Come and explore the “Unholy Apostles” and find out how they got that name. For scuba divers, ship wrecks abound in the Bayfield, Wisconsin region. Or for a tamer introduction to the Apostles, you can tour Apostle Islands lighthouses. The local cruise service in Bayfield offers tours daily that will show you all around the Islands and their historic lighthouses. Several of them have been restored to look exactly as they did when they were operating lighthouses. You can tour them and see how these “keepers of the light” and their families lived a hundred years ago. Apostle Islands facts are available at the National Park Service Headquarters in Bayfield, and, should you choose to camp on any of the Islands, you must check in with them. While you’re in the area, there is much more to do in the quaint village of Bayfield and the nearby historic Madeline Island. For sportsmen, fishing, sailing and kayaking are all available for charter-either bare boat or with a captain. For shoppers, Bayfield and La Pointe (the only town on Madeline Island) both offer a variety of specialty and souvenir shops. You can stroll Bayfield and see the Victorian homes built by captains and their wives over a hundred years ago. Or, a twenty-minute ferry ride will take you to Madeline Island where you can rent bikes or mopeds and visit the beautiful Big Bay State Park. Apostle Islands lighthouses will bring you to the northland; gorgeous scenery and friendly people will bring you back.
Apostle Islands Lighthouses Draw Tourists
