APOSTLE ISLANDS
SUMMER DOINGS
Just about every week something is going on in Bayfield. Here is just a sampling.
June 16-18 is the 17th annual Sea Kayak Symposium. Learn paddling techniques and see lots of new boats and gear.
June 17 starts the free concerts of the Bayfield (Mostly) Schubert Festival.
Then concerts will be held from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. on Sunday, July 3 and then every Thursday evening until mid-August at the Christ Episcopal Church.
June 18 is the Blessing of the Fleet.
June 24-25 is the Historic Homes Tour.
July 2 is the Chautauqua Production of Riding The Wind about Bayfield and the Apostle Islands with original music, drama, history and photos from the region.
July 4 is lots of red, white and blue with parades and fireworks both at Bayfield and on Madeline Island.
July 29-30 is the 44h annual Festival of the Arts in Memorial Park with 100 artists from seven states.
Sept. 9 is the Apostle Islands Lighthouse Tour.
For details, contact the Bayfield Chamber of Commerce.
For information on the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore and for island camp site reservations. For details, check with the National Park Service.
TO AND FRO
The ferry from Bayfield to Madeline Island (the only inhabited island among the Apostles) runs all year.
In the heart of the summer, from June 24 to Sept. 5, it runs every half hour through most of the day. The first run from Bayfield is at 6:30 a.m., then an hour later, an hour after that and then it goes every half hour. In the evening, it runs every hour from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m.
The schedule coming back is similar except, one half hour different since the same boat is making the trip.
From May 15 to June 23, the every half-hour runs start at 10 a.m. and run to 6 p.m. Early morning they are at 7:30 and 8:45 and in the evening at 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 p.m.
Round trip prices ( figure one-way at half price): $10.00 for an adult, $5 for ages 6 - 12, $22 for a car, $5 for a bike.
For details, contact Madeline Island Ferry Line.
Just about every week something is going on in Bayfield. Here is just a sampling.
June 16-18 is the 17th annual Sea Kayak Symposium. Learn paddling techniques and see lots of new boats and gear.
June 17 starts the free concerts of the Bayfield (Mostly) Schubert Festival.
Then concerts will be held from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. on Sunday, July 3 and then every Thursday evening until mid-August at the Christ Episcopal Church.
June 18 is the Blessing of the Fleet.
June 24-25 is the Historic Homes Tour.
July 2 is the Chautauqua Production of Riding The Wind about Bayfield and the Apostle Islands with original music, drama, history and photos from the region.
July 4 is lots of red, white and blue with parades and fireworks both at Bayfield and on Madeline Island.
July 29-30 is the 44h annual Festival of the Arts in Memorial Park with 100 artists from seven states.
Sept. 9 is the Apostle Islands Lighthouse Tour.
For details, contact the Bayfield Chamber of Commerce.
For information on the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore and for island camp site reservations. For details, check with the National Park Service.
TO AND FRO
The ferry from Bayfield to Madeline Island (the only inhabited island among the Apostles) runs all year.
In the heart of the summer, from June 24 to Sept. 5, it runs every half hour through most of the day. The first run from Bayfield is at 6:30 a.m., then an hour later, an hour after that and then it goes every half hour. In the evening, it runs every hour from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m.
The schedule coming back is similar except, one half hour different since the same boat is making the trip.
From May 15 to June 23, the every half-hour runs start at 10 a.m. and run to 6 p.m. Early morning they are at 7:30 and 8:45 and in the evening at 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 p.m.
Round trip prices ( figure one-way at half price): $10.00 for an adult, $5 for ages 6 - 12, $22 for a car, $5 for a bike.
For details, contact Madeline Island Ferry Line.
posted by gerry_volgenau at 4/26/2005 11:40:00 AM
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