In the mid 1800's a mysterious man deemed one of the Apostle Islands as his own, and left society to be a hermit. He was known to not approve of visitors and would remove them by force.
When he turns up murdered, rumors spread that there is a buried treasure on the island.

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Sources: https://www.wisconsinshipwrecks.org/Attraction/Details/303?region=ByAttractionType
https://www.lakesuperior.com/the-lake/the-ghost-of-hermit-island/
https://www.nps.gov/apis/learn/historyculture/on-the-trail-of-the-island-hermit.htm
https://boingboing.net/2011/08/10/preserving-human-history-in-a-national-park.html

106: The Legend of Hermit Island. Apostle Islands National Lakeshore.