Middle Inlet (community), Wisconsin explained

Official Name:Middle Inlet, Wisconsin
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Marinette
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Elevation Ft:722
Coordinates:45.2917°N -87.9922°W
Area Code:715 & 534
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:1569420

Middle Inlet is an unincorporated community in Marinette County, Wisconsin (USA), in the town of Middle Inlet.

Geography

Middle Inlet is located 6miles south of the village of Wausaukee, at the intersection of U.S. Highway 141 and County Highway X[1] [2] at an elevation of 722feet. It is located along the Escanaba and Lake Superior Railroad.[3] Middle Inlet is connected by road to Wausaukee to the north and Crivitz to the south (both via Highway 141), and Goll to the east (via Highway X). Middle Inlet Creek runs north of the settlement, and Lower Middle Inlet Creek flows to the south; a third stream, Upper Middle Inlet Creek, flows further north.[2] [4] All three streams feed Lake Noquebay, which lies to the southeast.[2]

History

A post office was established in Middle Inlet in 1890, and it operated until 1974.[5] Middle Inlet was formally established in 1910, when it was separated from the town of Wausaukee. It is named for Middle Inlet Creek, one of three streams flowing into Lake Noquebay.[6] On October 9, 1910, a log train wreck in Middle Inlet killed one man and injured two others. The accident partially destroyed the railroad depot at Middle Inlet.[7] The settlement formerly had a cheese factory[8] and a sawmill.[9] In the 1950s and 1960s a ski area called Fun Valley operated just west of Middle Inlet;[10] [11] [12] it was shut down around 1970.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Middle Inlet Populated Place Profile / Marinette County, Wisconsin Data.
  2. Wausaukeee Quadrangle Wisconsin–Marinette Co., 15 Minute Series (Topographic). 1963. Map, 1:62,500. Washington, DC: U. S. Geological Survey.
  3. Web site: Wisconsin Railroad & Harbors 2020 . Wisconsin Department of Transportation . January 14, 2020 . 2020.
  4. News: Welcome to Middle Inlet . The Green Bay Press-Gazette . February 19, 1975 . 5 . . January 1, 2020.
  5. Web site: Wisconsin. Marinette County . Jim Forte Postal History . August 2, 2019.
  6. http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~wimarine/townships.html Civil Townships and Localities
  7. News: Log Train Wreck: One Dead . Oshkosh Daily Northwestern. October 10, 1910. 1. Newspapers.com. September 7, 2014 .
  8. News: Will Build Cheese Factory near Crivitz . The Green Bay Press-Gazette . April 10, 1925 . 17 . . January 4, 2020.
  9. News: Pound Notes . The Green Bay Press-Gazette . June 10, 1927 . 4 . . January 5, 2020.
  10. News: Skiing Season in Early Start . The Green Bay Press-Gazette . December 6, 1958 . 17 . . January 2, 2020.
  11. News: Middle Inlet, Hidden Valley Ski Areas Popular in FRV . The Post Crescent . February 13, 1960 . 6 . . January 2, 2020.
  12. News: Improvements Made at Moon Valley . The Green Bay Press-Gazette . December 9, 1962 . 60 . . January 2, 2020.