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Apostle Islands, island group, northern Wisconsin, in Lake Superior. The group includes 20 picturesque wooded islands, the largest being Madeline Island, which contains the chief settlement, La Pointe. They support a varied wildlife and are popular with tourists and hunters. The islands, along with a section of the adjacent mainland Bayfield Peninsula, make up Apostle Islands National Lakeshore (see National Park Service, table).



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