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Apostles' Islands (TWELVE APOSTLES a group)

or THE TWELVE APOSTLES, a group of 27 islands in Lake Superior. They belong to Wisconsin. The principal islands of the group are Ile au Chene, Stockton, Bear, Madeline, and Outer. They have an area of 200 square miles. Brown sandstone is exported, and the islands are covered with a rich growth of timber. La Pointe, on Madeline island, formerly the county-seat of Ashland county, Wis., was settled by the French in 1680.