Oronto Bay
Encyclopedia
Oronto Bay is an arm of Lake Superior
between Marble Point in Iron County
, Wisconsin
and Little Girls Point in Gogebic County
, Michigan
and includes part of the Bad River
Reservation. The Montreal River
, which forms the border between the two states, empties into the bay after roaring over Superior Falls
. To the west of the Montreal, Saxon Harbor
is a harbor of refuge adjacent to Oronto Creek in Wisconsin
Lake Superior
Lake 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...
between Marble Point in Iron County
Iron County, Wisconsin
Iron County is a county located in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of 2000, the population was 6,861. Its county seat is Hurley.-Geography:According to the U.S...
, 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...
and Little Girls Point in Gogebic County
Gogebic County, Michigan
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 17,370 people, 7,425 households, and 4,581 families residing in the county. The population density was 16 people per square mile . There were 10,839 housing units at an average density of 10 per square mile...
, Michigan
Michigan
Michigan is a U.S. state located in the Great Lakes Region of the United States of America. The name Michigan is the French form of the Ojibwa word mishigamaa, meaning "large water" or "large lake"....
and includes part of the Bad River
Bad River (Wisconsin)
The Bad River is a river flowing to Lake Superior in northern Wisconsin in the United States. It flows for 76 miles in Ashland County, draining an area of 1,061 square miles in portions of Ashland, Bayfield and Iron Counties....
Reservation. The Montreal River
Montreal River (Wisconsin-Michigan)
The Montreal River is a river flowing to Lake Superior in northern Wisconsin and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan in the United States. It is approximately 40 miles long and drains approximately 270 square miles in a forested region. For most of its length, the river's course is used to define a...
, which forms the border between the two states, empties into the bay after roaring over Superior Falls
Superior Falls
Superior Falls is a waterfall situated on the Montreal River, which forms the border between Iron County, Wisconsin and Gogebic County, Michigan. The falls drop 90 feet before the Montreal River empties into Lake Superior at Oronto Bay....
. To the west of the Montreal, Saxon Harbor
Saxon Harbor
Saxon Harbor is located on Lake Superior's Oronto Bay in Iron County, Wisconsin, USA. The harbor, adjacent to Oronto Creek, is a part of a county park that includes deep sea fishing, camping and a sandy beach stretching for four miles westward...
is a harbor of refuge adjacent to Oronto Creek in Wisconsin