Outer 2003 - Outer Island Light
The light on Outer Island is one of the most remote in the Apostle Islands. It is 25 miles from the mainland.
Outer Island Shoreline - National Parks Gallery
The beach at the north end of Outer Island is part of the view looking east from the Outer Island Lighthouse Tower.
Outer Island - free images of Wisconsin
Rows of pebbles, like these on Outer Island, are left behind as waves decrease after a storm.
Outer Island Sandspit - National Parks Gallery
The beach at the south end of Outer Island is part of a formation known as a sandspit. These are deposits of sand that create long narrow landforms.
Outer island Light - National Parks Gallery
Outer Island Lighthouse was built in 1874. A rock revetment was built to help stabilize the shoreline near the lighthouse in 2004.
Outer Island Campsite - National Parks Gallery
Beach campsites are very popular, but are subject to various sources of erosion. Trampling can kill vegetation that stabilizes the sand. Wind and wave action can then erode dunes like they did here at Outer Isl... More
Camping on Outer Island - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery
Camping is available on 19 islands. Camping permits are required for all camping in the national lakeshore.