Is Isle Royale, Lake Superior. Perhaps Minong is derived from "mino," and may mean a good place. The real meaning is uncertain. Meen-oong= "place of blueberries," probably a contraction of Meen-un-oong. (w.)  May also mean "a good woman".

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[Source: Card file at the WHS Library reference desk; Milwaukee Sentinel, Aug. 16, 1948.]