by Bayfield Heritage Association | Aug 23, 2021 | Agriculture, History Briefs, People
Frank Holston Holstons CrossingBHA 1980.2.428 Frank Holston & the First Strawberry Business Excerpt from Men of the Hour Bayfield Progress, George W. Boutin – Publisher – April 8, 1915 In the spring of 1882 Frank V. Holston came to Bayfield from the City of... 
by Bayfield Heritage Association | Aug 23, 2021 | Fruit Farms, History Briefs, People
An Interesting Talk – William Knight Bayfield Apple Shed Sign Bayfield Apple Shed [Signage states: Early in the twentieth century, William Knight, a Bayfield businessman, was pioneering in apple growing in the hills north and west of the city. His new orchards planted... 
by Bayfield Heritage Association | Aug 23, 2021 | Fruit Farms, History Briefs, People
C. G. Patten Comments Oldenburg Duchess Apple Tree in Bloom Mr. Patten Comments Bayfield County Press – September 6, 1907 Headlines on this date rang out, Fruit Raiser Here; C. G. Patten of Charles City, Iowa Looks over Bayfield Peninsula; Thinks Well of... 
by Bayfield Heritage Association | Aug 23, 2021 | Fruit Farms, History Briefs, People
Our Fruit Industry – Nathan Carver Nathan Carver Grapes Our Fruit Industry By Nathan E. Carver Friday, March 29, 1907 Nathan E. Carver, of the Carver-Quayle-Nourse Land Company, was interviewed by the Duluth Evening Herald paper on the fruit industry near... 
by Bayfield Heritage Association | Aug 23, 2021 | Agriculture, History Briefs, People
Great Developments – A.H. Wilkenson Bayfield Ridge Map From Geology of Wisconsin – 1880 Great Developments Bayfield County Press – October 30, 1903 A.H. Wilkinson Tells of Large Sales of Cutover Lands – Few Years Ago They Were Thought Not Worth... 
by Bayfield Heritage Association | Aug 23, 2021 | Agriculture, History Briefs, People
The Model Farm – Joseph Feldmeir The Feldmeir Farmstead HousePhoto: Richard Wszalek Family The Feldmeir Farmstead BarnPhoto: Richard Wszalek Family Joseph Feldmeir’s Model Farm Bayfield County Press – Friday, December 28, 1906 In this edition...