Sand Bay, Wisconsin
Encyclopedia
Sand Bay is an unincorporated community
in the town of Russell
, Bayfield County, Wisconsin
, United States
. The community is located within the Red Cliff Indian Reservation
.
Sand Bay is located on the South Shore
of Lake Superior
, 14 miles (22.5 km) north–northwest of the city of Bayfield
. The community is also located 37 miles north–northwest of the city of Ashland
.
Unincorporated area
In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any municipality.To "incorporate" in this context means to form a municipal corporation, a city, town, or village with its own government. An unincorporated community is usually not subject to or taxed by a municipal government...
in the town of Russell
Russell, Bayfield County, Wisconsin
Russell is a town in Bayfield County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,216 at the 2000 census. The unincorporated communities of Red Cliff and Sand Bay are located in Russell...
, Bayfield 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
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. The community is located within the Red Cliff Indian Reservation
Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa
Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa is a band of Ojibwe Indians. The Red Cliff Band is located on the Red Cliff Indian Reservation, on Lake Superior in Bayfield County, Wisconsin. Red Cliff, Wisconsin, is the administrative center...
.
Sand Bay is located on the South Shore
South Shore (Lake Superior)
The South Shore of Lake Superior stretches from Superior, Wisconsin, USA at the southwestern end of the lake along the Upper Peninsula of Michigan to Sault Ste Marie, Michigan, USA in the east....
of Lake Superior
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...
, 14 miles (22.5 km) north–northwest of the city of Bayfield
Bayfield, Wisconsin
Bayfield is a city in Bayfield County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 611 at the 2000 census. The town is named after Henry Bayfield, a British Royal Topographic Engineer who explored the region in 1822-23....
. The community is also located 37 miles north–northwest of the city of Ashland
Ashland, Wisconsin
Ashland is a city in Ashland and Bayfield counties in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The city is a port on Lake Superior, near the head of Chequamegon Bay. The population was 8,695 at the 2010 census....
.