Gills Rock, Wisconsin 2821818 215909161 2008-05-30T06:24:41Z DumZiBoT 6085301 Bot: Converting bare references, see [[User:DumZiBoT/refLinks|FAQ]] '''Gills Rock''' is an [[unincorporated area|unincorporated community]] located on [[Highway 42 (Wisconsin)|Highway 42]] at the very northern tip of the [[Door Peninsula]] in [[Door County, Wisconsin|Door County]], [[Wisconsin]], [[United States]]. It is within the town of [[Liberty Grove, Wisconsin|Liberty Grove]] and was formerly known as Hedgehog Harbor. ==History== The area was named for Elias Gill, a local 19th century landowner. Gills Rock has strong history and tradition of commercial fishing which continues to this very day.<ref>[http://doorcounty.innline.com/area.asp?areaId=11 Door County Pages<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> The [[Door County Maritime Museum]] is located there, and the area is also very popular with [[scuba]] divers who explore the many shipwrecks in and around ''Death's Door'', the narrow straight connecting [[Lake Michigan]] to [[Green Bay (Lake Michigan)|Green Bay]], which is also know as [[Porte des Morts]]. The [[Pilot Island Light]] is located on [[Pilot Island (Wisconsin)|Pilot Island]] near Gills Rock. It is also the departing site of a passenger-only ferry to [[Washington Island]] featuring both ferry rides and narrated train tours upon arriving on Washington Island. ==In popular culture== The town is the birthplace of fiction character [[List of minor Angel characters#Gwen Raiden|Gwen Raiden]] from the TV series ''[[Angel (TV series)|Angel]]''. ==References== * ''Around the Shores of Lake Michigan A Guide to Historic Sites'' by Margaret Beattie Bogue ==Notes== {{reflist}} ==External links== *[http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=gills+rock&sll=45.296143,-86.885376&sspn=0.672358,1.277161&layer=&ie=UTF8&z=12&om=1 Google Maps] - Aerial View *[http://www.doorcounty.com/plan/communities/ellison-bay-gills-rock.aspx Door County Chamber of Commerce] - General Information {{Door County, Wisconsin}} {{coor title dms|45|17|24|N|87|01|18|W|type:city_region:US-WI}} [[Category:Unincorporated communities in Wisconsin]] [[Category:Door County, Wisconsin]] [[vo:Gills Rock]]