LAKE SUPERIOR Along Northern Wisconsin LAKE SUPERIOR Along Northern Wisconsin Wisconsin Point Lighthouse Superior, Wisconsin Bayfield Where Is Bayfield? Take A Walk Downtown Bayfield is a tourist town. Tourists out- number the town’s population of 487 as of 2010 records. Lake Superior Made Bayfield Tourism Boating Ferry To Madeline Island Tours To Apostle Islands Bayfield City Dock This is where it all happens Just a short walk from the Bayfield City Dock you can explore the Dobson Flower Garden. You will find no fast food restaurants in Bayfield. Only local high quality restaurants are available with you in mind. The food is GREAT!!! Local Lake Superior fish available in Bayfield is Trout and White Fish. All kinds of food is available. Short Listing of Restaurants: Egg Toss Bakery Café Maggie's Restaurant The Bayfield Restaurant Ethel's at 250 The Fat Radish Greunke's First Street Inn Broad Street Eatery Portside Bar & Restaurant A popular appetizer in Bayfield Restaurants is their local Lake Superior WHITE FISH LIVERS. I decided to pass on that. GO AHEAD, I DARE YOU. Viewing from the Lake Superior shoreline at Bayfield we can see the big island of Madeline which is only 2.6 miles away. Madeline Island is the largest island of the Apostle Islands. We can be there in 20 minutes on the Madeline Ferry. Let’s take the ferry to Madeline Island. It’s only a 20 minute ride. We made it on the dry land of Madeline Island. Let’s step off the boat and walk around in the city of La Pointe. Madeline Island’s surface area is 3 by 14 miles. After up to 3,000 cabin dwellers and tourists leave Madeline Island a year around population of 275 is left behind. ZIP CODE 54850 As you get off the boat looking to your right you see the La Pointe Post Office, how convenient. The city of La Pointe has your basic public buildings like your Town Hall and the local Chamber of Commerce. Let’s sit down on the porch of the Madeline Island Public Library and read a book. Walking inside the Madeline Island library we see the first floor on the top left. We walk up the stairs to the 2nd floor bottom left. Here’s where education happens with just a short walk from the Madeline Island Public Library. Memories above are from an old school bell on exhibit at the museum. A good education was important then as is now. Downtown La Pointe More Downtown La Pointe ENTER HERE Learn a little history about Madeline Island. Tour the Madeline Island Museum. See the exhibits and watch a movie about the early Madeline Island settlement. Short Listing of Restaurants: No Fast Food Restaurants Here! Beach Club Tom’s Burned Down Café Grampa Tony’s Café Seiche Madeline Island Bakery Pub Restaurant & Wine Bar The Farmhouse Mission Hill Coffee House Madeline Island Wisconsin is a great place to visit. For more information: http://www.madelineisland.com Both the Bayfield area and Madeline Island both have a colorful season. Let’s take a cruise to the Apostle Islands. The Apostle Islands are the most northern group of Wisconsin islands in Lake Superior. We are off to the Apostle Islands. The Apostle Islands stretch out to a twelve mile archipelago of various islands which contain beaches, sandstone cliffs, caves, bogs, and dense forests. All kinds of wildlife is present. We have seen many birds out here. I will review three of the Apostle Islands here. Basswood Island: It measures about 3.5 x 11.5 miles. This island is characterized by steep rocky shores and a large forest of hardwood trees. A unique rock formation stretching out from the island is known as “Honeymoon Rock.” Raspberry Island: This was one of our last islands that we visited. The size of the island is only ½ to 1 ¼ miles wide. Raspberry Island was the second light station built on the Apostle Islands. A double dwelling was built for the lighthouse keepers and family. Devils Island: This island is not only the most dramatic and picturesque of the Apostle Islands but one of the most prized possessions of the state of Wisconsin. This island is known for its caves naturally carved out of this red sandstone along the shoreline. This island is small. It measures ½ mile by 1 ¼ miles wide. The lighthouse on Devils Island to me is the most dramatic lighthouse that I have seen in the state of Wisconsin. Notice also there is a radio antenna next to the lighthouse. Devils Island is the most northern Point of the state of Wisconsin. If you want more information about the Apostle Islands you can contact: http://www.apostleisland.com I’m Lonnie Paulson. If you would like to see more of my photography click below on my website. http://www.lonniepaulsonphoto.com Fine Art America also exhibits my photography. I have more of my photography at Fine Art America than I have on my website. You can find my photography on Fine Art America by clicking on the link below. http://-lonnie-paulson.artistwebsites.com/ .