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Outdoors in La Pointe
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Manitou Camp
Manitou Camp is a logging and fishing camp started in the 1890s on Manitou Island, part of the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore. Historically, Manitou Camp was used as a campground and as a facility for fishing.
About La Pointe
Town in Wisconsin, United StatesLa Pointe (Ojibwe: Mooningwanekaaning) is a town in Ashland County, Wisconsin, United States. The town includes all of the Apostle Islands except for the westernmost four, which lie in the towns of Bayfield and Russell in Bayfield County. While the area encompassing the Town of La Pointe is made up of the entire Apostle Islands archipelago, the residents of the community live on the western shore of Madeline Island, the largest of the Apostle Islands because it is the only Apostle Island open to commercial development. The population was 428 at the 2020 census. Downtown La Pointe is adjacent to the Madeline Island Ferry dock. Neighborhoods include Middleport and Old Fort. La Pointe has a po…
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Housing in La Pointe
The typical La Pointe home is worth about $438,000, down 1% in a year, 29% above the Wisconsin typical home.
Work & commute in La Pointe
Full picture →Most working residents leave La Pointe for work: only 1% work in town. The top destinations are Ashland (46%), Washburn (5%) and Duluth (4%). Half commute less than 17 miles.
Health in La Pointe
Compared with Wisconsin
of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 15 are too close to call.
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Natural hazards in La Pointe
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 0% of U.S. communities.
Climate in La Pointe
Full climate →La Pointe has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 77°, a January night drops to 7°, and about 74 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
Schools in La Pointe
All La Pointe schools →School Grade D-
The public schools La Pointe’s kids attend trail 100% of Wisconsin’s districts on state tests. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results, graded within WI. Ratings are from neighbors.
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