Bear Island
Bear Island is one of the Apostle Islands of northern Wisconsin in Lake Superior, and is part of the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore. Unlike nearby Madeline Island, it is not open to commercial development. There is another Bear Island in Balsam Lake.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Bear Island
- Type: Island
- Description: one of the Apostle Islands in Lake Superior, northern Wisconsin, United States
- Category: landform
- Location: Ashland, Wisconsin, Midwest, United States, North America
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- Cebuano: “Bear Island”
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