Sugar Island, Wisconsin

Unincorporated community in Wisconsin, United States

43°13′33″N 88°34′47″W / 43.22583°N 88.57972°W / 43.22583; -88.57972Country

United StatesState

WisconsinCountyWaukesha CountyTown of Summit1837Elevation

274 m (899 ft)Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)Area code920GNIS feature ID1575026^[1]

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]^[2] 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.^[3] 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. ^{[citation needed]}

Notes

^ ^a ^b "Sugar Island, Wisconsin". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
^ Sugar Island, Wisconsin
^ "Sugar Island (Lebanon) [origin of place name]". Wisconsin Historical Society. August 8, 2017. Retrieved April 14, 2021.