Strawberry Islands
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The Strawberry Islands, are a small chain of four islands located on the Wisconsin
side of Green Bay
between Chambers Island
and Peninsula State Park
. The islands as well as the adjacent Strawberry Channel were part of a border dispute between Wisconsin and Michigan
that was eventually resolved in the 1926 Supreme Court
case Michigan v. Wisconsin.
The smallest island at the very northern tip of the chain is Pirate Island, followed by Jack Island, and Little Strawberry Island. The largest island at the very southern tip of the chain is named Adventure Island. All four islands are privately owned.
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...
side of Green Bay
Green Bay
- Geography :Bodies of water* Green Bay , a bay of Wisconsin known to locals as the Bay of Green Bay* Green Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador, a bay located on the island of NewfoundlandMunicipalities* Green Bay, Wisconsin, United States...
between Chambers Island
Chambers Island
Chambers Island, named in honor of Col. Talbot Chambers, is a 2,834 acre island in Green Bay, about off the coast of the Door Peninsula, near Gibraltar, Wisconsin. It is part of Door County....
and Peninsula State Park
Peninsula State Park
Peninsula State Park is a Wisconsin state park with eight miles of Green Bay shoreline in Door County. Peninsula is the third largest state park in Wisconsin, and is visited by an estimated 1 million visitors annually.-Points of interest:...
. The islands as well as the adjacent Strawberry Channel were part of a border dispute between Wisconsin and 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"....
that was eventually resolved in the 1926 Supreme Court
Supreme Court of the United States
The Supreme Court of the United States is the highest court in the United States. It has ultimate appellate jurisdiction over all state and federal courts, and original jurisdiction over a small range of cases...
case Michigan v. Wisconsin.
The smallest island at the very northern tip of the chain is Pirate Island, followed by Jack Island, and Little Strawberry Island. The largest island at the very southern tip of the chain is named Adventure Island. All four islands are privately owned.