Whitefish Bay, Door County, Wisconsin

Whitefish Bay is an unincorporated community on the Lake Michigan shoreline in the town of Sevastopol, Door County, Wisconsin.[1][2] Native Americans, likely the Menominee, called Whitefish Bay Ah-Quas-He-Ma-Ganing ("save our lives").[3]

"The Hitching Post" in Whitefish Bay; from a circa 1940s postcard
Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin
Whitefish
Bay
Location within the state of Wisconsin
Coordinates: 44°54′21″N 87°13′02″W
Country United States
State Wisconsin
CountyDoor
TownSevastopol
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)920
GNIS feature ID1577971[1]

References

  1. "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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