It has been four years since the Meyer’s Beach area Sea Caves were accessible from the lake. Could this be the year? As of last weekend, the Madeline Island Ferries are no longer running. (see Windsled information below). Temperatures continue to fall below zero. We’ve not seen an extended cold snap like this for decades. If this trend continues we will indeed have access to the Frozen Sea Caves!
Words cannot really describe how cool the Frozen Sea Caves are, so we will try to show it with some images over the next few weeks!
A call to the Ice Caves hotline today yielded no news: the caves are still considered CLOSED to lake side access at this time. Hikers: note that the land-based trail from Meyer’s Beach Road remains OPEN, and is amazing in its own right.
We will update this blog post as any new information about the Ice Caves becomes known, so bookmark this page
In the meantime, if you are looking to get over to Madeline Island, here is your only option until the Ice Road opens:
2014 WINDSLED SCHEDULE
TRIPS SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE!!
Monday – Friday
Trips leaving the Island: 7:10am, 9:00am, 11:30am, 3:45pm, & 4:30pm
Trips leaving Bayfield: 7:20am, 9:30am, 1:00pm, 4:00pm, & 5:00pm
Saturday
Trips leaving the Island: 9:00am 11:30am, & 4:00pm
Trips leaving Bayfield: 9:15am, 12:15pm, & 4:15pm
Sunday
Trips leaving the Island: 9:00am, 12:00pm, & 4:00pm
Trips leaving Bayfield: 9:15am, 12:15pm, & 4:15pm