Islands of the Midwest
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This is a partial list of islands of the Midwestern United States.
Illinois
- Bardwell Island
- Campbell's IslandCampbell's Island, IllinoisCampbell's Island is an island and unincorporated community in the Mississippi River. The island is located in Rock Island County, Illinois. It is adjacent to the city of East Moline and is connected to the city by a bridge...
- Chouteau IslandChouteau IslandChouteau Island , situated approximately due north of the St. Louis, Missouri Gateway Arch and approximately south of the confluence of the Missouri River and Mississippi River, is one of a cluster of three islands: Chouteau, Gabaret, and Mosenthein. The three, with a combined area of...
- Dillon Island
- Gabaret Island
- Goose IslandGoose Island (Chicago)Goose Island is the only island on the Chicago River in Illinois. It is an artificial island, formed by the North Branch of the Chicago River on the west and the North Branch Canal on the east...
- Kaskaskia IslandKaskaskia, IllinoisKaskaskia is a village in Randolph County, Illinois, United States. In the 2010 census the population was 14, making it the second-smallest incorporated community in the State of Illinois in terms of population. A major French colonial town of the Illinois Country, its peak population was about...
- Long Island
- Mosenthein Island
- Rock Island ArsenalRock Island Arsenal, IllinoisRock Island Arsenal is a census-designated place in Rock Island County, Illinois, United States. The population was 149 at the 2010 census...
- Stolp IslandStolp IslandStolp Island is a small island in the Fox River in Aurora, Illinois. In 1986 the island and its 41 buildings were added to the National Register of Historic Places as the Stolp Island Historic District. It covers of land area.-History:...
- Treat Island
- Tully Island
Indiana
- Beeler
- Biddle
- Big Island - Noble County, Kendallville
- Big Island - Fulton County, Rochester
- Bishop Island
- Block Island
- Brown Island
- Ribeyre
- Island Park
- Holmes
- Monkey
- Greathouse
Iowa
- Chaplain Schmitt Island, in the Mississippi River, in DubuqueDubuque, IowaDubuque is a city in and the county seat of Dubuque County, Iowa, United States, located along the Mississippi River. In 2010 its population was 57,637, making it the ninth-largest city in the state and the county's population was 93,653....
- Credit IslandCredit IslandCredit Island is an island in the Mississippi River on the south west side of Davenport, Iowa within the Quad Cities area. Its name was derived by the use of the island as an early Indian trading post. Credit could be obtained on the promise of hides and skins to be delivered at a later time -...
, in the Mississippi River, in DavenportDavenport, IowaDavenport is a city located along the Mississippi River in Scott County, Iowa, United States. Davenport is the county seat of and largest city in Scott County. Davenport was founded on May 14, 1836 by Antoine LeClaire and was named for his friend, George Davenport, a colonel during the Black Hawk...
Kansas
- Franks Island
- Kickapoo Island - historical
- Nelson Island
- Stigers Island
Michigan
- Amygdaloid IslandAmygdaloid IslandAmygdaloid Island is an island in Lake Superior. It is within the boundary of Isle Royale National Park, a national park located within the U.S. state of Michigan. The island is protected and patrolled by a seasonal ranger station operated by the U.S. National Park Service.Amygdaloid Island is...
, part of Isle Royale National ParkIsle Royale National ParkIsle Royale National Park is a U.S. National Park in the state of Michigan. Isle Royale, the largest island in Lake Superior, is over 45 miles in length and 9 miles wide at its widest point. The park is made of Isle Royale itself and approximately 400 smaller islands, along with any submerged... - Beaver IslandBeaver Island (Lake Michigan)Beaver Island is the largest island in Lake Michigan and part of the Beaver Island archipelago. Once home to a unique American monarchy, the island is now a popular tourist and vacation destination....
, inhabited island in Lake MichiganLake MichiganLake Michigan is one of the five Great Lakes of North America and the only one located entirely within the United States. It is the second largest of the Great Lakes by volume and the third largest by surface area, after Lake Superior and Lake Huron... - Beaver Island, small island in Lake SuperiorLake SuperiorLake Superior is the largest of the five traditionally-demarcated Great Lakes of North America. It is bounded to the north by the Canadian province of Ontario and the U.S. state of Minnesota, and to the south by the U.S. states of Wisconsin and Michigan. It is the largest freshwater lake in the...
- Belle Isle, city park in Detroit in the Detroit RiverDetroit RiverThe Detroit River is a strait in the Great Lakes system. The name comes from the French Rivière du Détroit, which translates literally as "River of the Strait". The Detroit River has served an important role in the history of Detroit and is one of the busiest waterways in the world. The river...
- Bois Blanc IslandBois Blanc Island (Michigan)Bois Blanc Island is coterminous with Bois Blanc Township, Mackinac County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The island covers about and is about 12 miles long, 6 miles wide and has 6 lakes. Bois Blanc is located in Lake Huron southeast of Mackinac Island and almost due north of the city of...
