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Raspberry Island is one of the Apostle Islands in northern
File:Apostle Islands-Raspberry Island.jpg, Shore
File:Raspberry Island Apostle Islands National Lakeshore.jpg, Trees lining the shore
File:RaspberryIsland.jpg, Trail on Raspberry Island
National Park Service Raspberry Island Light page
Apostle Islands Protected areas of Bayfield County, Wisconsin Landforms of Bayfield County, Wisconsin {{BayfieldCountyWI-geo-stub
Raspberry Island is one of the Apostle Islands in northern 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 M ...
, in Lake Superior
Lake Superior in central North America is the largest freshwater lake in the world by surface areaThe Caspian Sea is the largest lake, but is saline, not freshwater. and the third-largest by volume, holding 10% of the world's surface fresh wa ...
, and is 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 ...
. The island is part of the Town of Russell, in Bayfield County. The Raspberry Island Light is located on the island.
An island with the same name is in Teal Lake in Sawyer County. Raspberry Island is the only island in the Apostle Islands that does not have deer. The lighthouse was remodeled in 2006 by the National Park Service and cost over one million dollars. The lighthouse used to be inhabited by a keeper, his daughter and wife and his assistant. Although the lighthouse family originally had horses, cows, and pigs, they do not anymore. There is a small historical garden near the light that is maintained by the US Boy Scouts in Bayfield. The island does not have any wild raspberries, but the family used to grow them.
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National Park Service Raspberry Island Light page
Apostle Islands Protected areas of Bayfield County, Wisconsin Landforms of Bayfield County, Wisconsin {{BayfieldCountyWI-geo-stub