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Hat Island (Wisconsin)
Hat Island is an island in Green Bay in Door County Door County is the easternmost county in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2020 census, the population was 30,066. Its county seat is Sturgeon Bay. It is named after the strait between the Door Peninsula and Washington Island. The dange ..., Wisconsin. The island is part of the Town of Egg Harbor, and lies offshore from the community of Juddville. Hat Island is privately owned. Diagram References External links Hat Island Web-Map of Door County, Wisconsin Hat Island, Wisconsin (Fig. 55)in Flora and Vegetation of the Grand Traverse Islands (Lake Michigan), Wisconsin and Michigan by Emmet J. Judziewicz, ''The Michigan Botanist'', Volume 40, Number 4, October 2001, page 120 Figure 15. Hat Island in Colonial birds nesting on man-made and natural sites in the U.S. Great Lakes by William C. Scharf, Northwestern Michigan College, Traverse City, Michigan, published by Vicksburg, MS: Waterways Experiment Station, 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Green Bay (Lake Michigan)
Green Bay is an arm of Lake Michigan, located along the south coast of Michigan's Upper Peninsula and the east coast of Wisconsin. It is separated from the rest of the lake by the Door Peninsula in Wisconsin, the Garden Peninsula in Michigan, and the chain of islands between them, all formed by the Niagara Escarpment. Green Bay is some long, with a width ranging from about ; it is in area. At the southern end of the bay is the city of Green Bay, Wisconsin, where the Fox River enters the bay. The Leo Frigo Memorial Bridge (formerly known as the Tower Drive bridge) spans the point where the bay begins and the Fox River ends, as the river flows south to north into the bay. Around mid-bay are Sturgeon Bay and the Peshtigo River. The Sturgeon Bay serves the city named after the bay as a shortcut for large ships to use to bypass the Door Peninsula, while the Peshtigo River serves Peshtigo and Crivitz. Locally, the bay is called the Bay of Green Bay to distinguish it from the ci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United States
The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territories, nine Minor Outlying Islands, and 326 Indian reservations. The United States is also in free association with three Pacific Island sovereign states: the Federated States of Micronesia, the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau. It is the world's third-largest country by both land and total area. It shares land borders with Canada to its north and with Mexico to its south and has maritime borders with the Bahamas, Cuba, Russia, and other nations. With a population of over 333 million, it is the most populous country in the Americas and the third most populous in the world. The national capital of the United States is Washington, D.C. and its most populous city and principal financial center is New York City. Paleo-Americ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wisconsin
Wisconsin () is a state in the upper Midwestern United States. Wisconsin is the 25th-largest state by total area and the 20th-most populous. 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. The bulk of Wisconsin's population live in areas situated along the shores of Lake Michigan. The largest city, Milwaukee, anchors its largest metropolitan area, followed by Green Bay and Kenosha, the third- and fourth-most-populated Wisconsin cities respectively. The state capital, Madison, is currently the second-most-populated and fastest-growing city in the state. Wisconsin is divided into 72 counties and as of the 2020 census had a population of nearly 5.9 million. Wisconsin's geography is diverse, having been greatly impacted by glaciers during the Ice Age with the exception of the Driftless Area. The Northern Highland and Western Upland along wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Door County, Wisconsin
Door County is the easternmost county in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2020 census, the population was 30,066. Its county seat is Sturgeon Bay. It is named after the strait between the Door Peninsula and Washington Island. The dangerous passage, known as Death's Door, contains shipwrecks and was known to Native Americans and early French explorers. The county was created in 1851 and organized in 1861. Nicknamed the “Cape Cod of the Midwest,” Door County is a popular Upper Midwest vacation destination. It is also home to a small Walloon population. History Native Americans and French Porte des Morts legend Door County's name came from Porte des Morts ("Death's Door"), the passage between the tip of Door Peninsula and Washington Island. The name "Death's Door" came from Native American tales, heard by early French explorers and published in greatly embellished form by Hjalmar Holand, which described a failed raid by the Ho-Chunk (Winnebago) tribe to capture ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gibraltar, Wisconsin
The Town of Gibraltar is located in Door County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,021 at the 2010 census. The unincorporated communities of Fish Creek and Juddville are located in the town. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 151.4 square miles (392.2 km), of which, 33.8 square miles (87.7 km) of it is land and 117.6 square miles (304.6 km) of it (77.65%) is water. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 1,063 people, 475 households, and 328 families residing in the town. The population density was 31.4 people per square mile (12.1/km). There were 1,159 housing units at an average density of 34.2 per square mile (13.2/km). The racial makeup of the town was 97.93% White, 0.19% African American, 0.19% Native American, 0.19% Asian, 0.94% from other races, and 0.56% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.60% of the population. There were 475 households, out ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Egg Harbor (town), Wisconsin
Egg Harbor is a town in Door County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,194 at the 2000 census. The Village of Egg Harbor and the unincorporated community of Carlsville are located within the town. The Town of Egg Harbor was hit by an F3 tornado in 1998. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 102.9 square miles (266.5 km2), of which, 36.6 square miles (94.7 km2) of it is land and 66.3 square miles (171.8 km2) of it (64.47%) is water. Limestone outcroppings of the Niagara Escarpment are visible at several locations with the town and can be seen in the Bayshore Blufflands State Natural Area. The entrance to Horseshoe Bay Cave is in Frank E. Murphy County Park on the western side of the town. Horseshoe Bay Cave is the second-longest cave in the state and the longest one currently undeveloped. At night, bats in the cave engage in fall swarms from about August 15 through October 1, and hiberna ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juddville, Wisconsin
Juddville is an unincorporated community in the town of Gibraltar, in Door County, United States. It is located along Wisconsin Highway 42 State Trunk Highway 42 (often called Highway 42, STH-42 or WIS 42) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. It runs for north–south in northeast Wisconsin from Sheboygan to the ferry dock in Northport. Much of the highway is p ... north of Egg Harbor. Road signs stating "Juddville unincorporated" were erected in 1973 due to local support for marking the area. by Mrs. Kenneth Nash, Correspondent, ''Door County Advocate'', Volume 111, Number 87, January 16, 1973, page 4 Gallery ...
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Hat Island Door County Wisconsin Diagram 1975-1976
A hat is a head covering which is worn for various reasons, including protection against weather conditions, ceremonial reasons such as university graduation, religious reasons, safety, or as a fashion accessory. Hats which incorporate mechanical features, such as visors, spikes, flaps, orthodontic headgear, braces or party hat, beer holders shade into the broader category of headgear. In the past, hats were an indicator of social status. In the military, hats may denote nationality, branch of service, rank or regiment. Police typically wear distinctive hats such as peaked caps or brimmed hats, such as those worn by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. Some hats have a protective function. As examples, the hard hat protects construction workers' heads from injury by falling objects, a British police Custodian helmet protects the officer's head, a sun hat shades the face and shoulders from the sun, a cowboy hat protects against sun and rain and an ushanka fur hat with fold-down ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
