This article is about an island in Lake Michigan. For the island to the west of Panama, see Pearl Islands § Islands.
Cana Island is an island in Lake Michigan in the town of Baileys Harbor in Door County, Wisconsin, United States.[2] The Cana Island Light is on the east side of the island. It is possible to walk to Cana Island from the mainland over the tombolo when water levels are low.[3] Tombolo conditions are monitored by a webcam operated by the county parks department.[4] The island is part of the Town of Baileys Harbor, Wisconsin.
Small buildings on the island as seen from the lighthouse
View towards the mainland as seen from the lighthouse
View of mainland Baileys Harbor from Cana Island
Aerial view in August
July, island at lower right
View of the tombolo and island from the mainland on August 18, 2006; during August 2006 Lake Michigan had an average water level of 176.13 meters above sea level.[6]
View of the tombolo and island on May 24, 2013; during May 2013 Lake Michigan had an average water level of 175.93 meters above sea level[6]
^"Australasia (1884)". Wisconsin Shipwrecks. Retrieved March 10, 2018.
^ abLake Michigan-Huron: Monthly Lake-Wide Average Water Levels (1918 - Present), Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, accessed February 25, 2022
^"NASA EarthData Search". NASA. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
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