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Stephenson Island (formerly "Stephenson Isle"〔) is located in the Menominee River within the boundary of Marinette, Wisconsin at a latitude of 45.1019294 north and longitude 87.6292735 west,〔(WI HomeTownLocator. "Stephenson Island - Maps, Driving Directions & Local Area Information" ) Accessed 13-Nov-2012〕 at an elevation of 587 feet.〔 It is named after Isaac Stephenson,〔(U.S. Geological Survey. "Feature Detail Report for: Stephenson Island" ) Accessed 13-Nov-2012〕〔 a prominent politician and lumberman in Marinette at the turn of the 20th century. The island is operated as a city park and is uninhabited.〔 US Highway 41 runs across it, which provides access to the park's pavilion, gazebo, playground, and picnic areas.〔(City of Marinette. "Stephenson Island" ) Accessed 13-Nov-2012〕 A footbridge to the island connects from the Marinette side of the river, adjacent to the Wisconsin Tourist Information building and the Stephenson Public Library.〔 In homage to the city's logging past, there is a logging museum on the island.〔〔(Letters for George. "Isaac Stephenson, Marinette Lumberman" ) Accessed 13-Nov-2012〕 The island is a popular place for access to the Menominee River for sport fishing and launching recreational boats.〔(City of Marinette. "Police Department - Community" ) Accessed 13-Nov-2012〕 The island is the location for Marinette's Civil War memorial, The Soldiers Memorial. It is a figure of a soldier at parade rest, hewn from pink Westerly granite. The memorial is a total of 25 feet high and was given by Isaac Stephenson. It was dedicated in 1917.〔(Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War, Department of Wisconsin. "Wisconsin's Civil War Memorials - Marinette Civil War Memorial" ) Accessed 27-Nov-2012〕 == Events == The island's facilities host Marinette's "Sunset Concert Series" for Marinette's concerts. (Other concerts in the series are hosted by Marinette's twin city, Menominee, Michigan.)〔(City of Marinette. "Sunset Concert Series" ) Accessed 13-Nov-2012〕 When Marinette had a Fourth of July celebration, fireworks would be launched from Stephenson Island.〔(City of Marinette. "July 4th Celebration" ) Accessed 13-Nov-2012〕 This ended in 2012 and has been replaced with a "Marinette Logging and Heritage Fest" in mid-July.〔(Marinette Logging and Heritage Fest. ) Accessed 13-Nov-2012〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Stephenson Island (Wisconsin)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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