, inhabited island in Lake HuronLake HuronLake Huron is one of the five Great Lakes of North America. Hydrologically, it comprises the larger portion of Lake Michigan-Huron. It is bounded on the east by the Canadian province of Ontario and on the west by the state of Michigan in the United States... - Calf Island, part of Detroit River International Wildlife RefugeDetroit River International Wildlife RefugeThe Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge is the only international wildlife refuge in North America. It was established in 2001 and is managed jointly by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service and the Canadian Wildlife Service. The refuge is located along the western coast of Lake...
- Charity Island, in Saginaw BaySaginaw BaySaginaw Bay is a bay within Lake Huron located on the eastern side of the U.S. state of Michigan. It forms the space between Michigan's Thumb region and the rest of the Lower Peninsula of Michigan. Saginaw Bay is in area...
, Lake Huron - Cherry Island, Potagannissing BayPotagannissing BayPotagannissing Bay is a shallow, island-strewn bay that lies northwest of Drummond Island and northeast of De Tour Village in Chippewa County. It is part of the territorial waters of Michigan, with the adjacent waters of Canada forming the westernmost end of the North Channel...
at the south end of the St. Marys RiverSt. Marys River (Michigan-Ontario)The St. Marys River , sometimes written as the St. Mary's River, drains Lake Superior, starting at the end of Whitefish Bay and flowing 74.5 miles southeast into Lake Huron, with a fall of .... - Copper IslandCopper IslandCopper Island is a local name given to the northern part of the Keweenaw Peninsula , separated from the rest of the Keweenaw Peninsula by Portage Lake and the Keweenaw Waterway.- Geography :The area was "isolated" by dredging in 1859 and construction in the...
, tip of Keweenaw PeninsulaKeweenaw PeninsulaThe Keweenaw Peninsula is the northern-most part of Michigan's Upper Peninsula. It projects into Lake Superior and was the site of the first copper boom in the United States. As of the 2000 census, its population was roughly 43,200... - Crooked Island, Lake Huron
- Crow Island, in Saginaw River, site of Crow Island State Game Area
- Diamond Island, in Diamond Lake (Michigan)
- Drummond Island, inhabited island in Lake Huron
- Frying Pan Island, St. Marys RiverSt. Marys River (Michigan-Ontario)The St. Marys River , sometimes written as the St. Mary's River, drains Lake Superior, starting at the end of Whitefish Bay and flowing 74.5 miles southeast into Lake Huron, with a fall of ....
, had lighthouse - Garden IslandGarden Island (Michigan)Garden Island is an uninhabited 4,990 acre island located in the Beaver Island archipelago in northern Lake Michigan. It is almost wholly owned by the U.S. state of Michigan and is overseen by the Michigan Department of Natural Resources as part of the Beaver Island State Wildlife Research Area....
Lake MichiganLake MichiganLake Michigan is one of the five Great Lakes of North America and the only one located entirely within the United States. It is the second largest of the Great Lakes by volume and the third largest by surface area, after Lake Superior and Lake Huron... - Gard Island, Lake Erie, owned by University of ToledoUniversity of ToledoThe University of Toledo is a public university in Toledo, Ohio, United States. The Carnegie Foundation classified the university as "Doctoral/Research Extensive."-National recognition:...
- Gull IslandGull Island (Michigan)Gull Island is the name of a dozen small islands in the U.S. state of Michigan.On Lake Huron:*In Alpena County at , just outside of Thunder Bay and within the Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary.*In Arenac County at , at the mouth of the Saginaw Bay...
, any of a dozen small islands - Grand Island, location of Grand Island National Recreation AreaGrand Island National Recreation AreaThe Grand Island National Recreation Area is a National Recreation Area within the jurisdiction of the U.S. Forest Service. It is part of the Hiawatha National Forest. Located on Grand Island, Michigan offshore from Munising, Michigan, the Grand Island National Recreation Area covers approximately ...
- Granite IslandGranite Island (Michigan)Granite Island is a 2½ acre island in Lake Superior located about northwest of Marquette in the Upper Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. Posted upon it is the Granite Island Lighthouse, also known as Granite Island Light Station, and is "one of the oldest surviving lighthouses on Lake...
, site of lighthouse in Lake SuperiorLake SuperiorLake Superior is the largest of the five traditionally-demarcated Great Lakes of North America. It is bounded to the north by the Canadian province of Ontario and the U.S. state of Minnesota, and to the south by the U.S. states of Wisconsin and Michigan. It is the largest freshwater lake in the... - Grassy IslandGrassy IslandGrassy Island is a small, uninhabited 72-acre American island in the Detroit River. It is located just north of Grosse Ile and west of Fighting Island, about 600 feet west of the Canada–United States border. The island is part of Wayne County, Michigan with Wyandotte being the closest city. ...
, part of Detroit River International Wildlife RefugeDetroit River International Wildlife RefugeThe Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge is the only international wildlife refuge in North America. It was established in 2001 and is managed jointly by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service and the Canadian Wildlife Service. The refuge is located along the western coast of Lake... - Grosse IleGrosse Ile (Michigan)Grosse Ile is the largest island in the Detroit River and is the most populated island in the state of Michigan. It is on the American side of the river and is part of Wayne County. The island is approximately 9.6 mi² and has a population of 10,894...
