Sugar Island, Wisconsin Explained

Official Name:Sugar Island, Wisconsin
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Nickname:Sugar Island
Pushpin Map:Wisconsin#USA
Pushpin Label:Sugar Island
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Waukesha County
Established Title:Town of Summit
Established Date:1837
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Elevation Ft:899
Coordinates:43.2258°N -88.5797°W
Area Code:920
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:1575026

Sugar Island is an unincorporated community in the Village of Summit, Waukesha county, United States. It is located on County Trunk Highway O, west of Highway 67, 10 miles east of Watertown, Wisconsin, and 5 miles east of County Trunk Highway R in Summit Wisconsin.[1] The island is surrounded by Lower Lake Nemahbin.

History

The name was originally Sinsibakwado-Minissing, which is Chippewa for at, to, or from Sugar Island.[2] The name was given to the area by the Chippewa tribe, because the Maple Trees would have sugary sap that they would collect once a year from the Island.

The island is now a popular vacation spot during the summer for boating and fishing.

Notes

Notes and References

  1. http://wisconsin.hometownlocator.com/wi/dodge/sugar-lake.cfm Sugar Island, Wisconsin
  2. Web site: 2017-08-08. Sugar Island (Lebanon) [origin of place name]]. 2021-04-14. Wisconsin Historical Society. en.