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.
The Settlement: Rubie and Lawrence Butterfield
Mary Rice Christmas Party 1989
Josephine Betzold
Gen Ahnen
Florence Hokenson
Fern Pulaski and Mary Hudak
Bibi – Emma – Lee Meierotto
With All Hands: The Loss of the Edmund Fitzgerald
Frank Basina
Ruth Moon
Pat Knode & Ellen Russell
Nancy Bainbridge
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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.
Near the Banks of the Onion River
Surely a Fruit Country
Danger in Apostle Island Logging
Apostle Island Park Exploration – 1930
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
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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