, inhabited island in Detroit River - Harbor Island National Wildlife RefugeHarbor Island National Wildlife RefugeThe Harbor Island National Wildlife Refuge is a horseshoe-shaped island and National Wildlife Refuge in Potagannissing Bay north of Drummond Island in the U.S. state of Michigan...
- Harsens IslandHarsens IslandHarsens Island is a wet marshy location at the mouth of the St. Clair River in the U.S. state of Michigan. Politically, the island is in Clay Township of St. Clair County.-History:...
, inhabited island in Lake St. Clair - Hickory Island, southern end of Grosse Ile
- Higgins Island,
- High IslandHigh Island (Michigan)High Island is an island in Lake Michigan and is part of the Beaver Island archipelago. It is in size. The island is owned by the U.S. state of Michigan and is managed by the Michigan Department of Natural Resources as part of the Beaver Islands State Wildlife Management Area.High Island got its...
, Lake Michigan - Hog IslandHog Island (Michigan)Hog Island, an uninhabited 2,075-acre island in Lake Michigan, is the fourth largest island in the Beaver Island archipelago. It is owned by the U.S...
, Lake Michigan - Horse Island, Lake Erie, near Gibraltar
- Huron IslandsHuron IslandsThe Huron Islands are a group of eight small, rocky islands in Lake Superior, located about three miles offshore from the mouth of the Huron River in northwestern Marquette County, Michigan. Together they comprise the Huron National Wildlife Refuge, which was established by President Theodore...
, Lake Superior, has lighthouse - Indian Island, Lake Erie
- Ile Aux GaletsIle Aux GaletsIle aux Galets or Gallets, and also known as Skillagallee or Skillagalee Island, is located in northeast Lake Michigan approximately 7.0 miles northwest of Cross Village, Michigan...
, Lake Michigan, location of Skillagalee Lighthouse - Isle RoyaleIsle RoyaleIsle Royale is an island of the Great Lakes, located in the northwest of Lake Superior, and part of the state of Michigan. The island and the 450 surrounding smaller islands and waters make up Isle Royale National Park....
, location of Isle Royale National ParkIsle Royale National ParkIsle Royale National Park is a U.S. National Park in the state of Michigan. Isle Royale, the largest island in Lake Superior, is over 45 miles in length and 9 miles wide at its widest point. The park is made of Isle Royale itself and approximately 400 smaller islands, along with any submerged...
in Lake Superior - Katechay Island, in Saginaw BaySaginaw BaySaginaw Bay is a bay within Lake Huron located on the eastern side of the U.S. state of Michigan. It forms the space between Michigan's Thumb region and the rest of the Lower Peninsula of Michigan. Saginaw Bay is in area...
, Lake Huron - Les Cheneaux IslandsLes Cheneaux IslandsLes Cheneaux Islands are a group of 36 small islands, some inhabited, along 12 miles of Lake Huron shoreline on the southeastern tip of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan in the United States. The name is French for "the Channels", noting the many channels between the islands in the group...
, group of 36 inhabited islands in Lake Huron - Lime Island, in St. Marys RiverSt. Marys River (Michigan-Ontario)The St. Marys River , sometimes written as the St. Mary's River, drains Lake Superior, starting at the end of Whitefish Bay and flowing 74.5 miles southeast into Lake Huron, with a fall of ....
- Little Charity IslandLittle Charity IslandLittle Charity Island is a small island in Saginaw Bay, Lake Huron. The 5.4-acre island is located in Sims Township, Arenac County in the U.S. state of Michigan. Acquired by the U.S...
, in Saginaw Bay, Lake Huron - Little Summer IslandLittle Summer IslandLittle Summer Island is an island in Lake Michigan.Other islands in the chain are :*Little Summer Island*Summer Island*Poverty Island*Gull Island*St. Martin Island*Rock Island*Washington Island*Pilot Island*Detroit Island...
, Lake Michigan - Long Island
- Mackinac IslandMackinac IslandMackinac Island is an island and resort area covering in land area, part of the U.S. state of Michigan. It is located in Lake Huron, at the eastern end of the Straits of Mackinac, between the state's Upper and Lower Peninsulas. The island was home to a Native American settlement before European...
, inhabited island in Lake Huron - Manitou IslandManitou Island (Lake Superior)Manitou Island is a small island in Lake Superior, off the northeastern tip of the Keweenaw Peninsula in the U.S. state of Michigan. Located approximately three miles from the mainland, it encompasses around . Manitou has seen limited impact from human activity, due to its remote location and the...
, Lake Superior, site of lighthouse - Marquette IslandMarquette IslandMarquette Island is the largest of the 36 islands in the Les Cheneaux archipelago of northern Michigan, United States. Located in Mackinac County on the north shore of Lake Huron, the island has a small summer population. It is 6.5 miles long and 3.5 miles wide...
, Lake Huron, one of the Le Cheneaux group - Michigan Islands National Wildlife Reserve
- Middle Island, Lake Huron
- Mud Island, part of Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge
- Nauibinaway Island, Lake Michigan, site of lighthouse
- Neebish IslandNeebish IslandNeebish Island is an island in the U.S. state of Michigan in the St. Marys River between the United States and the Canadian province of Ontario. It is divided into two parts known as "Big Neebish" and "Little Neebish" which are divided by a river which is sometimes more mud than river and is known...
