Feb.05News

*Destination?*			*February 2005*
*Bayfield!*

A Newsletter From Bayfield , WI

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Bayfield residents have been moving snow since late November.

By January well over three feet of "lake effect" had created a true winter wonderland on the hillsides above a deep blue Lake Superior.

But it really wasn't winter in Bayfield yet.

Winter really arrived on January 12 when a long straight line of Xmas trees appeared between the ferry landing and Madeline Island.

When the ferry made a grinding last run.

With the low roar of the wind sled.

This Newsletter Content

Mushing Season
Bayfield Calendar
Big Top Shows
Raspberry Island Lighthouse
StageNorth
A First Visit to Bayfield

Winter in Bayfield.

As Innkeepers one of the most common question we hear from our summer guests is "Do you stay here in the winter?"

We answer "sure," and go on to explain that winter is appreciated as the quiet time, when the beauty of snow piled high on each evergreen tree limb is a constant marvel, when the blue of the lake is covered with ice, when things done for recreation switch from sail to ski, from Big Top Chautauqua to equally fine productions at StageNorth.

And it is a great time to visit Bayfield
for a well deserved romantic weekend in the suites
at Sailors' Solace Cottages.

03/05 Newsletter Content

Ice Road & Sea Caves
Bayfield Calendar
2005 Big Top Show Schedule
Sand Island Lighthouse
StageNorth
Apostle Islands Sailing

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	Mushing Season

Naming a dog is never an easy thing.

Naming 30 dogs? No thanks!

But John & Mary Theil have 30 sled dogs in their mushing business, including Lutefisk, Lefse, Kremkakke, Sondbakkle - and Elvis.

John & Mary offer dogsledding trips for all ages and abilities from their dog kennel 15 miles from Bayfield out into the remote hilly
terrain of the Bayfield Peninsula.

It's easy for us to recommend Wolfsong Adventures.

After several seasons of sending our guests to go mushing with them, not one has returned to their suite unhappy with the experience.

There is something very exiting about being behind a well trained team of dogs who obviously love to do what they do.

And by the time you have learned to handle and harness a team, the sled gliding on the trail, the dogs barking with the joy of their task - there is a connection between dogs and people that is really quite magical.

I asked Mary what were the most common things people said at the end of a mushing trip.

Her reply? "This is the most amazing experience I've ever had!"

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Dog Sledding with Wolfsong Adventures in Mushing

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	A couple neat shots of the action at the 2005 Apostle Islands Sled Dog Race during the weekend of Feb. 4-6. Just click to enlarge the image.

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	2005 Bayfield Calendar - Major Events

For the active winter sportsperson Bayfield offers cross country and down hill skiing, snowboarding, hiking to the spectacular Apostle Islands ice caves, dog sledding and snowshoeing.

Just to name a few!

And of course there is the pleasure of just getting away for a quiet "do nothing" few days with that special person in your life.

Bayfields restaurants & shops are open and waiting for you!

April 15, 16, 17 - "Create Your Memories" weekend, sponsored by Bayfield area B&Bs.

May 13 - June 12 - Bayfield In Bloom Festival

June 19 - Blessing Of The Fleet

July 2 - Around The Islands Race

July 4 - Fireworks!

July 4 - 8 - Bayfield Race Week

July 30 - 31 - 43rd Annual Festival of Arts

August 13 - National Marina Day Celebration

September 7 - 28 - 10th Annual Lighthouse Celebration

October 7 - 9 - 44th Annual Bayfield Apple Festival

October 29 - Apostle Islands Dog Sled Symposium

November 26 - Town Tree Lighting

December 10 - Christmas Spirit Art Sale

Get your free copy of the
2005 Bayfield Visitor Guide!
http://www.bayfield.org/

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	Big Top Chautauqua

During the summer, new guests to Bayfield staying at Sailors' Solace Cottages and Island View B&B are told that there are two "must do" things to do while they are here.

One is to get out on Lake Superior. There are many ways to do that.

The second is to take in a show at Lake Superior Big Top Chautauqua.

We find that many of our returning guests decide on the dates of their stay only after consulting the Big Top schedule.

Why? Because it is simply a very special place.

The final show of the winter tour schedule for Big Top Chautauqua appears below.

If they play near you, go see the show. Just because!

Of course it will feel a bit odd to enjoy the fine musicians of the BTC without the big blue tent overhead, but sometimes we must settle for less than the very best.

Warren Nelson

Duluth, MN - March 18
Old Minnesota:Song of the North Star
Marshall School, Fregeau Auditorium

Call 888-BIG-TENT or visit www.bigtop.org for tickets.

Next month in Destination? Bayfield!

An "insiders" first look at the
2005 Big Top show schedule.

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	*Raspberry Island Lighthouse*

The most popular lighthouse in the Apostle Islands (attracting over 10,000 visitors each year) is located on Raspberry Island.

Tour boats motor past and stop here, as do private sail and power craft of all descriptions. Over half the visitors come by kayak.

Extensive loss of shoreline from years of smashing waves brought the shoreline within 30 to 50 feet of some of the structures, and there was a fear that with the next high water cycle of Lake Superior those structures would be damaged or destroyed.

So in 2002 - 2003 a rock wall was constructed at the base of the shoreline in front of the lighthouse, the slope above the wall was restructured, seeded, replanted with native plants, and a drainage system was installed at the top of the slope.

2005 will bring a season of restoration at Raspberry Lighthouse as the main lighthouse building gets repairs to to the foundation, siding, windows and interior.

When that work has been accomplished the interior south half of the building will be restored to appear as it did in the early 1900s and the north half will be adapted to provide housing for seasonal employees.

The main lighthouse building may be closed at times while restoration is going on.

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For more information
on the Raspberry Island Lighthouse, visit the following sites.

Apostle Islands National Lakeshore

Chequamegon Bay Web

Sailing The Sweetwater Sea

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	*StageNorth*

Just 12 miles south of Bayfield is Washburn, home of the StageNorth Theater.

It is an intimate place of 90 seats - once a church - now providing professional quality entertainment to those of us who
live in, and visit, the area.

StageNorth Calendar

Feb. 24 - 26 The Bullfrog Banjaree - A World Premier

May 26 -28 & June 3 - 4 The Mikado

StageNorth

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	A Winter Get Away - In Bayfield???

Reality is that many readers of this newsletter have no intention of
visiting Bayfield in the winter - thinking instead of islands where the water doesn't freeze, or a "romantic?" place where the sound of slot machines is always present and showgirls prance, or just "anywhere the snow doesn't fly."

Consider then -
a summer visit to Bayfield.
This is what you may expect.

Sailors Solace Cottages

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