Destination? - Bayfield!
&
Lake Superiors' Apostle Islands

November & December 2005

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Another sign of Winters annual visit.

The quiet time.

A time when it's not unusual to see vehicles stopped side by side in the middle of main street as the drivers converse.

When the word "adventure" means you drove into town for the mail but had to wait for the sanding truck to visit before you could get back up the hill.

When after a night of "lake effect" one steps out the door to examine fresh deer tracks before starting the almost daily chore of finding space to pile the fluffy white stuff.

When you view the photos of a season past to recall those fine Summer days on the islands.

The coffee table book "Jewels on the Water - Lake Superior's Apostle Islands " is a "must have" for those who venture out among the Islands, have visited briefly and plan more extensive trips - and for those friends who fail to understand that far-away look that comes as you try to explain why these islands are such a
special place.

"Jewels on the Water" is available at Keeper of the Light Gift Store on Bayfield's waterfront.

Or send your check for $40.00 and mailing info to:

Friends
PO Box 1574
Bayfield, WI 54814

We can even arrange to have your gift signed by its author Jeff Rennicke.

Shop
Keeper of the Light
Gift Store from home.

It's too cold to venture out upon the Lake, snow is lovely but more pest than pleasure until depth increases, and - above all else, these are the months of celebration, shopping, festivities and family time.

So available accommodations will be the reality for a few more weeks, even at Sailor's Solace Cottages where off-season rates took effect the day Apple Fest clean-up began.

But New Years Eve at Sailor's Solace Cottages has been booked for weeks, and the innkeepers expect to be full on most every weekend through the winter.

Mushing Season

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

John & Mary offer dog sledding 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 in Mushing.

After several seasons of sending our guests to ride with the dogs at Wolfsong not one has returned to their Cottage at the end of the day 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 was the most common thing people said at the end of a mushing trip.

Her reply?

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

There is a time when neither ferry boats nor cars can cross the lake to Madeline Island.

This is the time when the ice is maybe thick enough to support a person on skis, snowshoes, or even a snow machine, but not sturdy enough to support a car or pickup truck loaded with tools and supplies.

Wind sled time.

The wind sled, a closed "boat" with skids on the bottom and  airplane engines in back, offers a loud trip to Madeline Island which lasts less than five minutes each way.
 

Apostle Islands Windsled
and Aviation Museum
 

Seasons Greetings To All!
 

Destination? Bayfield!
is edited by Lew Miller
and published with the
assistance & support of:

Friends of the Apostle Islands NL
Apostle Islands Cruise Service
Keeper of the Light Gift Store
Bayfield Maritime Museum
&  Sailor's Solace Cottages

We appreciate your patronage!

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