, inhabited island in St. Marys River - North Island, Saginaw Bay, Lake Huron
- North Cape, in Lake Erie
- North Fox Island, state-owned island in Lake Michigan
- North Manitou IslandNorth Manitou IslandNorth Manitou Island is located in Lake Michigan, approximately west-northwest of Leland, Michigan. It is nearly eight miles long and over four miles wide, with of shoreline. It has a land area of 57.876 km² and has no population...
, part of Sleeping Bear Dunes National LakeshoreSleeping Bear Dunes National LakeshoreSleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore is a United States National Lakeshore located along the northwest coast of the Lower Peninsula of Michigan in Leelanau County and Benzie County.... - Ojibway Island, in Saginaw River
- Passage IslandPassage Island (Michigan)Passage Island is a small island in the U.S. territory in western Lake Superior. It is the northeastern-most island in Isle Royale National Park. The island is uninhabited, but has a lighthouse and a short hiking trail. The U.S...
, Isle Royale National Park, has lighthouse - Peach Isle, in Detroit River, site of Peach Isle Range Lighthouse
- Pipe Island, St. Marys River, had lighthouse
- Poverty IslandPoverty IslandPoverty Island is a small island in the U.S. state of Michigan. The island is within Delta County in Lake Michigan and is home to an abandoned lighthouse which is in disrepair. Poverty Island is currently owned by the federal government....
, Lake Michigan - Power Island, also called Ford Island and Marion Island, a Grand Traverse CountyGrand Traverse County, Michigan-Air service:*Grand Traverse County is served by Cherry Capital Airport, which is located near Traverse City.-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 77,654 people, 30,396 households, and 20,730 families residing in the county. The population density was 167 people per square mile . ...
park - Round Island, Chippewa County, in Lake Superior, has lighthouse
- Round Island, Chippewa County, in St. Marys River, has lighthouse
- Round Island, Alpena County, in Lake Huron, site of lighthouse
- Round Island, Delta County, in Green Bay in Lake Michigan
- Round Island, Delta County, in Big Bay De Noc in Lake Michigan
- Round Island, Keweenaw County, off Isle Royale in Lake Superior
- Round IslandRound Island (Michigan)Round Island is an uninhabited island in Mackinac County of the U.S. state of Michigan. It is located in the Straits of Mackinac, which connect Lake Michigan and Lake Huron. The Native Americans called the island "Nissawinagong."...
, Mackinac County, off Mackinac Island in Lake Huron, has lighthouse - Round Island, Presque Isle County, in Grand Lake
- Round Island, Wayne County, at southern tip of Grosse Ile in Lake ErieLake ErieLake Erie is the fourth largest lake of the five Great Lakes in North America, and the tenth largest globally. It is the southernmost, shallowest, and smallest by volume of the Great Lakes and therefore also has the shortest average water residence time. It is bounded on the north by the...
- St. Helena Island, Lake Michigan, site of lighthouse
- St. Martin IslandSt. Martin IslandSt. Martin Island is located off the Garden Peninsula in Delta County in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is the southernmost island in Michigan that is part of a line of islands at the mouth of the bay of Green Bay and is part of the Niagara Escarpment....
, Lake Michigan, has lighthouse - South Island, Saginaw Bay, Lake Huron
- South Fox Island inhabited island in Lake Michigan
- South Manitou IslandSouth Manitou IslandSouth Manitou Island is located in Lake Michigan, approximately west of Leland, Michigan. It is part of Leelanau County and the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. The uninhabited island is in land area and can be accessed by a ferry service from Leland...
, part of Sleeping Bear Dunes National LakeshoreSleeping Bear Dunes National LakeshoreSleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore is a United States National Lakeshore located along the northwest coast of the Lower Peninsula of Michigan in Leelanau County and Benzie County.... - Stoney Point Island, Lake Erie
- Squaw Island, Lake Michigan
- Sugar IslandSugar Island (Michigan)Sugar Island is an island in the U.S. state of Michigan in the St. Marys River between the United States and the Canadian province of Ontario. The entire island constitutes Sugar Island Township in Chippewa County at the eastern tip of the Upper Peninsula...
, inhabited, includes part of Bay Mills Indian Reservation - Summer IslandSummer IslandSummer Island is an island in Lake Michigan. It is located 2.5 miles miles off the southern tip of the Garden Peninsula in the state of Michigan...
, Lake Michigan - Thunder Bay IslandThunder Bay IslandThunder Bay Island is a island in Lake Huron. The island is one of eight constituent islands of the Michigan Islands National Wildlife Refuge. The island is part of Alpena Township in Alpena County...
, Lake Huron, site of lighthouse - Trout IslandTrout IslandTrout Island is an island just east of Salmon Island in the Fish Islands, off the west coast of Graham Land. Charted by the British Graham Land Expedition under Rymill, 1934-37. So named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee in 1959 because it is one of the Fish Islands....
