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Just seven miles off the northeast tip of the Door Peninsula is Washington Island. This Door County island is home to less than 1,000 people year-round and has a booming summer tourism population. Washington Island is 23.51 square miles and is part a string of islands in the Porte des Morts straight, a dangerous waterway now littered with shipwrecks dating back to the time of early French explorers. The Wisconsin island is also home to the Midwest's largest lavender farm as well as many outdoor activities for nature lovers and cultural sites.
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