Treasure Island, Ontario
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Treasure Island is a notably large island
in Lake Mindemoya
, on Manitoulin Island
. As Manitoulin's largest island, it is said to be the world's largest island in a lake
in an island in a lake. The island has no permanent residents
living on it, but there are some cottages
. Treasure Island currently lies at an elevation
of 200 metres (656.2 ft) above sea level
, with its highest point being about 225 metres (738.2 ft) above sea level.
had a wife who would not give him any peace. In frustration he eventually kicked her and sent her flying, to land on her hands and knees in Lake Mindemoya
, leaving her back and rump above the water, which we see today as the island. The word "Mindemoya" supposedly means "Old Lady's Bottom". The island lent its name to Lake Mindemoya
and in turn to the village of Mindemoya, Ontario, but the island itself was renamed "Treasure Island" by a tourist operator who built a resort there in the early twentieth century.
Island
An island or isle is any piece of sub-continental land that is surrounded by water. Very small islands such as emergent land features on atolls can be called islets, cays or keys. An island in a river or lake may be called an eyot , or holm...
in Lake Mindemoya
Lake Mindemoya
Lake Mindemoya is a lake of Ontario, Canada. It is located within Manitoulin Island, itself the largest island in a freshwater lake , is notable for having an island which may be the world's largest island in a lake in an island in a lake.Treasure Island is the largest island within Manitoulin....
, on Manitoulin Island
Manitoulin Island
Manitoulin Island is a Canadian island in Lake Huron, in the province of Ontario. It is the largest island in a freshwater lake in the world. In addition to the historic Anishinaabe and European settlement of the island, archeological discoveries at Sheguiandah have demonstrated Paleo-Indian and...
. As Manitoulin's largest island, it is said to be the world's largest island in a lake
Lake
A lake is a body of relatively still fresh or salt water of considerable size, localized in a basin, that is surrounded by land. Lakes are inland and not part of the ocean and therefore are distinct from lagoons, and are larger and deeper than ponds. Lakes can be contrasted with rivers or streams,...
in an island in a lake. The island has no permanent residents
Citizenship
Citizenship is the state of being a citizen of a particular social, political, national, or human resource community. Citizenship status, under social contract theory, carries with it both rights and responsibilities...
living on it, but there are some cottages
Cottage
__toc__In modern usage, a cottage is usually a modest, often cozy dwelling, typically in a rural or semi-rural location. However there are cottage-style dwellings in cities, and in places such as Canada the term exists with no connotations of size at all...
. Treasure Island currently lies at an elevation
Elevation
The elevation of a geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point, most commonly a reference geoid, a mathematical model of the Earth's sea level as an equipotential gravitational surface ....
of 200 metres (656.2 ft) above sea level
Sea level
Mean sea level is a measure of the average height of the ocean's surface ; used as a standard in reckoning land elevation...
, with its highest point being about 225 metres (738.2 ft) above sea level.
The Legend of Mindemoya
According to local tradition, Treasure Island was originally named Mindemoya, because of the distinctive shape of the island: rising at one end to a long flat hill, with a steep drop to a short low area at the other end. According to legend, a great chieftan or demi-god who once lived in Sault Ste. Marie, OntarioSault Ste. Marie, Ontario
Sault Ste. Marie is a city on the St. Marys River in Algoma District, Ontario, Canada. It is the third largest city in Northern Ontario, after Sudbury and Thunder Bay, with a population of 74,948. The community was founded as a French religious mission: Sault either means "jump" or "rapids" in...
had a wife who would not give him any peace. In frustration he eventually kicked her and sent her flying, to land on her hands and knees in Lake Mindemoya
Lake Mindemoya
Lake Mindemoya is a lake of Ontario, Canada. It is located within Manitoulin Island, itself the largest island in a freshwater lake , is notable for having an island which may be the world's largest island in a lake in an island in a lake.Treasure Island is the largest island within Manitoulin....
, leaving her back and rump above the water, which we see today as the island. The word "Mindemoya" supposedly means "Old Lady's Bottom". The island lent its name to Lake Mindemoya
Lake Mindemoya
Lake Mindemoya is a lake of Ontario, Canada. It is located within Manitoulin Island, itself the largest island in a freshwater lake , is notable for having an island which may be the world's largest island in a lake in an island in a lake.Treasure Island is the largest island within Manitoulin....
and in turn to the village of Mindemoya, Ontario, but the island itself was renamed "Treasure Island" by a tourist operator who built a resort there in the early twentieth century.