, Lake Michigan - Turtle IslandTurtle Island (Lake Erie)__NOEDITSECTION__Turtle Island is a remote island in the western portion of Lake Erie in the United States. The island has unique political status, as its ownership is divided between the U.S. states of Michigan and Ohio, even though the island has no residents or use. The island is located...
, Lake Erie - Whiskey Island, Lake Michigan
- Washington IslandWashington Island (Michigan)Washington Island is an uninhabited island in Lake Superior. It is within the boundary of Keweenaw County and Isle Royale National Park, a national park located within the U.S. state of Michigan. It is the westernmost point marked on most maps of the elongated archipelago that makes up this park...
, part of Isle Royale National ParkIsle Royale National ParkIsle Royale National Park is a U.S. National Park in the state of Michigan. Isle Royale, the largest island in Lake Superior, is over 45 miles in length and 9 miles wide at its widest point. The park is made of Isle Royale itself and approximately 400 smaller islands, along with any submerged... - Waugoshance Island, Lake Michigan
- Zug IslandZug IslandZug Island is a heavily industrialized island in the city of River Rouge near the southern city limits of Detroit in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is located where the mouth of the River Rouge spills into the Detroit River...
, part of Ford Motor CompanyFord Motor CompanyFord Motor Company is an American multinational automaker based in Dearborn, Michigan, a suburb of Detroit. The automaker was founded by Henry Ford and incorporated on June 16, 1903. In addition to the Ford and Lincoln brands, Ford also owns a small stake in Mazda in Japan and Aston Martin in the UK...
's River Rouge PlantRiver Rouge PlantThe Ford River Rouge Complex is a Ford Motor Company automobile factory complex located in Dearborn, Michigan, along the Rouge River, upstream from its confluence with the Detroit River at Zug Island...
Minnesota
- Aeroplane Island
- Aikio Island
- Alepo Island
- Anderson Island
- Angel Island
- Babe IslandBabe IslandBabe Island is an island which lies in the entrance to Cobblers Cove, along the north coast of South Georgia. It was charted and named by DI personnel in 1929....
- Baileys Island
- Bakers Island
- Baldwin Island
- Banfill Island (?)
- Banfills Island (?)
- Barrett IslandBarrett IslandBarrett Island is an ice-covered island about long, lying just within the north part of the mouth of Morgan Inlet, Thurston Island. It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey from surveys and from U.S. Navy air photos, 1960–66, and named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic...
- Bear IslandBear Island (Minnesota)Bear Island is an island in Bear Island Lake, which is about southwest of Ely in the U.S. state of Minnesota. The lake measures , or about by . In addition to Bear Island, which is by far the largest and sits right in the middle of the lake, there are at least 20 other islands in the lake...
- Big Island, Lake Minnetonka
- Boom Island - historical
- Campers Island (Minnesota)
- Coney Island, Lake Waconia
- Crane IslandCrane Island Historic DistrictCrane Island is an island in the western portion of Lake Minnetonka in the city of Minnetrista, Minnesota. It consists of a number of private residential summer cottages and some communal amenities for middle-class Christian families...
- Deering Island, Lake Minnetonka
- Eagle Island, Lake Minnetonka
- Enchanted Island, Lake Minnetonka
- Goose Island, Lake Minnetonka
- Gale's Island, Lake Minnetonka
- Grey Cloud Island
- Harriet Island - historical
- Hennepin Island - historical
- Latsch Island
- Manitou Island
- Nicollet IslandNicollet IslandNicollet Island is an island in the Mississippi River just north of downtown Minneapolis, Minnesota, named for cartographer, Joseph Nicollet. DeLaSalle High School and the Nicollet Island Inn are located there, as well as three multi-family residential buildings and twenty-two restored...
- Oak Island
- Pike IslandPike IslandPike Island is an island at the confluence of the Mississippi and Minnesota Rivers in the southwestern part of St. Paul in the Twin Cities metropolitan area of Minnesota. It is a portion of the 100,000 acres of land purchased from the Mdewakanton Sioux Indians by Zebulon Pike in September 1805,...
- Ripple Island (Minnesota), an island in Shagawa Lake
- Shady Island, Lake Minnetonka
- Spirit IslandSpirit IslandSpirit Island is a tiny island in Maligne Lake in Jasper National Park. This landmark is the destination of boat trips across Maligne Lake, a view many people associate with the Canadian Rockies. Spirit Island enjoys worldwide reputation. This landmark is one of the most famous views of the...
, Lake Minnetonka - Spray Island, Lake Minnetonka
- Star IslandStar IslandStar Island is one of the Isles of Shoals that straddle the border between New Hampshire and Maine, seven miles from the mainland in the Atlantic Ocean. Star Island is the largest of the four islands in the group that are located in New Hampshire...
