by tonyj65@sbcglobal.net | Apr 16, 2023 | Historic Items, History Briefs, Transportation
Item of the Month Railroad Date Nails Item of the Month is a series of articles featuring some of the amazing treasures that can be found in the BHA archives. A rare glimpse of the technology, fashion, and everyday items of a bygone era. These date nails were pulled... 
by Bayfield Heritage Association | Nov 18, 2022 | History Briefs, People, Transportation
William F. Dalrymple – His Bayfield Transfer and Harbor Project – by Mary E. Carlson According to an anonymous writer, William Dalrymple came to Bayfield for his health, a reason why a great number of visitors came to the village. By 1882 William Dalrymple had... 
by Bayfield Heritage Association | Apr 11, 2022 | History Briefs, Logging, People, Transportation
The Sawmill Community at Roy’s Point – by Mary E. Carlson The Sawmill Community at Roy’s Point chronicles the history of Roy’s Point from 1893 to 1920. Learn about the early days in Bayfield, the sawmill that occupied the marina location and how the creek came to be... 
by Bayfield Heritage Association | Feb 11, 2022 | History Briefs, People, Transportation
Marvin Defoe’s Birch Bark Canoe Marvin Defoe pictured with his birch bark canoe. The canoe is on exhibit at the Bayfield Heritage Association museum. Marvin Defoe, a member of the Red Cliff Anishinaabe (“Original Person” or “Second Human”) has studied the... 
by Bayfield Heritage Association | Aug 23, 2021 | History Briefs, Transportation
New Railroad to Bayfield Waterfront at Bayfield Wisconsin – 1911Robert J Nelson Collection New Railroad to Bayfield Bayfield Progress, December 14, 1911 W.H. Holmes- Editor Rumor that the “Bayfield Transfer Line will be extended” and “Would Provide Market for... 
by Bayfield Heritage Association | Aug 22, 2021 | Fruit Farms, History Briefs, Transportation
Fruit Shippers Association – Part 2 On the lake side of the intersection of Manypenny and 1st Street. Bayfield Fruit Shippers Association Excerpt from: Bankers Had a Good Time Here Bayfield County Press Friday, June 19, 1914 “Our last stop will be at the...