Cana Island

This article is about an island in Lake Michigan. For the island to the west of Panama, see Pearl Islands § Islands.

Cana Island

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Geography
Location	Door County, Wisconsin
Coordinates	45°05′17″N87°02′58″W / 45.0880490°N 87.0495529°W / 45.0880490; -87.0495529
Area	8.7 [1] acres (3.5 ha)
Highest elevation	581 ft (177.1 m)
Administration
United States
State	Wisconsin
County	Door
Town	Baileys Harbor

Cana Island is an island in Lake Michigan in the town of Baileys Harbor in Door County, Wisconsin, United States. ^[2] The Cana Island Light is on the east side of the island. It is possible to walk to Cana Island from the mainland over the tombolo when water levels are low. ^[3] Tombolo conditions are monitored by a webcam operated by the county parks department. ^[4]

In 1896, the wooden bulk freighter Australasia burned and sank off Cana Island. ^[5]

Climate

Cana Cove, near Cana Island Climate chart (explanation) J F M A M J J A S O N D     63     −4 −5     52     −6 −8     49     0 −3     97     3 1     86     7 3     91     14 9     105     15 14     96     18 17     96     16 15     107     10 6     80     4 4     57     3 −2 █ Average max. and min. temperatures in °C █ Precipitation totals in mm Source: [6] Imperial conversion J F M A M J J A S O N D     2.5     25 23     2     21 18     1.9     32 27     3.8     37 34     3.4     45 37     3.6     57 48     4.1     59 57     3.8     64 63     3.8     61 59     4.2     50 43     3.1     39 39     2.2     37 28 █ Average max. and min. temperatures in °F █ Precipitation totals in inches

References

1. "Cana Island". Door County Maritime Museum. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
2. "Cana Island". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
3. "Cana Island Light Station". www.dcmm.org. Retrieved 2025-10-23.
4. "Cana Island Camera". Door County Parks Department. Retrieved 2025-10-23.
5. "Australasia (1884)". Wisconsin Shipwrecks. Retrieved March 10, 2018.
6. "NASA EarthData Search". NASA. Retrieved 30 January 2016.

External links

• Cana Island, Web-Map of Door County, Wisconsin