BAYFIELD HERITAGE ASSOCIATION
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Learn from area historians about a wide range of interesting topics including shipwrecks, lighthouse keepers, WWII POWs and, of course, Lake Superior.
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Video Listing
The most recent additions are at the top of the list. Select a topic to view related videos. Any search is limited to video titles and video description text.
Mary Rice Garden Party – June 25, 1988
Stewart & Marion Aiken
Elsie Peterson & Bertha Hyde
Gladys Hyde & Annette Johnson
Madeline Island Ferry
Pat Morrin
Mel & Helene Mattson
Sand Island Memories
Old Bayfield City Jail
Bayfield Model Railroad Exhibit Virtual Tour
Bayfield Model Railroad Tour – Short Version
Shipwrecks and Stories of Wisconsin’s South Shore
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History Briefs
Briefs are listed in alphabetical order. Select a topic to review related briefs. The search function is full-text. Online access to History Briefs is made possible thanks to support from the Apostle Islands Historic Preservation Conservancy.
Federal Forest in the Making
Logging Cedar on Rocky Island – 1928
Logging Operations at Oak Island
True Hometown Built – Tug Bayfield
Early Vessels that Transported Lumber and Pulled Tows
Bayfield Waterfront Dock Fire – 1908
Island Logging
Mystic Tales of Paul Bunyan
Honoring the Lumberjacks
Big Boom Tug Van Raalte – Ashland
Red Cliff Lumber Companies – Part 3
Red Cliff Lumber Companies – Part 2
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Photographs
This is a gallery of historic photographs displayed throughout this site. Select a topic to view related photographs. Click a photograph to view the full-size version.
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BAYFIELD HERITAGE ASSOCIATION
2022 Museum Hours
Our museum is closed for the season. We will see you again in the summer of 2023!
If you would like to visit by appointment:
Call (715) 779-5958