Sugar Island, Wisconsin

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Sugar Island, Wisconsin
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Sugar Island
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Coordinates: 43°13′33″N88°34′47″W / 43.22583°N 88.57972°W / 43.22583; -88.57972 Coordinates: 43°13′33″N88°34′47″W / 43.22583°N 88.57972°W / 43.22583; -88.57972
Country Flag of the United States.svg  United States
State Flag of Wisconsin.svg  Wisconsin
County Waukesha County
Town of Summit1837
Elevation
274 m (899 ft)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s) 920
GNIS feature ID1575026 [1]

Sugar Island is an unincorporated community in the Village of Summit, Waukesha county, United States. It is located on County Trunk Highway O, west of Highway 67, 10 miles east of Watertown, Wisconsin, and 5 miles east of County Trunk Highway R in Summit Wisconsin. [1] [2] The island is surrounded by Lower Lake Nemahbin.

History

The name was originally Sinsibakwado-Minissing, which is Chippewa for at, to, or from Sugar Island. [3] The name was given to the area by the Chippewa tribe, because the Maple Trees would have sugary sap that they would collect once a year from the Island.

The island is now a popular vacation spot during the summer for boating and fishing. [ citation needed ]

Notes

  1. 1 2 "Sugar Island, Wisconsin". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey.
  2. Sugar Island, Wisconsin
  3. "Sugar Island (Lebanon) [origin of place name]". Wisconsin Historical Society. 2017-08-08. Retrieved 2021-04-14.


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