Ellison Bay, Wisconsin
Ellison Bay, Wisconsin | |
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 Looking south at downtown Ellison Bay on WIS 42 | |
  Ellison Bay Location within the state of Wisconsin | |
| Coordinates: 45°15′17″N 87°04′17″W / 45.25472°N 87.07139°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Wisconsin |
| County | Door |
| Town | Liberty Grove |
| Founded | 1872 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.662 sq mi (6.89 km2) |
| • Land | 2.662 sq mi (6.89 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 249 |
| • Density | 94/sq mi (36/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP Code | 54210 |
| Area code | 920 |
Ellison Bay is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in northern Door County, Wisconsin, United States, within the town of Liberty Grove and is located on Highway 42 along the Green Bay.[1][2] As of the 2020 census, its population is 249.[3] Sur La Baie, one of Wisconsin's largest and most expensive homes, is located nearby.
History
[edit]A Native American name for the bay was Joe-Sahbe Bay, after a son of the Potowatomi Chief Neatoshing, who was also known as Mishicott.[4] Joe-Sahbe means "Feather of the rolling cloud".[5]
The community was founded in 1872 by John Eliasen, a Danish immigrant.[6] Lumber and fishing were important businesses in the 19th century, replaced by fruit growing in the early 20th century, and today tourism is the main business.
Education
[edit]Gibraltar Area Schools serves the community. Gibraltar Elementary School and Gibraltar Secondary School are the two schools.[7]
Demographics
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| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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| 2010 | 165 | — | |
| 2020 | 249 | 50.9% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[8] | |||
Attractions
[edit]Important attractions include The Clearing, a private center for adult education that was originally established by Jens Jensen, a prominent landscape architect. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Other attractions include the Mink River four miles south, Turtle Ridge Gallery,[9] a cooking school, former Church turned Asian art gallery turned coffee shop, and pottery studios.
Ellison Bluff
[edit]Ellison Bluff County Park includes a scenic hiking trail, a picnic area, and a fenced catwalk. The bluff area has wildflowers and trees. One cedar was found to be over 250 years old.[10] Rough-winged swallows hunt for insects along the bluff. Other birds seen at the park include American redstart, great-crested flycatcher, broad-winged hawk, wood thrush, scarlet tanager, yellow-throated vireo, and pileated woodpecker.[11] 170 acres of the park is protected as the Ellison Bluff State Natural Area.[12]
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Accessible walkway -
Rocky outcrop -
View
2006 explosion
[edit]On July 10, 2006, an explosion leveled the 136-year-old Pioneer Store, killing two vacationers and injuring 13 others. The blast also burned down one cottage and damaged another. It is believed a propane gas leak caused the explosion, which may have resulted from a contractor damaging unmarked underground propane lines.[13]
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Explosion remnants -
Pioneer store in 2011 after reconstruction
Climate
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Gallery
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Post office -
Looking north in downtown Ellison Bay -
Northern part of the bay -
Ellison Bay, below, taken by a crewmember of ISS Expedition 38, February 22, 2014 -
Sunset over the bay -
1908 postcard depicting Ellison Bay -
c. 1919 postcard depicting Ellison Bay
References
[edit]- ^ "Ellison Bay, Wisconsin". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ Ellison Bay, Wisconsin
- ^ "U.S. Census website". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved March 30, 2011.
- ^ Indian ancestry comes alive by Jeanette Heyroth, Mishicot News feature of Manitowoc Herald-Times Manitowoc, Wisconsin, March 16, 2003, page 29 and Romance of Wisconsin Place Names by Robert E. Gard and L. G. Sorden, New York: October House, Inc. 1968, page 37
- ^ The Wisconsin Archeologist, Volume 19, No 2, page 51
- ^ History of Door County, Wisconsin by By Hjalmar Rued Holand, Chicago: S. J. Clarke Publishing, 1917, pages 372–373 and Door County Links, Grand View Condominiums, (Archived September 19, 2013)
- ^ "Gibraltar Area Schools, Gibraltar Area School District, (Archived July 14, 2014)
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved January 1, 2023.
- ^ "Home". turtleridgegallery.com.
- ^ Ellison Bluff County Park, co.door.wi.gov
- ^ Great Wisconsin Birding and Nature Trail - Lake Michigan Region by the Wisconsin Bird Conservation Partnership, waypoint 8, Ellison Bluff County Park & State Natural Area
- ^ Ellison Bluff (No. 378), Wisconsin State Natural Areas Program, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
- ^ "Explosion Kills Two Guests at the Cedar Grove Resort in Ellison Bay, Wisconsin; Likely Caused by Propane Leak"
- ^ "NASA EarthData Search". NASA. Retrieved January 30, 2016.
Sources
[edit]- Around the Shores of Lake Michigan: A Guide to Historic Sites by Margaret Beattie Bogue (1985, University of Wisconsin Press)
External links
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