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
Unincorporated community
Whitefish
Bay

Location within the state of Wisconsin

Coordinates: 44°54′21″N 87°13′02″W / 44.90583°N 87.21722°W / 44.90583; -87.21722Coordinates: 44°54′21″N 87°13′02″W / 44.90583°N 87.21722°W / 44.90583; -87.21722
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. 1 2 "Whitefish Bay". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2009-07-05.
  2. "Topographic map". United States Geological Survey. Microsoft Research Maps. Retrieved 2009-07-05.
  3. Tishler, William (2006). Door County's emerald treasure. Univ of Wisconsin Press. ISBN 0-299-22074-5.


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