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More Madeline Island Photos & Information on things to see and do while visiting Madeline Island of the Apostle Islands
Memorial Day weekend, we boarded, as passengers without a vehicle, the Madeline Island Ferry to the village of LaPointe, WI on Madeline Island. Previously, in 2005, we took our motor home to the island so we had our own wheels to tour the island. On this earlier trip, in Mid-May, the Historical Museum had yet to open for the season and a few other establishments were still in their pre-season mode. By Memorial Day weekend most places are open.
View of Madeline Island from the Madeline Island Ferry, La Pointe, Wisconsin
Madeline Island, the most southern island of the Apostles, is steeped in history - both for the Ojibway-Anishinabe peoples and Europeans who later founded trading posts, missionary outposts, and eventually the town of La Pointe. The Objibway occupied the area for several hundred years prior to encounting French exployers in the 1600s. The first European trading post was founded in 1693 by Pierre Le Sueur on the south end of the island which he operated until 1698. More than a century later the American Fur Company built their post at essentially the same spot. The Madeline Island Historical Museum now occupies this same historic ground.
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Madeline Island Historical Museum
The sign outside of the museum stockade explains this historical site. The stockade represents the kind of enclosure commonly used around French forts and trading posts > > >
< < < An array of 19th century logging tools are displayed on the side of the original log museum. This structure is part of the last remaining building from the 1835 American Fur Company outpost.
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More Logging Camp tools and artifacts are displayed inside along with trades tools involved with boat building, fishing, carpentry and coopering. > > >
< < < Memorabilia from Michael Cadotte and Father Baraga.
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This room is furnished with artifacts from an
early 20th century settlers cabin. > > >
Other museum artifacts include items from early Ojibwa life, including a dugout canoe that was carbon dated to between 350 and 500 years old.
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The Bell Street Tavern
The Bell Street Tavern offers 3 kinds of dining ambience from sports bar to a formal dining atmosphere. Lots of fine woodwork and classic style. We choose the mid-level dining area off the main bar for a late lunch. In our opinion Bell Street Tavern is the premier dining-entertainment spot on the island.The service was outstanding and the food attractively presented and tasty. 5 stars.
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Tom's Burned Down Cafe
< < < The "classy" entrance to Tom's Burned Down Cafe. The sign advertises "Good Fast Cheap Food." Well I think I can agree about the "cheap" but don't think I'd risk finding out about the rest! If Bell Street Tavern is for the discriminating diner, Tom's is the anti-Bell - Good fun and merriment for the indiscriminant patron!
If you drop something on the floor, someone's pooch will take care of it for you. > > >
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 < < < Tom's wit and wisdom are plastered all over.
An interesting factoid. On an island in the northern most region of Wisconsin, you can buy a bottle of Huber Beer which is brewed in far southern Wisconsin (Monroe, WI) only a few miles from the Illinois border. And despite what would seem like extra shipping costs, at Tom's a Huber goes across the bar at less than two bucks!
 See Tom's Burned Down Cafe & the Bell Tavern in the Winter
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< < < During our visit in August of 2009, we stopped at Grampa Tony's for big scoops of ice cream. You can also get sandwiches, pizza, expresso coffee, muffins, bagels and breakfast . . . and even beer on tap . . . something for everybody and every taste!
The Island Cafe has a great view from its front porch but it was closed during our recent visit. |
< < < During the summer "Motion to Go" is one of the busiest enterprises in town offering scooters, bikes (including tandems), and buggies for rent. A great way to tour the Island. |
Madeline Island Golf Course. Golfers will enjoy a round at Madeline Island Golf Club, a Robert Trent Jones design with many unique features.
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More things to see and do on Madeline Island Attractions
Info on Big Bay State Park & Campground
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Madeline Island Links
  Madeline Island Fall Festival - Oct 20, 2012
Some helpful links for visiting and touring Madeline Island:
Madeline Islands Fall Festival - October 20, 2012
Apostle Islands Lighthouse Festival - September 4 - 22, 2012
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Things to see and do in Bayfield, WI
Bayfield Apple Festival |
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Campground Directory
Lake Superior Circle Tour
Visiting Madeline Island in Winter
Big Bay State Park
Madeline Island
Madeline Island Golf Course
Wisconsin Waterfalls
Hotel, Motel Lodging
Ashland, Superior, Ironwood, Wisconsin South Shore
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