Presque Isle (community), Wisconsin
Encyclopedia
Presque Isle is an unincorporated community located in the town of Presque Isle
, Vilas County
, Wisconsin
, United States
. Presque Isle is 32.5 miles (52.3 km) northwest of Eagle River
and approximately 1 miles (1.6 km) south of the Michigan
state line. Presque Isle has a post office
with ZIP code
54557.
.
Presque Isle, Wisconsin
Presque Isle is a town in Vilas County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 513 at the 2000 census. The unincorporated community of Katinka Village is located in the town.-Name:...
, Vilas County
Vilas County, Wisconsin
Vilas County is a county in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of 2000, the population was 21,033. Its county seat is Eagle River.-Settlement:Vilas County was set off from Oneida County on April 12, 1893 and named for William Freeman Vilas...
, Wisconsin
Wisconsin
Wisconsin is a U.S. state located in the north-central United States and is part of the Midwest. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake Michigan to the east, Michigan to the northeast, and Lake Superior to the north. Wisconsin's capital is...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. Presque Isle is 32.5 miles (52.3 km) northwest of Eagle River
Eagle River, Wisconsin
Eagle River is a city in Vilas County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,443 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Vilas County. The city is known for being a popular "Northwoods" vacation town...
and approximately 1 miles (1.6 km) south of the Michigan
Michigan
Michigan is a U.S. state located in the Great Lakes Region of the United States of America. The name Michigan is the French form of the Ojibwa word mishigamaa, meaning "large water" or "large lake"....
state line. Presque Isle has a post office
Post office
A post office is a facility forming part of a postal system for the posting, receipt, sorting, handling, transmission or delivery of mail.Post offices offer mail-related services such as post office boxes, postage and packaging supplies...
with ZIP code
ZIP Code
ZIP codes are a system of postal codes used by the United States Postal Service since 1963. The term ZIP, an acronym for Zone Improvement Plan, is properly written in capital letters and was chosen to suggest that the mail travels more efficiently, and therefore more quickly, when senders use the...
54557.
History
In 1905 J.J. Foster erected a lumber mill on the side of a pond at the site of the Village of Presque Isle and named the community Fosterville. William S. Winegar bought the mill in 1910 and the village was renamed in his honor, as was the surrounding township. The mill closed in 1933 and walleye rearing ponds were established on the mill grounds. In 1955, the village changed its name to Presque Isle when the surrounding township did. The village is currently the site of the Presque Isle Community Center, Presque Isle Fire Department, and Presque Isle Community Library.Transportation
The Village of Presque Isle is located at the corner of Vilas County Highways W and B. It is located approximately 2 miles (3.2 km) south of the southern terminus of M-64M-64 (Michigan highway)
M-64 is a north–south state trunkline highway in the Upper Peninsula of the US state of Michigan. It runs for through the western part of the state in land that is part of the Ottawa National Forest. The highway connects with County Trunk Highway B at the state line near Presque Isle, Wisconsin....
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