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The Apostle Islands National Lakeshore is located in Bayfield, Wisconsin, on Lake Superior, the "largest, cleanest, and coldest of the Great Lakes." [3] The lakeshore comprises beaches, cliffs, water, and 21 islands. [4] Of its area, 42,308 acres is land and 27,232 acres is water, extending 1/4 mile from the 155 miles of shoreline. [5]
Located in Ashland County, Wisconsin, it has long been a spiritual center of the Lake Superior Chippewa. Although the largest of the Apostle Islands, it is not included in the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore. It is the only island in the Apostle Island chain open to commercial development and private ownership.
The M&N was charted in February 24, 1870, [3] and construction of the railway's mainline begun shortly after. By the end of 1870 the tracks stretched from Schwartburg [4] to Cedarburg, and by 1873 the line had reached Green Bay by a route east of Lake Winnebago serving mostly small communities such as of Cedarburg, Plymouth, Hilbert, and Greenleaf. [1]
The Apostle Islands are a group of 22 islands in Lake Superior, off the Bayfield Peninsula in northern Wisconsin. [1] The majority of the islands are located in Ashland County—only Sand, York, Eagle, and Raspberry Islands are located in Bayfield County. All the islands except for Madeline Island are part of the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore.
The railroad operates on trackage leased from the Union Pacific Railroad (UP) and Wisconsin Central Limited (WC). The UP trackage extends north from Norma, a junction with the UP in northern Chippewa Falls, to Cameron. [3] It was completed by the Chippewa Falls and Northern Railway, a predecessor of the Chicago and North Western Railway, in ...
The Wisconsin Great Northern Railroad operates a historic train line centered in Trego, Wisconsin on 26 miles of track, between Spooner, Wisconsin and Springbrook, Wisconsin. It was founded on April 1, 1997. [1] [2] The line runs dinner trains, bed and breakfast trains, and scenic sight seeing tours. [3]
Bear Island is one of the Apostle Islands of northern Wisconsin in Lake Superior, and is part of the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore. Unlike nearby Madeline Island, it is not open to commercial development. There is another Bear Island in Balsam Lake. [1]
The northern tip of Devils Island is the northernmost point of Wisconsin. 47°04′16.5″N 90°43′36.33″W / 47.071250°N 90.7267583°W / 47.071250; -90.7267583 See also