Chequamegon Bay (pronounced "sha-wa-magon"), is an inlet of Lake Superior, 12 miles NE-SW and 2-6 miles wide, in Ashland and Bayfield counties in the extreme northern part of Wisconsin. It lies largely inside the barrier of Chequamegon Point and Long Island, with the Bad River Indian Reservation to the east. Ashland, Wisconsin is on its south, Washburn, Wisconsin is on its north. The 850,000-acre Chequamegon National Forest lies largely S and W. Lake Superior (known as Gichigami in an Ojibwe language), bounded by Ontario and Minnesota to the north and Wisconsin and Michigan in the south, is the largest of North Americas Great Lakes. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... Mercator projection of Long Island Long Island is an island in New York, USA. It has an area of 1,377 square miles (3567 km²) and a population of 7. ... Historical photo of Chippewa at Bad River The Bad River Band of the Lake Superior Tribe of the Chippewa is located on a reservation on the south shore of Lake Superior. ... Ashland harbor, looking out towards Lake Superior Ashland is a city in the U.S. state of Wisconsin, located mostly in Ashland County, but extending into Bayfield County as well. ... There is also the Town of Washburn in Clark County. ... The Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest is a 1,519,800 acre (6,150 km²) National Forest in northeastern Wisconsin in the United States. ...

Chequamegon Bay is known as the site of the first dwelling occupied by white men in what is now Wisconsin. The French traders, Médard des Groseilliers and Pierre-Esprit Radisson, built a hut somewhere on the west shore of the bay, probably in 1658. Other traders dwelt on this bay in 1660-1663 and were visited in the spring of 1661 by Father René Ménard, first missionary to the Northwest. In 1665 Father Claude Allouez built a mission house near the southwest end of the bay. There his successor, Father Jacques Marquette, came in 1669 and remained for two years. In 1693 the largest island, now known as Madeline Island, at the mouth of the bay, was occupied by a fort built by Pierre LeSueur. This was abandoned before the close of the century. In 1718 a French fort was built on the island, where Louis Denis de la Ronde had an establishment for fur trading and exploration for copper mines. The post was called La Pointe, and a French garrison was maintained there until 1759. The first English trader to reach this distant post was Alexander Henry, whose French partner, Jean Baptiste Cadotte, founded a permanent trading post at this place. In 1818 two Massachusetts traders, Lyman and Truman Warren, came thither, married daughters of Michel Cadotte and became the leading fur traders of the region. Truman Warren died early; Lyman maintained his home at La Pointe until his death in 1847. A village of retired voyageurs and fur traders grew up here during the early 19th century and the American Fur Company had a post here for many years. The first Protestant mission was begun here in 1831. Médard Chouart des Groseilliers (1618-1696) was a French explorer and fur trader in Canada. ... Pierre-Esprit Radisson (c. ... Events January 13 - Edward Sexby, who had plotted against Oliver Cromwell, dies in Tower of London February 6 - Swedish troops of Charles X Gustav of Sweden cross The Great Belt (Storebælt) in Denmark over frozen sea May 1 - Publication of Hydriotaphia, Urn Burial and The Garden of Cyrus by... // Events January 1 - Colonel George Monck with his regiment crosses from Scotland to England at the village of Coldstream and begins advance towards London in support of English Restoration. ... // Events Prix de Rome scholarship established for students of the arts. ... Events January 6 - The fifth monarchy men unsuccessfully attempt to seize control of London. ... This article is about the historic region of the United States; you may be looking for: North-Western Territory, British North American territory Northwest Territories, present-day Canadian territory Pacific Northwest, unofficial region in the United States The Northwest Territory, also known as the Old Northwest and the Territory North... 1665 (MDCLXV) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Sunday of the 10-day slower Julian calendar). ... Father Jacques Marquette (French: Père Jacques Marquette) (June 10, 1637–May 18, 1675) and Louis Jolliet were the first Europeans to see and map the Mississippi River. ... // Events Samuel Pepys stopped writing his diary. ... Events January 11 - Eruption of Mt. ... Madeline Island is an island of the U.S. state of Wisconsin located in Lake Superior approximately two miles northwest of Bayfield, Wisconsin and connected to that town by ferry line. ... // The Funj warrior aristocracy deposes the reigning mek and places one of their own ranks on the throne of Sennar. ... La Pointe is a town located in Ashland County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. ... 1759 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Alexander Henry (born August 1739 - died April 4, 1824) was a fur trader and entrepreneur. ... A trading post is a place where trading of goods takes place. ... 1818 (MDCCCXVIII) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Saturday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar. ... Official language(s) English Capital Boston Largest city Boston Area  Ranked 44th  - Total 10,555 sq mi (27,360 km²)  - Width 183 miles (295 km)  - Length 113 miles (182 km)  - % water 13. ... 1847 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... The coureurs des bois (runners of the woods) or voyageurs (travellers) is the name given to the men who engaged in the fur trade directly with the Amerindians in North America from the time of New France up through the 19th century, when much of the continent was still mostly... The fur trade was a huge part in the early economic development of North America. ... The American Fur Company was founded by John Jacob Astor in 1808. ... Protestantism is a general grouping of denominations within Christianity. ... Leopold I 1831 (MDCCCXXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ...

References

• Dictionary of American History by James Truslow Adams, New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1940
• The Cambridge Gazetteer of the United States and Canada A Dictionary of Places. New York: Cambridge University Press, 1995

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External Links

• Satellite image of Chequamegon Bay