La Pointe (community), Wisconsin
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La Pointe is an unincorporated community located in the town of La Pointe
, Ashland County, Wisconsin
, United States
. This community, (the populated area of the La Pointe Township), is located on the western shore of Madeline Island
, the largest of the Apostle Islands
. La Pointe has a post office
with ZIP code
54850.
While the area encompassing the Town of La Pointe is made up of the entire Apostle Islands
archipelago
, the residents of the town live almost exclusively on Madeline Island
, because Madeline is the only Apostle Island that is open to commercial development. There are 247 year-round residents in the unincorporated community, according to the 2000 census.
The community is located along the western shore of the island. The downtown area is located adjacent to the Madeline Island Ferry dock.
La Pointe, Wisconsin
La 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...
, Ashland County, Wisconsin
Wisconsin
Wisconsin is a U.S. state located in the north-central United States and is part of the Midwest. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake Michigan to the east, Michigan to the northeast, and Lake Superior to the north. Wisconsin's capital is...
, United States
United States
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. This community, (the populated area of the La Pointe Township), is located on the western shore of Madeline Island
Madeline Island
Madeline 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...
, the largest of the Apostle Islands
Apostle Islands
The 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...
. La Pointe has a post office
Post office
A post office is a facility forming part of a postal system for the posting, receipt, sorting, handling, transmission or delivery of mail.Post offices offer mail-related services such as post office boxes, postage and packaging supplies...
with ZIP code
ZIP Code
ZIP codes are a system of postal codes used by the United States Postal Service since 1963. The term ZIP, an acronym for Zone Improvement Plan, is properly written in capital letters and was chosen to suggest that the mail travels more efficiently, and therefore more quickly, when senders use the...
54850.
While the area encompassing the Town of La Pointe is made up of the entire Apostle Islands
Apostle Islands
The 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...
archipelago
Archipelago
An archipelago , sometimes called an island group, is a chain or cluster of islands. The word archipelago is derived from the Greek ἄρχι- – arkhi- and πέλαγος – pélagos through the Italian arcipelago...
, the residents of the town live almost exclusively on Madeline Island
Madeline Island
Madeline 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...
, because Madeline is the only Apostle Island that is open to commercial development. There are 247 year-round residents in the unincorporated community, according to the 2000 census.
The community is located along the western shore of the island. The downtown area is located adjacent to the Madeline Island Ferry dock.
See also
- La Pointe, WisconsinLa 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...
- Big Bay State ParkBig Bay State ParkBig Bay State Park is in the U.S. state of Wisconsin on Madeline Island, the largest of 22 Apostle Islands in Lake Superior. The park has picturesque sandstone bluffs and caves and a long sand beach. It encloses unique habitat types including lakeside dunes, sphagnum bogs, and old-growth forest...
- Islands of the MidwestIslands of the MidwestThis is a partial list of islands of the Midwestern United States. -Illinois:*Bardwell Island*Campbell's Island*Chouteau Island*Dillon Island*Gabaret Island*Goose Island...
- List of islands of the United States
- Islands of the Great LakesIslands of the Great LakesThe Great Lakes islands consist of 35,000 islands created by uneven glacial activity in the Great Lakes Basin. The largest of these is Manitoulin Island in Lake Huron in Canada's province of Ontario...