unincorporated community Manitowish Waters , is also located within the town.
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Manitowish Waters is an unincorporated community located in the town of Manitowish Waters in Vilas County, Wisconsin. Manitowish Waters is located near U.S. Route 51, 11.5 miles (18.5 km) north of Lac du Flambeau. It has a post office with ZIP code 54545. [2]
In middle of the 1700s, the Ojibwa established control of the Manitowish Waters area, including Trout Lake. [23] By 1783, the Ojibwa had gained the entire Lac du Flambeau region to the southwest of Trout Lake as part of their territory, and during this era maintained six main villages in the Manitowish Waters and Lac du Flambeau areas.
The Powell Marsh Wildlife Area is a 4,850-acre (19.6 km 2) tract of protected land located in Vilas and Iron counties, Wisconsin, owned and partially managed by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR). [3]
The Manitowish Chain O Lakes is a chain of lakes consisting of 10 lakes that includes: Rest Lake (809 acres), Stone Lake (139 acres), Fawn Lake (74 acres), Clear Lake (555 acres), Spider Lake (272 acres), Island Lake (1023 acres), Manitowish Lake (496 acres), Little Star Lake (245 acres), Wild Rice Lake (379 acres), and Alder Lake (274 acres).
The town is served by four Vilas County Trunk Highways. CTH W leads west and south through Winchester and Manitowish Waters to a connection with USH 51. CTH B runs east–west through the town and connects with M-64 about 1 mile (1.6 km) north of the village of Presque Isle, to the east it connects with USH 45 and STH 32 at Land o' Lakes.