Whitefish Bay, Door County, Wisconsin
| Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin | |
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| Unincorporated community | |
  Whitefish Bay Location within the state of Wisconsin | |
| Coordinates: 44°54′21″N 87°13′02″W / 44.90583°N 87.21722°WCoordinates: 44°54′21″N 87°13′02″W / 44.90583°N 87.21722°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Wisconsin |
| County | Door |
| Town | Sevastopol |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| Area code(s) | 920 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1577971[1] |
Whitefish Bay is an unincorporated community located on the shoreline of Lake Michigan in the town of Sevastopol, Door County, Wisconsin.[1][2] Native Americans, likely the Menominee, referred to Whitefish Bay as Ah-Quas-He-Ma-Ganing ("save our lives" in English).[3]
References
- 1 2 "Whitefish Bay". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2009-07-05.
- ↑ "Topographic map". United States Geological Survey. Microsoft Research Maps. Retrieved 2009-07-05.
- ↑ Tishler, William (2006). Door County's emerald treasure. Univ of Wisconsin Press. ISBN 0-299-22074-5.
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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