On Shore Activities
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Bayfield Maritime Museum
131 S 1st St, Bayfield WI
Bayfield's Maritime Museum shares stories and artifacts about Lake Superior commercial fishing, Apostle Islands lighthouses, boats, ships, and the innovative people of Bayfield who made their living on this great inland sea.
The museum operates strictly with volunteers and your support. After you've explored Bayfield's maritime stories, please consider donating what you can to keep these traditions alive.
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Bayfield's Maritime Museum shares stories and artifacts about Lake Superior commercial fishing, Apostle Islands lighthouses, boats, ships, and the innovative people of Bayfield who made their living on this great inland sea.
The museum operates strictly with volunteers and your support. After you've explored Bayfield's maritime stories, please consider donating what you can to keep these traditions alive.
FREE ADMISSION Maritime Museum Facebook Page
Apostle Islands National Lakeshore Visitor Center
415 Washington Ave, Bayfield WI
This is a good place to begin your National Lakeshore visit! At the visitor center you can view audiovisual programs and study exhibits about the park's history, natural history, recreation opportunities and see awesome lighthouse artifacts including the Fresnel lens from the Michigan Island lighthouse. Rest rooms, information desk, exhibits, camping permits.
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This is a good place to begin your National Lakeshore visit! At the visitor center you can view audiovisual programs and study exhibits about the park's history, natural history, recreation opportunities and see awesome lighthouse artifacts including the Fresnel lens from the Michigan Island lighthouse. Rest rooms, information desk, exhibits, camping permits.
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Northern Great Lakes Visitor Center
29270 County Highway G, Ashland WI
Step back in time! Enjoy these exhibits: Listen to spirited songs of voyageurs singing as they paddle their fur laden, 35-foot birch bark canoe across Lake Superior. Peek inside an 18th century fur trade post. Feel the pulsating rumble of an explosion in a deep-shaft iron mine. Our unique displays stage an overview of human cultures interacting with the land and natural resources of the Northern Great Lakes region, from the Ice Age to the present.
Hike the Center's Interpretive Nature Trails and enjoy seasonal changes in the flora and fauna along the trail.
Immerse yourself in the beauty of the northwoods wetlands on our ¾-mile interpretive boardwalk trail that winds along a black ash swamp, sedge meadow, and mature cedar and tamarack swamp. A trail loop encircles the Nature's Discovery Area, where children explore nature’s secrets: crawling inside a beaver lodge, finding animal tracks, building sandcastles, creating masterpieces with wood, and catching butterflies and dragonflies.
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Step back in time! Enjoy these exhibits: Listen to spirited songs of voyageurs singing as they paddle their fur laden, 35-foot birch bark canoe across Lake Superior. Peek inside an 18th century fur trade post. Feel the pulsating rumble of an explosion in a deep-shaft iron mine. Our unique displays stage an overview of human cultures interacting with the land and natural resources of the Northern Great Lakes region, from the Ice Age to the present.
Hike the Center's Interpretive Nature Trails and enjoy seasonal changes in the flora and fauna along the trail.
Immerse yourself in the beauty of the northwoods wetlands on our ¾-mile interpretive boardwalk trail that winds along a black ash swamp, sedge meadow, and mature cedar and tamarack swamp. A trail loop encircles the Nature's Discovery Area, where children explore nature’s secrets: crawling inside a beaver lodge, finding animal tracks, building sandcastles, creating masterpieces with wood, and catching butterflies and dragonflies.
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