, the island containing Lake WindigoLake WindigoLake Windigo is a small lake on Star Island in northern Minnesota, United States. The lake covers a total of 199 acres and reaches a maximum depth of 15 feet . The littoral zone is 129 acres . Due to its shallow depth and subsequent abundant plant and algae growth, water clarity... - Wawatasso Island, Lake Minnetonka (Boy Scout)
Missouri
- Missouri River Islands
- Bonhomme Island
- Catfish Island
- Howell Island
- Johnson Island
- Pelican Island
- Mississippi River Islands
- Bolter Island
- Cuivre Island
- Dardenne Island
- Dresser Island
- Gilbert Island
- Maple Island
- Mason Island
- Moser Island
- Peruque Island
- Pharrs Island
- Portage Island
- Two Branch Island
- Westport Island
- Osage River Islands
- Bell Island
- Cotton Island
- Hawaiian Island
Nebraska
- Goat Island (On the Missouri River, between Vermillion, SD, and Yankton, SD.)
Ohio
- Ballast IslandBallast IslandBallast Island is a small, private island in Lake Erie, about one-quarter mile northeast of the northeast tip of South Bass Island. It is known primarily as a navigation point for boats going to or from Put-in-Bay from the east. There are shoals between Ballast and South Bass, but there is a...
- Bass IslandsBass IslandsThe Bass Islands are three American islands in the western half of Lake Erie. They are north of Sandusky, Ohio and south of Pelee Island, Ontario. South Bass Island is the largest of the islands, followed closely by North Bass Island and Middle Bass Island . They are located in Ottawa County in...
- Middle Bass IslandMiddle Bass IslandMiddle Bass Island is an island of the U.S. state of Ohio, located in Lake Erie. A small town, Middle Bass, lies on the island. The 805-acre island is shaped like the Big Dipper and is one of three Bass Islands located at the center of a group of 23 smaller islands.Some of its more famous...
- Sugar IslandSugar Island (Ohio)Sugar Island is one of the Bass Islands of Ottawa County, Ohio, USA in southwestern Lake Erie. It is a private island and one of the smaller of the island group at 0.123 km² . It lies just off the northwest shore of Middle Bass Island....
(lies northwest of Middle Bass Island)
- Sugar Island
- North Bass IslandNorth Bass IslandNorth Bass Island is an island of the U.S. state of Ohio located in Lake Erie. A small unincorporated community, Isle Saint George, is on the island. The North Bass Island Post Office was established on May 25, 1864, and the name changed to Isle Saint George Post Office on March 2, 1874...
- South Bass IslandSouth Bass IslandSouth Bass Island is a small island in western Lake Erie, and a part of Ottawa County, Ohio, United States. It is the southernmost of the three Bass Islands and located 12 miles from the south shore of Lake Erie. It is the third largest island in the Lake Erie Islands. The island is a popular...
- Middle Bass Island
- Buckeye IslandBuckeye IslandBuckeye Island is a small island of the U.S. state of Ohio, in Lake Erie. It is located just off shore of the northeast tip of South Bass Island. It was populated early in the 20th century, but is currently abandoned.-References:*...
- Gibraltar IslandGibraltar IslandGibraltar Island is an island in Ohio, located within Lake Erie. This small island is just offshore of South Bass Island.-History:...
- Green IslandGreen Island (Ohio)Green Island is a small island of the U.S. state of Ohio, in Lake Erie. It is located approximately three miles southwest of Put-in-Bay.- History :...
- Gull IslandGull Island (Lake Erie)Gull Island Shoal is a former island of the U.S. state of Ohio, located in Lake Erie. Although it still appears on some old maps of Lake Erie as "Gull Island", it is no longer an island, but rather is now just a shoal south of Middle Island. The island was last seen above water 120 years ago....
(former) - Johnson's IslandJohnson's IslandJohnson's Island is a island in Sandusky Bay, located on the coast of Lake Erie, 3 miles from the city of Sandusky, Ohio. It was the site of a prisoner-of-war camp for Confederate officers captured during the American Civil War. Johnson's Island was the only Union prison exclusively for Southern...
- Kafralu Island
- Kelleys IslandKelleys Island, OhioKelleys Island is both a village in Erie County, Ohio, United States, and the island which it fully occupies in Lake Erie. Originally known as Island Number 6 and later Cunningham Island, it was renamed in 1840 for brothers Datus and Irad Kelley, who were largely responsible for cultivatating the...
- Lost Ballast IslandLost Ballast IslandLost Ballast Island is an island in the U.S. state of Ohio, located in Lake Erie. The island was once a part of Ballast Island, but has since sunk into Lake Erie to become a reef. During periods of low water the island reappears....
- Mouse IslandMouse IslandMouse Island is a private island located in Lake Erie off the northern tip of Catawba Point in Ottawa County, Ohio, United States, near the city of Sandusky . It was named Mouse Island for its small size....
- Rattlesnake IslandRattlesnake Island (Lake Erie)Rattlesnake Island is an island located on Lake Erie near Put-In-Bay, northeast of Port Clinton, Ohio. It is one of several islands known as the Lake Erie Islands...
- Starve IslandStarve IslandStarve Island is an island of the U.S. state of Ohio located in Lake Erie. The island is about a mile south of South Bass Island. In normal weather conditions it is visible for only a mile or two, as some rocks and a few shrubs poking up from the lake, and is the smallest of the Lake Erie Islands...
