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  (on west side of Highway 13 south of Washburn)
1825 W Bayfield St.
Washburn, WI  54891
(715) 373-2708

    1 E. Bayfield St.
Washburn, WI  54891
(715) 373-5591 or (715) 373-2463

The exterior of this old brownstone building is covered with several interesting images, including Vulcan's Forge and a surly ticket-taking Elvis.

  next to: Hugo's Restaurant & Pizzeria
904 W Bayfield St. (Highway 13)
Washburn, WI  54891
(715) 373-0303

"An annual event that shouldn't be missed! A day of winter fun out on Lake Namakagon featuring a 1,000 ft long fire trench for roasting foot-long hot-dogs. A weekend full of snowmobile radar runs, prizes and raffles. Fun for the whole family!"
- section from Cable Area Visitors Guide website

For 21 years, Bayfield County was called La Pointe County before being renamed in 1866.

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"Nature has carved delicate arches, vaulted chambers, and honeycombed passageways into cliffs on the north shore of Devils Island, Swallow Point on Sand Island, and along the mainland near the Lakeshore's western boundary."
- section from the NPS website

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Mason UFO Sightings

Apostle Islands UFO Sightings

Bright Lights on a Camping Trip  (1999)

Odd Lights Over Lake  (2005)

Bourgo Ghost

Spirits haunt a family & turns a priest mad.

Michigan Island Lighthouse

A door mysteriously slams during storms.  See link at right for more information.

"The Old One"

In the book "Northern Frights", author Dennis Boyer tells of the spirit of the first human to perish in Lake Superior which remains to influence the living.

"Manitou Island Bad Boys"

In the book "Northern Frights", author Dennis Boyer tells of a night spent on the island which leads to a chance encounter with youthful spirits.

The Weird Wisconsin website ponders the multitude of Devil-related place names in Wisconsin.

"Herbster's Phantom Pulp Truck"

In the book "Northern Frights", author Dennis Boyer tells of a log-hauling 1954 GMC that runs other vehicles off the road, despite the fact that no one is at the wheel.

Hunter Hears Possible Bigfoot Vocalization  (2004)

"Just after hunting hours on November 16, 2004 I started to gather my gear and got ready to climb down and head to my atv after bowhunting from my treestand when I heard several loud howls followed by a hair raising scream."
- section from BFRO report

UFOs Spotted on Two Consecutive Evenings  (2007)

"A craft then came from the west it was making quick turns and appeared to be moving very fast. It then went by the bright object and started mirror the movements of the brighter object and then took off very quickly to the east."
- section from UFO Wisconsin report

"Running-Board Ghost of Ashland Road"

A ride-hitching specter was seen often in 1926.

"Ghosts of Washburn: The Redwood Ghost"

Stories of an apparition in white and another on a roadway can be found in the book "Strange Wisconsin".

"Frozen Dawn"

In the book "Spooky Wisconsin", author S.E. Schlosser tells of a disturbing event experienced by a pair of kayakers in the Apostle Islands chain.

"Ghosts of America" Haunted Location Reports
(take with a grain of salt)

The reports on this site are presumably fiction, using random Wisconsin place names in the stories listed there.  Even so, you might get a kick out of reading them.

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"Let the Cable Natural History Museum introduce you to our northwest Wisconsin neighborhood: the 900,000-acre Chequamegon National Forest; 3,500 lakes and countless rivers, creeks and streams; majestic Lake Superior, the largest lake in the world; beaches, waterfalls, orchids, wetlands, fish, wolves, pine trees, owls, deer, eagles . . . well, you get the picture!"
- section from the Official Site

  (on County Highway M, a quarter-mile east of Highway 63)
Cable, WI  54821
(715) 798-3890

hours:
(Tues - Sat)  10am – 4pm

"The Drummond Historical Museum gives children and adults a chance to go back in time. Between the old photos and many logging artifacts on display you will get a real sense as to what it was like to live back in the late 1800's during the logging era in Northern Wisconsin."
- section from the Official Site

  14990 Superior Street
Drummond, WI  54832
(715) 739-6500

hours:
(Mon)  9am – 1pm  /  (Tues, Wed & Fri)  11am – 6pm
(Thursdays)  11am – 7pm  /  (Saturdays)  9am – 1pm

  (2 miles west of Ashland at intersection of County Road G & Highway 2)
29270 County Road G
Ashland, WI  54806
(715) 685-2672 or (715) 685-9983

hours:
(daily)  8am – 6pm

  1 E. Bayfield St.
Washburn, WI  54891
(715) 373-5591 or toll-free (715) 373-2463

hours:
Memorial Day thru Labor Day  (daily)  10am – 4pm
Call for early and late season hours.

"Tour the buildings, tools, and equipment of this one-time family-operated commercial Lake Superior fishery. Visitors can guide themselves or take a guided tour to learn more about the history of the fascinating and often hazardous fishing business from a knowledgeable park ranger."
- section from Explore Wisconsin website

  (From Bayfield, head north on Highway 13 for 5 miles.  Turn right (north) onto County Road K.  Follow for about 5 miles.  Turn right onto Park Road.  Follow to Little Sand Bay.
(715) 779-3397

hours:
Memorial Day thru Labor Day  (daily)  10am – 4pm

"Housed in a renovated depot built by the Chicago, St. Paul, Minnesota & Omaha Railway, the Mason Historical Museum's exhibits follow the town's development from 1883, when the White River Lumber Company built a mill and the town site of Mason; to 1894, when the site became the largest lumber mill in the northwest; and to the demise of the lumber industry in the early 20th Century."
- section from Explore Wisconsin website

  County Highway E
Mason, WI
(715) 765-4788

hours:
Memorial Day thru Labor Day  (Sundays)  Noon – 3pm
(also by reservation)

"Touch the area's varied past: logging tools and markers, vintage turn of the 20th century clothing, household furnishings and farm tools, veterans' uniforms and memorabilia with special displays for children."
- section from Explore Wisconsin website

  Iron River
(715) 372-4695

hours:
June 15 thru Labor Day
(Mon & Thurs - Sat)  1am – 3pm & by appointment

"Relive 150 years of maritime thrills, romance, blunders, dedication, hardships and heroism reflected in the historic lighthouses still standing guard along the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore. Tour the light stations, see the machinery, the lights and almost magical giant Fresnel lenses that focused and threw the light far into many a stormy night. Visitors learn about historic disasters, near disasters and heroic rescues, about the faithful keepers of the light, and occasionally even meet one such character in full lightkeeper's uniform. For more information about Apostle Island Lighthouse tours, call 715-779-3397."
- section from Explore Wisconsin website

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