Hermit Island is a Wisconsin island in Lake Superior and a part of the Apostle Islands. Along with most of the islands in the group, it is a part of the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore. 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" ( Ojibwe for "The Further Island"), Illinois Island, Austrian Island, Wilson's Island and Askew Island. [1]
It is nearly 2 nautical miles (4 km) long, lying 2 nautical miles (4 km) west of the northern tip of Madeline Island.
Notes
- ^ "Apostle Islands National Lakeshore - Island Names". Archived from the original on 2003-02-04.
External links
- "Stone Quarries of the Apostle Islands" from the National Park Service
- "On the Trail of the Island Hermit"
46°53′12″N 090°41′07″W / 46.88667°N 90.68528°W
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