Description
Willow Sprig Island is located approx. 15 acres; in the Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge in the Mississippi River, 4.3 mi. SE of Brownsville, 2.7 mi. SW of Stoddard; Sec. 6, T13N, R7W, Fourth Wisconsin Meridian
History
The name refers to the native sandbar willow saplings that were planted on the islands to help stabilize the soil