Red Cliff, Wisconsin

Downtown Red Cliff

Red Cliff, also known as Miskwabiikong, is an unincorporated community in the town of Russell, Bayfield County, Wisconsin, United States.^[1] Red Cliff is the administrative center of the Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa.^[2] The reservation population is 924, primarily Native American.

The Red Cliff Reservation

The Red Cliff Reservation was created through a series of treaties between the U.S. Government and the Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians (Red Cliff Band), the most recent being the treaty of 1854. The reservation is approximately one mile wide and 14 miles long, located at the top of the Bayfield Peninsula, on the shores of Lake Superior in northern Wisconsin.

The community of Red Cliff, the location of tribal offices and businesses, is three miles north of the city of Bayfield, a popular tourist community adjacent to the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore.^[3]

Transportation

Wisconsin Highway 13 serves as a main arterial route in the community.

Images

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  Sign on WIS 13

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  Legendary Waters Resort and Casino

References

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Chequamegon Bay Communities Ashland Washburn Bayfield La Pointe Red Cliff Odanah Related Geographic Aspects Apostle Islands Bad River Bayfield Peninsula Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest Chequamegon Point Light Lake Superior Lake Superior Lowland South Shore of Lake Superior U.S. Route 2 Wisconsin Highway 13 Whittlesey Creek National Wildlife Refuge Local Native American Tribes Bad River Red Cliff La Pointe (historical)

Municipalities and communities of Bayfield County, Wisconsin, United States County seat: Washburn Cities Ashland‡ Bayfield Washburn Village Mason Towns Barksdale Barnes Bayfield Bayview Bell Cable Clover Delta Drummond Eileen Grandview Hughes Iron River Kelly Keystone Lincoln Mason Namakagon Orienta Oulu Pilsen Port Wing Russell Tripp Washburn CDPs Cable Cornucopia Drummond Grand View Herbster Iron River Port Wing Unincorporated communities Ashland Junction Bark Point Barksdale Benoit Delta Ino Lake Owen Leonards Moquah Muskeg Namekagon Oulu Pike River Pureair Radspur Red Cliff Salmo Sand Bay Sioux Sutherland Topside Wills Indian reservation Red Cliff Footnotes ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

Coordinates: 46°51′20″N 90°47′17″W / 46.85556°N 90.78806°W / 46.85556; -90.78806