Stockton Island

Aerial view

Shore

Stockton Islands is also a group of islands north of Alaska.

Stockton Island is one of the Apostle Islands, in Lake Superior, in northern Wisconsin, and is part of the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore.^[1]

The largest island included in the national lakeshore, it is host to numerous trails and campsites. The island is also known for its high concentration of black bears, and a unique lagoon ecosystem with multiple carnivorous plants and low bush blueberries, as well as the singing sand found in Julian Bay.^[2]

Notes

↑ Stockton
↑ National Park Service Stockton Island brochure <http://www.nps.gov/apis/planyourvisit/upload/Stockton-Island.pdf>

Coordinates: 46°56′17″N 090°34′43″W / 46.93806°N 90.57861°W / 46.93806; -90.57861

Apostle Islands

Islands	Madeline Island Stockton Island Gull Island Eagle Island Outer Island Oak Island Sand Island Basswood Island Bear Island Michigan Island Hermit Island Cat Island Otter Island Manitou Island Rocky Island Long Island Ironwood Island York Island Raspberry Island Devils Island South Twin Island North Twin Island

Lighthouses	Michigan Island Light Raspberry Island Light Outer Island Light Sand Island Light Devils Island Light Gull Island Light La Pointe Light Chequamegon Point Light Ashland Harbor Breakwater Light

Shipwrecks	Big Bay sloop City of Ashland D.R. Owen Lucerne Manistee Marquette Moonlight Noquebay Ottawa Pretoria R.G. Stewart Sevona T.H. Camp

Related historic sites	Hadland Fishing Camp Bass Island Brownstone Company Quarry La Pointe Indian Cemetery Manitou Camp Rocky Island Historic District Madeline Island Historical Museum

Protected designation	Apostle Islands National Lakeshore

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