- Turtle IslandTurtle Island (Lake Erie)__NOEDITSECTION__Turtle Island is a remote island in the western portion of Lake Erie in the United States. The island has unique political status, as its ownership is divided between the U.S. states of Michigan and Ohio, even though the island has no residents or use. The island is located...
- West Sister IslandWest Sister IslandWest Sister Island is an island of the U.S. state of Ohio located in Lake Erie. The island is in the Western Basin of Lake Erie and is jointly owned by the United States Coast Guard and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and managed and designated as a wilderness area. The only such area in Ohio...
Wisconsin
- Apostle IslandsApostle IslandsThe Apostle Islands are a group of 22 islands in Lake Superior, off the Bayfield Peninsula in northern Wisconsin. The majority of the islands are located in Ashland County—only Sand, York, Eagle, and Raspberry Islands are located in Bayfield County...
- Basswood IslandBasswood IslandBasswood Island is a Wisconsin island in Lake Superior. It is one of the Apostle Islands and a part of the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore....
- Bear IslandBear Island (Wisconsin)Bear Island is one of the Apostle Islands of northern Wisconsin in Lake Superior, and is part of the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore. Unlike nearby Madeline Island, it is not open to commercial development. There is another Bear Island in Balsam Lake....
- Devils IslandDevils Island (Wisconsin)Devils Island is one of the twenty-two Apostle Islands of northern Wisconsin, and has also been known as Louisiana Island , Barney and Lamborn's Island , Brownstone Island, and Rabbit Island....
- Cat IslandCat Island (Wisconsin)Cat Island is a Wisconsin island in Lake Superior. It is one of the Apostle Islands and a part of the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore. It is located at . Variant names include Caterhemlock Island and Kagagiwanijikag Miniss...
- Eagle IslandEagle Island (Wisconsin)Eagle Island is one of the Apostle Islands, in Lake Superior, in northern Wisconsin, and is part of the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore. The island is illegal to go on by the National Park service because of bird nesting. Eagle Island is the second smallest island in the Apostle islands. It is...
- Gull IslandGull Island (Wisconsin)Gull Island is one of the Apostle Islands, in Lake Superior, in northern Wisconsin, and is part of the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore. The island is located off the coast of Michigan Island. The Gull Island Light is on Gull Island....
- Hermit IslandHermit Island (Wisconsin)Hermit Island is a Wisconsin island in Lake Superior and a part of the Apostle Islands. Along with most of the islands in the group, it is a part of the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore...
- Ironwood IslandIronwood Island (Wisconsin)Ironwood Island is one of the Apostle Islands in northern Wisconsin, in Lake Superior, and is part of the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore....
- Long IslandLong Island (Wisconsin)Long Island is an island in Lake Superior in Wisconsin usually identified with the Apostle Islands. It is geologically different from the other islands, though, in that it is actually just an extension of the spit off Chequamegon Point...
- Madeline IslandMadeline IslandMadeline Island is an island of the U.S. state of Wisconsin located in Lake Superior approximately two miles northeast of Bayfield, Wisconsin, and connected to that town seasonally by a 20 minute ferry ride or an ice road. It is the largest of the Apostle Islands, although it is not included...
, contains the Town of La PointeLa Pointe, WisconsinLa Pointe is a town in Ashland County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The town includes all of the Apostle Islands. There is also an unincorporated community named La Pointe on Madeline Island, the largest of the Apostle Islands . The population was 246 at the 2000 census...
(population 250) - Manitou IslandManitou Island (Wisconsin)One of the twenty-two Apostle Islands of northern Wisconsin, Manitou Island has also been known as New Jersey Island and Tait's Island ....
- Michigan IslandMichigan IslandMichigan Island is one of the Apostle Islands located in western Lake Superior, off the Bayfield Peninsula, in northern Wisconsin. This island has no human inhabitants, and is managed by the National Park Service as part of the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore. It is centered at approximately...
- North Twin IslandNorth Twin Island (Wisconsin)North Twin Island is one of the Apostle Islands in northern Wisconsin, in Lake Superior, and is part of the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore....
- Oak IslandOak Island (Wisconsin)Oak Island is one of the Apostle Islands, in northern Wisconsin, in Lake Superior, and is part of the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore....
- Otter IslandOtter Island (Wisconsin)Otter Island is one of the Apostle Islands in Northern Wisconsin, in Lake Superior, and is part of the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore. There is another Otter Island in Iowa County, in the Wisconsin River....
- Outer IslandOuter Island (Wisconsin)Outer Island is one of the Apostle Islands, in Lake Superior, in northern Wisconsin, and is part of the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore. The Outer Island Light is on the northern part of the island....
- Raspberry IslandRaspberry Island (Wisconsin)Raspberry Island is one of the Apostle Islands in northern Wisconsin, in Lake Superior, and is part of the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore. The Raspberry Island Light is located on the island....
- Rocky IslandRocky Island (Wisconsin)Rocky Island is one of the Apostle Islands in northern Wisconsin, in Lake Superior, and is part of the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore....
- Sand IslandSand Island (Wisconsin)Sand Island is one of the Apostle Islands, in northern Wisconsin, in Lake Superior, and is part of the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore. The Sand Island Light is located on the island...
