I’ll never forget Mary and my first sight of Bayfield. It was a sunny, warm day in June, 1969, when Mary and I drove in from the south and were mesmerized by the lake. Sparkling like a million diamonds, we were spellbound. The town was quiet, not the tourist haven it has become. There were … Read More
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No Fooling… All Rooms $99 w/Dinner This Weekend | Ferry to Mad Isle Running
The Ferry to Madeline Island is Running! Schedule subject to change due to ice/weather conditions. Monday – Friday Trips leaving Bayfield: 6:15 am, 7:30am, 9:15am, 1:45pm, 4:00pm, & 5:30pm Saturday – Sunday Trips leaving Bayfield: 7:30am, 9:15am, 1:45pm, 4:00pm, & 5:30pm. No Fooling! All Rooms $99 w/Dinner For prices listed below, $99 refers to the … Read More
Bayfield’s Ice Road to Madeline Island
2011 will go down as another year when the “ice road” between Bayfield and Madeline Island was only open about a week. A long time resident of the Island has kept a calendar for the past fifty years on how many days he could drive across the famous “Ice Road.” It started with over 90 … Read More