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Fish Creek, Sister Bay, and Ephraim
Fish Creek, Sister Bay, and Ephraim
FISH CREEK
Fish Creek is an unincorporated community within the Township of Gibraltar. Gibraltar was established in 1858. Fish Creek was settled mainly by Asa Thorp as a dock and wood supplying business for passing schooners and became an active fishing community. Some early settlers lived on Chambers Island, but now Chambers Island is a seasonal Island.
2010 Tax Rates - $9.515760/1,000, Assessment Ratio is 99.62%.
• Town of Gibraltar
SISTER BAY
In 1865 early settlers Andrew and August Seaquist moved to the Sister Bay area (then part of Liberty Grove) and constructed a large sawmill on the shore. Sister Bay was formally established in 1912 and is named after the two “sister” islands off its western shore.
2010 Tax Rate - $11.738504/1,000, Assessment Ratio is 104.01%.
• Sister Bay
Ephraim
Ephraim was founded in 1853. It is said that a Norwegian, Olie Larson lived on Eagle Island (now known as Horseshoe Island) encouraged Moravians in Norway to come and the settle the area. The name Ephraim comes from the Old Testament word meaning “doubly fruitful”.
2010 Tax Rate - $12.907051/1,000, Assessment Ratio is 80.73%.
• Village of Ephraim
