Madeline Island is an island in Lake Superior. Located in Ashland County, Wisconsin, it has long been a spiritual center of the Lake Superior Chippewa. Although the largest of the Apostle Islands, it is not included in the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore. It is the only island in the Apostle Island chain open to commercial development and private ownership.
The community of La Pointe, located on the western edge of the island and established by French colonists as a fur trading post, was one of the earliest European settlements in the area.[2] It has a population of 302, with a higher population during the summer tourist season.[3] The island can be accessed by ferry from nearby Bayfield.
- ^ Madeline Island Ferry Line. "The Bayfield to La Pointe Connection". Retrieved July 29, 2019.
- ^ "Madelineisland.com". 13 June 2011. Retrieved 14 July 2013.
- ^ Madeline Island Chamber of Commerce. Town of La Pointe.