- South Twin IslandSouth Twin Island (Wisconsin)South Twin Island is one of the Apostle Islands in northern Wisconsin, in Lake Superior, and is part of the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore....
- Stockton IslandStockton IslandStockton Islands is also a group of islands north of Alaska.Stockton Island is one of the Apostle Islands, in Lake Superior, in northern Wisconsin, and is part of the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore....
- York IslandYork Island (Wisconsin)York Island is one of the Apostle Islands in northern Wisconsin, in Lake Superior, and is part of the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore....
- Basswood Island
- Adventure Island
- The Ansul IslandsAnsul IslandsThe Ansul Islands, named after the Ansul Company , are two islands in the Menominee River and located in Marinette County, Wisconsin, United States....
- Baker's Island
- Barker's Island
- Bergmann Island
- Brunet IslandBrunet Island State ParkBrunet Island State Park is a Wisconsin state park just north of Cornell. The park features a island in the Chippewa River, with the remaining area on the east bank of the river. The park is noted for its numerous white-tailed deer and large eastern hemlock trees...
(part of a State Park) - Cana IslandCana IslandCana Island is an island in Lake Michigan in Door County, Wisconsin. The Cana Island Light is on the island. Cana Island is connected to the mainland by a causeway. Located at ....
- Chambers IslandChambers IslandChambers Island, named in honor of Col. Talbot Chambers, is a 2,834 acre island in Green Bay, about off the coast of the Door Peninsula, near Gibraltar, Wisconsin. It is part of Door County....
- Detroit Island
- Doty IslandDoty Island (Wisconsin)Doty Island is an island in the state of Wisconsin in Winnebago County, Wisconsin. Doty Island is between the cities of Menasha, and Neenah on the Fox River at Lake Winnebago at .-History:...
- Duck Island
- French IslandFrench Island, WisconsinFrench Island is a census-designated place in La Crosse County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 4,207 at the 2010 census. It lies on an island of a similar name, with which it is not coextensive; most of the island is part of the city of La Crosse, but all are part of the La Crosse...
, contains the Town of CampbellCampbell, WisconsinCampbell is a town in the middle of the Mississippi River in La Crosse County, Wisconsin, United States. It is part of the La Crosse, Wisconsin Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 4,441 at the 2006 census....
(population 4,410) - Green IslandGreen Island (Wisconsin)Green Island is an island in Green Bay and part of Marinette County, Wisconsin. The Green Island Light is on the island.- Overview :The 87+ acre island is crescent shaped and has submerged shoals extending out half or more on each of the southern sides. The northern side consists of large boulders...
- Hog IslandHog Island (Wisconsin)Hog Island is a bird sanctuary located off the eastern shore of Washington Island in Door County, Wisconsin. There are no residents on the island, which has a land area of . It is located in the Town of Washington. Since 1913, this sanctuary has served as a habitat for many different types of...
- Horseshoe IslandHorseshoe Island (Wisconsin)Horseshoe Island is an island in Green Bay in Door County, Wisconsin. The island is located offshore from Peninsula State Park and is part of the state park. The French explorer Jean Nicolet reportedly landed on the island....
- Jones Island, Milwaukee
- Pilot Island
- Plum IslandPlum Island (Wisconsin)Plum Island is an island at the western shore of Lake Michigan in the southern part of the town of Washington in Door County, Wisconsin, USA. The uninhabited island has a land area of 1.179 km² or 117.87 ha . The island is a bird sanctuary under control of the U.S. Coast Guard and will eventually...
- Rock IslandRock Island (Wisconsin)Rock Island is a wooded island off the tip of Wisconsin's Door Peninsula at the mouth of Green Bay. The uninhabited island is almost entirely owned by the Wisconsin DNR, which maintains Rock Island State Park. It is the northernmost part of the Town of Washington.-History:Rock Island was...
- The Strawberry IslandsStrawberry IslandsThe Strawberry Islands, are a small chain of four islands located on the Wisconsin side of Green Bay between Chambers Island and Peninsula State Park. The islands as well as the adjacent Strawberry Channel were part of a border dispute between Wisconsin and Michigan that was eventually resolved in...
- Sugar IslandSugar Island, WisconsinSugar Island is an unincorporated community located within the town of Ashippun, Dodge County, Wisconsin, United States. It is on County Trunk Highway O, west of Highway 67, and is 10 miles east of Watertown, Wisconsin, and 5 miles east of County Trunk Highway R in Lebanon, Wisconsin.-Notes:...
- Washington IslandWashington Island (Wisconsin)Washington Island is located about 7 miles northeast of the tip of Door Peninsula in Door County, Wisconsin. The island has a year-round population of 660 people . It has a land area of 60.89 km² and comprises over 92 percent of the land area of the town of Washington, as well as all of its...
, contains the Town of WashingtonWashington, Door County, WisconsinWashington is a town in northern Door County, Wisconsin, United States, with a population of 660 at the 2000 census. The unincorporated communities of Detroit Harbor and Washington are located in the town....
(population 660) - Willow Island (Wisconsin)