Wind Point

Wind Point projects from the western shore of Lake Michigan, north of the mouth of the Root River. The point extends into open water beyond the neighbouring shoreline, with wooded land and low rock outcrops at its edge. The Potawatomi, Ho-Chunk and Menominee lived, hunted and traded along the river and lake shore. The Root River's Indigenous name was recorded as Chippecotton, also meaning “root.”