46° 48.650’ N
090° 48.727’ W
Bayfield, Wisconsin
First of all – HAPPY 21st BIRTHDAY – to granddaughter Erika.
The weather has been perfect! (Picture on left are the sandstone cliffs.) We’re enjoying every minute of it because on Lake Superior the weather can turn in a moment, without any notice.
This is one beautiful little harbor town. At first glance you might think you were on Mackinaw Island but with out the horses---! We arrived at 12:30 at the harbor entrance to Bayfield (pic on right) and had the very good fortune to get a slip. Barb called a few marinas an hour out and was told that every slip was sold out due to a week long series of sailing races. As always she persisted and talked to some lady in the local county building who gave her the phone number of “RON” down on the dock. Ron turned out to be the harbor master and we got one the best slips in the harbor! Talk about luck -----! He told us we could stay as long as we wanted!With all of the excitement going on we decided to stay a few days. We took the time to visit the Bayfield Maritime Museum which featured local maritime history especially the fishing industry of the past 150 years. There was a gentleman that was quite knowledgeable about the fishing industry as well as the local history. His father was once a local commercial fisherman. He also escorted us thru the museum explaining many of the different displays.
From there we located an ice cream shop and got our daily ration of cholesterol! Tomorrow we will hang out in town and watch the sail boaters do their thing!
