Hermit Island Apostle Islands National Lakeshore Prentiss Lodge Was Here

Hermit Island is a

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island in

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and a part of the

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 Ba ...

. Along with most of the islands in the group, it is a part of the

Apostle Islands National Lakeshore The Apostle Islands National Lakeshore is a U.S. national lakeshore consisting of 21 islands (Apostle Islands) and shoreline encompassing on the northern tip of Wisconsin on the shore of Lake Superior. It is known for its collection of historic ...

. It was named after a hermit who lived on the island from the late 1840s to 1861. Hermit Island was home to a number of quarries for its brownstone from the 1860s to the 1890s. Hermit Island has gone by other names in its history, including "Ashuwaguindag Miniss" (

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for "The Further Island"), Illinois Island, Austrian Island, Wilson's Island and Askew Island. It is nearly long, lying west of the northern tip of

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"Stone Quarries of the Apostle Islands"
from the

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"On the Trail of the Island Hermit"
Apostle Islands Islands of Ashland County, Wisconsin {{AshlandCountyWI-geo-stub