La Pointe is an unincorporated community in the town of La Pointe, Ashland County, Wisconsin, United States. It is on the western shore of Madeline Island, the largest of the Apostle Islands. Downtown La Pointe is adjacent to the Madeline Island Ferry dock. La Pointe has a post office with ZIP code 54850.
La Pointe, Wisconsin
The Madeline Island Museum documents the island's history, and is located near the ferry dock.
Passengers on the Madeline Island Ferry boat, awaiting their arrival to the Island.
Vehicles loading onto the Madeline Island ferry boat
La Pointe (town), Wisconsin
La Pointe is a town in Ashland County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The population was 428 at the 2020 census. 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. The town includes the unincorporated community of La Pointe on Madeline Island, the largest of the Apostle Islands. The communities of Middleport and Old Fort are also located in the town. Its name in the Anishinaabe language is Mooningwanekaaning, meaning "The Home of the Golden Breasted Woodpecker".
La Pointe (town), Wisconsin
The Madeline Island Post Office. The historic building used to be part of the Old Mission, which was the first Protestant mission on the island.
