- Green Bay (Lake Michigan)
Green Bay is an arm of
Lake Michigan , located along the south-west coast ofMichigan 'sUpper Peninsula and the east coast ofWisconsin . It is separated from the rest of the lake by theDoor Peninsula in Wisconsin, theGarden Peninsula in Michigan, and the chain of islands between them, all formed by theNiagara Escarpment . Green Bay is some Convert|120|mi|km|0 long, with a width ranging from about Convert|10|mi|km|0 to Convert|20|mi|km|0|abbr=on|abbr=on|abbr=on. It is convert|186|sqmi|km2 in area. [ [http://www.foxriverwatch.com/statistics_green_bay.html Fox River and Green Bay Statistics] , Fox River Watch] [ [http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/dictionary/index.asp?action=view&term_id=9325&search_term=green+bay Green Bay (body of water) ] ]At the southern end of the bay is the city of
Green Bay, Wisconsin , where the Fox River enters the bay. TheLeo Frigo Memorial Bridge (formerly known as the Tower Drive bridge) spans the point where the bay ends and the Fox River begins. Locally, the bay is often called the Bay of Green Bay to distinguish the bay from the city. The bay is navigable by large ships.The bay was named "Baie des Puants" (literally, "Bay of the Stinkers") during the French regime as attested by many French maps of the 17th and 18th centuries. The stench apparently came from
algae in the stagnant water of the bay. According to George R. Stewart, the French received the name from their Indian guides, who called the Indians living near Green Bay by a derogatory word meaning "Stinkers", thus the bay was the "Bay of the Stinkers" (Stewart 1967:88).References
* Stewart, George R. (1967) Names on the Land. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company.
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