Ellison Bay, Wisconsin#Ellison Bluff
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Ellison Bay is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in northern Door County, Wisconsin, United States, within the town of Liberty Grove and is located on Highway 42 along the Green Bay.{{cite gnis|1576157|Ellison Bay, Wisconsin}}[http://wisconsin.hometownlocator.com/wi/door/ellison-bay.cfm Ellison Bay, Wisconsin] As of the 2020 census, its population is 249.{{cite web|title=U.S. Census website|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=30 March 2011}} Sur La Baie, one of Wisconsin's largest and most expensive homes, is located nearby.
History
A Native American name for the bay was Joe-Sahbe Bay, after a son of the Potowatomi Chief Neatoshing, who was also known as Mishicott.[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/26627636/manitowoc-herald-times/ Indian ancestry comes alive] by Jeanette Heyroth, Mishicot News feature of Manitowoc Herald-Times Manitowoc, Wisconsin, March 16, 2003, page 29 and Romance of Wisconsin Place Names by Robert E. Gard and L. G. Sorden, New York: October House, Inc. 1968, page 37 Joe-Sahbe means "Feather of the rolling cloud".[https://books.google.com/books?id=7GxIAAAAYAAJ&dq=%22Feather+of+the+rolling+cloud%22&pg=PA51 The Wisconsin Archeologist, Volume 19, No 2, page 51]
The community was founded in 1872 by John Eliasen, a Danish immigrant.[https://books.google.com/books?id=zFo0AQAAMAAJ&pg=PA372 History of Door County, Wisconsin] by By Hjalmar Rued Holand, Chicago: S. J. Clarke Publishing, 1917, pages 372–373 and [https://web.archive.org/web/20130919204300/http://grandviewdoorcounty.com/door_county_links.html Door County Links], Grand View Condominiums, (Archived September 19, 2013) Lumber and fishing were important businesses in the 19th century, replaced by fruit growing in the early 20th century, and today tourism is the main business.
Education
Gibraltar Area Schools serves the community. Gibraltar Elementary School and Gibraltar Secondary School are the two schools."[https://web.archive.org/web/20140714211956/http://www.gasd.new.rschooltoday.com/ Gibraltar Area Schools], Gibraltar Area School District, (Archived July 14, 2014)
Demographics
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{{US Census population
|2010= 165
|2020= 249
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=January 1, 2023}}
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Attractions
Important attractions include The Clearing, a private center for adult education that was originally established by Jens Jensen, a prominent landscape architect. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Other attractions include the Mink River four miles south, Turtle Ridge Gallery,{{cite web |url=http://www.turtleridgegallery.com/ |title=Home |website=turtleridgegallery.com}} a cooking school, former Church turned Asian art gallery turned coffee shop, and pottery studios.
= Ellison Bluff =
Ellison Bluff County Park includes a scenic hiking trail, a picnic area, and a fenced catwalk. The bluff area has wildflowers and trees. One cedar was found to be over 250 years old.[https://www.co.door.wi.gov/534/Ellison-Bluff-County-Park Ellison Bluff County Park], co.door.wi.gov Rough-winged swallows hunt for insects along the bluff. Other birds seen at the park include American redstart, great-crested flycatcher, broad-winged hawk, wood thrush, scarlet tanager, yellow-throated vireo, and pileated woodpecker.[http://www.wisconsinbirds.org/trail/lakemichmap.htm Great Wisconsin Birding and Nature Trail - Lake Michigan Region] by the Wisconsin Bird Conservation Partnership, waypoint 8, Ellison Bluff County Park & State Natural Area 170 acres of the park is protected as the Ellison Bluff State Natural Area.[https://dnr.wi.gov/topic/Lands/naturalareas/index.asp?SNA=378 Ellison Bluff (No. 378)], Wisconsin State Natural Areas Program, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
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|File:Ellison Bay Bluff County Park in Door County 02.jpg|Accessible walkway
|File:Ellison Bay Bluff.jpg|Rocky outcrop
|File:Ellison Bluff.jpg|View
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2006 explosion
On July 10, 2006, an explosion leveled the 136-year-old Pioneer Store, killing two vacationers and injuring 13 others. The blast also burned down one cottage and damaged another. It is believed a propane gas leak caused the explosion, which may have resulted from a contractor damaging unmarked underground propane lines.[http://www.hotel-online.com/News/PR2006_3rd/Jul06_CedarGrove.html "Explosion Kills Two Guests at the Cedar Grove Resort in Ellison Bay, Wisconsin; Likely Caused by Propane Leak"]
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|File:EllisonBayWisconsinDamage.jpg|Explosion remnants
|File:EllisonBayWisconsinPioneerStore2011.jpg|Pioneer store in 2011 after reconstruction
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Climate
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| Ellison Bay | -10.8| -3.4 | 41.7 | -10.6| -2.2 | 28.4 | -5.9| 2.7 | 43.6 | 0.1| 8.8 | 72.1 | 6.1| 15.6 | 80.3 | 11.9| 21.3 | 81.3 | 15.1| 24.4 | 76.3 | 15.2| 24| 73.9 | 11.4| 19.9| 82.4 | 5.6| 13| 86.6 | -0.4| 5.9| 58.3 | -5.6| 0.2| 45.2 |float=left |clear=left }} |
Gallery
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|File:EllisonBayWisconsinPostOffice.jpg|Post office
|File:EllisonBayWisconsinDowntown.jpg|Looking north in downtown Ellison Bay
|File:Ellison Bay Orthography 2010.jpg|Northern part of the bay
|File:ISS038-E-57982.jpg|Ellison Bay, below, taken by a crewmember of ISS Expedition 38, February 22, 2014
|File:Sunset in Ellison Bay, Wiscon.jpg|Sunset over the bay
|File:Ellison Bay Wisconsin Street Scene.jpg|1908 postcard depicting Ellison Bay
|File:Bathing Beach, Ellison Bay, Door County, Wisconsin.png|c. 1919 postcard depicting Ellison Bay
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References
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Sources
- Around the Shores of Lake Michigan: A Guide to Historic Sites by Margaret Beattie Bogue (1985, University of Wisconsin Press)
External links
- [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zuoTWwVzUIc Video tour of Ellison Bluff County Park]
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