March 2005

Bayfield!

A Newsletter From Bayfield , WI

Who would have thunk it?

A full week of late March weather the first week of February. Day temps in the low 50s. Nights with the sound of dripping water from the roof.

And the sighting of a rake left out too late in the fall, a week before invisible under snow shoveled high, now a reminder of fall chores left undone. 

Up on the orchard hills, apple trees were being pruned, an annual normal sight - except the farmers wore long sleeves and a vest instead of a parka.

A pruning tip for apple trees: remove any branches going straight up, and those that overlap and shade lower branches.

The expected didn't arrive this February.

In This Newsletter

Ice Road & Sea Caves
2005 Big Top Show Schedule
Sand Island Lighthouse
Sailing The Apostles

Get your  copy of the
2005 Bayfield Visitor Guide!

http://www.bayfield.org/

Madeline Island Mail
Delivery circa 1915-1925

Wind Sled 1954

But the wind sled ran longer, and the ice road was on-again, off-again.

And it was never safe to visit the sea caves, a magical place to venture to in more normal January/February weather.

But there were still all the outdoor activities, including the ever-growing Book Across The Bay.

And it was a great time to visit Bayfield for
a relaxing, romantic weekend in the suites at Sailors' Solace Cottages.

In The 04/05 Newsletter

Bayfield In Bloom
"Riding The Wind"
"I Hate Lighthouses"
Sea Kayaking

County Highway H (ice road)  

This is the time when the ice is thick enough to support a person on skis, snowshoes, or even a snow machine (city folks call them snowmobiles), but not sturdy enough to support a pickup truck laden with builder's tools. At this time of early ice, the infamous wind sled makes its annual appearance.

The wind sled—an open 24-foot boat with skids on the bottom and an airplane engine in back offers a trip which lasts less than five minutes each way.

Only the cars have changed!

Copyrighted photo taken from
"On Thin Ice" by Charles R. Nelson

Apostle Islands Windsled
and Aviation Museum

Winter Crossings
to Madeline Island

Photo Album:
Ice caves in a normal winter.

Images by Fran DePerry

Click image to see full size.

Big Top Chautauqua

A first look at the
2005 Big Top show schedule.
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Arlo Guthrie
Saturday, June 18 at 8:15pm

Monroe Crossing
Thursday, June 23

Doc Watson with David Holt & Richard Watson
Saturday, June 25 at 8:15pm

30th Star
Sunday, June 26 at 7:30pm

Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
Sunday, July 3 at 7:30pm

Maura O’Connell
Friday, July 22 at 8:15pm

Shawn Colvin
Saturday, July 30

Greg Brown
Saturday, August 6 at 8:15pm

Leahy
Thursday, August 18 at 7:30pm

Earl Scruggs
Saturday, August 20 at 8:15pm

Keeper of the Light
Friday, September 2

Riders In The Sky
Sunday, September 4 at 7:30pm

The Oak Ridge Boys
Friday, September 9 at 8:15pm

Sand Island Lighthouse

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

Apostle Islands National Lakeshore

Chequamegon Bay Web

Sailing the Apostle Islands

We came here for the sailing.

Took early retirement here because we could not conceive a better place to live out our years.

But it remains still about the sailing. You could sail this small portion of Lake Superior called the Apostle Islands for two lifetimes and still not know her well.

Nevertheless, you are now invited to take an on-line cruise aboard my old schooner. I'll share what little I do know about these islands, in the hope a few will catch the same bug that infects every sailor on these seas.

Click here - Let's go sailing

Sailors Solace
Cottages

Apostle Islands
Cruise Service

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