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2020 - 2022 Official Directory of Bayfield County County Seat, Washburn, Wisconsin 1894 Historical Landmark 2020 - 2022 Official Directory of Bayfield County County Seat, Washburn, Wisconsin 1894 Historical Landmark Federal, State, County Compiled By: City, Town & Village Scott S. Fibert, Offices Bayfield County Clerk Page 2 Page 75 Bayfield County Departments, Addresses & Office Hours Courthouse Building 117 E. Fifth Street, Washburn, WI 54891 Offices Located in the Courthouse Building (Lower Level): Human Services In the past, Bayfield Offices Located in the Courthouse Building (Main Floor): County has provided the Child Support Clerk of Circuit Court/Judge Bayfield County Directory, County Clerk District Attorney “free of charge” to govern- Land Records Planning & Zoning ment and non-profit agen- Property Lister Register of Deeds cies, and at a nominal fee to others. We have had many changes within the Courthouse and another was to make the Directory available “on-line.” Tourism-Fair Treasurer The Bayfield County Directory is available on-line, accessible from Bay- Offices Located in the Courthouse Building (2nd Floor): field County’s website at: www.bayfieldcounty.org. UW-Extension If you do not have access to a computer to download a copy of the Di- rectory, one can still be obtained from the County Clerk’s office for a fee Offices Located in the Annex Building of $5.00. If you choose to have one mailed to you, you will need to add an 117 E. Fifth Street, Washburn, WI 54891 additional $2.50 for postage & handling, which needs to be paid prior to mailing. You can send your request & payment to: Criminal Justice Emergency Management Health Department Veterans’ Services Bayfield County Clerk Information Services (Basement) P.O. Box 878 Land & Water Conservation (Basement) Washburn, WI 54891 Sheriff’s Department 615 2nd Avenue East, Washburn, WI 54891 Offices Hours Monday - Friday 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Closed Saturday, Sunday and Legal Holidays Legal Holidays Designated by the County Board are: New Year’s Eve & Day Spring Holiday Memorial Day July 4th Labor Day Veteran’s Day Thanksgiving Day & Friday After Christmas Eve & Day Page 74 Page 3 AREA CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE Ashland - www.visitashland.com/ 1716 Lake Shore Dr., To the Citizens of Bayfield County Ashland, WI 54806 Ph: (715) 682-2500 / 800-284-9484 Email: [email protected] It is a great pleasure to provide for you the wide range of information contained in this Bayfield - www.bayfield.org/ chamber.info Official Directory of Bayfield County. 42 S. Broad St., Bayfield, WI 54814 Ph: (715) 779-3335 In compiling this Directory, I have Director: David Eades endeavored to provide, in one handy booklet, all Email: [email protected] of the information which you might require to Cable - www.cable4fun.com assist you quickly in contacting the office which 13380 Co Hwy M, PO Box 217, Cable, WI 54821 is set up to deal with your specific inquiry. Ph: (800) 533-7454 Email: [email protected] Please keep in mind, that all Bayfield County offices are YOUR OFFICES. These offices, and Drummond - www.2chambers.com the people who staff them, are here for one PO Box 217, Cable, WI 54821 primary reason, TO BE OF SERVICE TO YOU. Ph: (715) 798-3833 Everyone in the Courthouse will be pleased to have the opportunity to assist you at any time. Iron River - visitironriver.com/ 7515 US Hwy 2, PO Box 448 Please feel free to visit us when you are in Iron River, WI 54847 Washburn, even if you do not have a specific Ph: (715) 372-8558 /800-345- purpose in mind. 0716 Email: [email protected] Please save this Directory for future reference, and make use of it whenever you require information about your Bayfield County government. All of us in the Courthouse thank you for the privilege of serving you. Washburn Chamber of Commerce - Scott S. Fibert, washburnchamber.com Bayfield County Clerk 126 W. Bayfield St., PO Box 74 Washburn, WI 54891 Ph: (715) 373-5017 Email: [email protected] Page 4 Page 73 Table of Contents HISTORY OF BAYFIELD COUNTY (Cont’d) Bayfield County could not be any closer to another natural attraction, the Legal Holidays, Courthouse Address & Hours ..................... Page 2 expansive Apostle Island National Lakeshore. It includes 42,000 acres of land, To the Citizens of Bayfield County ..................................... Page 3 26,500 acres of water, and 20 islands, as well as a narrow strip along the Bay- Table of Contents ........................................................... Pages 4-5 field Peninsula. Bayfield County Board of Supervisors ................................ Page 6-7 Bayfield County Supervisory Districts ................................. Page 8-9 Bayfield County has 966 lakes (398 with access and with fish to challenge Bayfield County Brd. of Supervisors Committee Appointments Pages 10-13 anyone); 20,650 acres of surface water, and 400 miles of streams. Board of Adjustment ........................................................ Page 14 Deer, bear, grouse, rabbits, and migrated waterfowl abound in Bayfield Bayfield County Departments, Phone & Fax Numbers, County. & E-mail Addresses ................................................... Pages 15-19 Bayfield County Veterans Service Commission .................... Page 20 Bayfield County’s main industries are: Agriculture: Dairy Farming, Berries Housing Authority of the County of Bayfield ...................... Page 20 and Fruits; Recreation: Skiing at Mt. Telemark near Cable; skiing at Mr. Bayfield County Traffic Safety Commission ......................... Page 20 Ashwabay near Bayfield; trolling for trout on Lake Superior, good fishing in Bayfield County Libraries .................................................. Page 21 inland lakes and streams, snowmobiling with hundreds of miles of trials; Edu- Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Tribal Council ..... Pages 22 cation: Several schools with adequate facilities-grades Kindergarten through th Bayfield County City, Town & Village Municipal Offices: 12 grade, part of District #17, Area Vocational, Technical and Adult Education School situated in Ashland, with classes being conducted in several other Town of: locations in Bayfield County; Barksdale ........................................................................ Page 23 Barnes ............................................................................ Page 24 Numerous churches throughout the County; Forests-US Forests Bayfield .......................................................................... Page 25 (approximately 240,000 acres), County Forest Lands (approximately 167,500 Bayview .......................................................................... Page 26 acres); Woodworking Industries; Commercial Fishing. Bell ................................................................................ Page 27 Cable ............................................................................. Page 28 Clover ............................................................................ Page 29 Delta ............................................................................. Page 30 THE NAME WISCONSIN Drummond ..................................................................... Page 31 Although there are several opinions regarding the Eileen ............................................................................. Page 32 origin of the word “Wisconsin,” the derivation sug- Grand View ..................................................................... Page 33 gested by Louis Kelogg, who was an authority on Hughes ........................................................................... Page 34 Wisconsin history is that “The State derived its Iron River ....................................................................... Page 35 name from the principal river which runs centrally Kelly ............................................................................. Page 36 through it.” The Chippewas upon its head waters Keystone ........................................................................ Page 37 called this river Weeskonsan which signified “the gathering of the waters.” Lincoln ........................................................................... Page 38 They gave it this name, as an Indian trader stated, “on account of its numbers Mason ............................................................................ Page 39 branches near its head concentrated into one stream.” Namakagon .................................................................... Page 40 Orienta ........................................................................... Page 41 Oulu ............................................................................... Page 42 Page 72 Page 5 HISTORY OF BAYFIELD COUNTY Table of Contents (Cont’d) The State of Wisconsin became a part of the Northwest Territory in 1836. It became a State in 1848. At that time, Bayfield County was a part of LaPointe County. Pilsen ............................................................................. Page 43 Port Wing........................................................................ Page 44 The Legislature of 1865 enacted into law Chapter 146 which detached all Russell ............................................................................ Page 45 of Townships 48 and 49 North of Range 5 West, and all of the fractional parts Tripp .............................................................................. Page 46 of Townships 48 and 49 North, Range 4 West, situated on the West side of Washburn ....................................................................... Page 47 Long Island Bay from Ashland
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