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Puzzle 22 · Great Lakes and Ozarks · Page 38 in print

Apostle Islands

In Great American Lighthouses, published in 1994, F. Ross Holland Jr. wrote that “within the boundaries of Apostle Islands National Lakeshore is the largest and finest single collection of lighthouses in the country.”

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Aerial view of an island lagoon with other islands in the distance and a blue sky with clouds above.

An aerial view of Julian Bay lagoon on Stockton Island.

NPS photo · Public domain (U.S. federal government work) · Original record
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Reddish sandstone cliffs and caves with a distant lighthouse tower.

Sea caves beneath Devils Island's cliffs.

NPS photo/G M Spoto · Public domain (U.S. federal government work) · Original record
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The words

  1. Apostles

    The Apostles, the Apostle Islands of Lake Superior.

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  2. Bayfield

    Bayfield, the mainland location of park headquarters.

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  3. Brownstone

    Brownstone, the building stone quarried on Stockton Island.

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  4. Chequamegon

    Chequamegon Bay, the bay region connected with Ojibwe history.

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  5. Devils Island

    Devils Island, an island with a light station and rocky shores.

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  6. Fresnel Lens

    A Fresnel lens, the historic prism-based lighthouse optic at Devils Island.

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  7. Gaylord Nelson

    Gaylord Nelson, the former senator honored by the park’s wilderness designation.

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  8. Ice Caves

    Ice caves, the seasonal ice formations among the mainland sea caves.

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  9. Meyers Beach

    Meyers Beach, the mainland area near the lakeshore’s sea caves.

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  10. Ojibwe

    Ojibwe people, Indigenous people whose culture is connected with these islands.

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  11. Raspberry

    Raspberry Island Light, the historic lighthouse in the islands.

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  12. Red Cliff

    Red Cliff Reservation, the nearby Ojibwe reservation.

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  13. Sand Island

    Sand Island, an island with a historic light station.

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  14. Sea Caves

    Sea caves, the wave-shaped caves along the lakeshore’s sandstone cliffs.

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  15. Stockton

    Stockton Island, an island with forest trails and a former quarry.

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Sources

  1. Camping in the Apostles - Apostle Islands National LakeshoreNational Park Service
  2. Official Park Map and Brochure - Apostle Islands National LakeshoreNational Park Service
  3. Ojibwemowin Audio - 13 Moons - Apostle Islands National LakeshoreNational Park Service
  4. Trails at the Apostle Islands - Apostle Islands National LakeshoreNational Park Service
  5. Storm Damage at Devils Island Light - Apostle Islands National LakeshoreNational Park Service
  6. Gaylord Nelson Wilderness - Apostle Islands National LakeshoreNational Park Service
  7. Ice Caves - Apostle Islands National LakeshoreNational Park Service
  8. Ojibwe Culture - Apostle Islands National LakeshoreNational Park Service
  9. Raspberry Island Light - Apostle Islands National LakeshoreNational Park Service
  10. Ojibwemowin Audio - Place Names - Apostle Islands National LakeshoreNational Park Service

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