Whitefish Bay, Door County, Wisconsin
This article is about the community of Whitefish Bay in Door County. For the village of the same name, see Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin.
Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin | |
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Unincorporated community | |
Whitefish Bay Location within the state of Wisconsin | |
Coordinates: 44°54′21″N 87°13′02″W / 44.90583°N 87.21722°WCoordinates: 44°54′21″N 87°13′02″W / 44.90583°N 87.21722°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Wisconsin |
County | Door |
Town | Sevastopol |
Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
• Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
Area code(s) | 920 |
GNIS feature ID | 1577971[1] |
Whitefish Bay is an unincorporated community located on the shoreline of Lake Michigan in the town of Sevastopol, Door County, Wisconsin.[1][2] Native Americans, likely the Menominee, referred to Whitefish Bay as Ah-Quas-He-Ma-Ganing ("save our lives" in English).[3]
References
- 1 2 "Whitefish Bay". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2009-07-05.
- ↑ "Topographic map". United States Geological Survey. Microsoft Research Maps. Retrieved 2009-07-05.
- ↑ Tishler, William (2006). Door County's emerald treasure. Univ of Wisconsin Press. ISBN 0-299-22074-5.
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