by tonyj65@sbcglobal.net | Feb 22, 2023 | Industries, Lake Superior, People, Transportation, Videos
A. Booth & Sons Packing Company – 1884-1965 Presented by Bob Nelson. This JMB presentation is a condensed biography of Bayfield’s largest ever purveyor of fish products in the Apostle Islands and outlying waters. The primary information source for this... 
by Bayfield Heritage Association | Nov 14, 2022 | Lake Superior, People, Videos
Florantha Thompson Sproat – La Pointe and Beyond Bob Mackreth talks about the life and times of Florantha Sproat and her adventures at La Pointe on Madeline Island and beyond. When a young lady from a cultured New England background came to La Pointe in the final... 
by Bayfield Heritage Association | Apr 23, 2022 | Lake Superior, Places, Videos
Aerials Over Apostle Islands Part of the Bayfield Video Archives, these interviews with Bayfield elders capture the stories, events and personalities that characterized Bayfield. Filmed from the 1980’s – 1990’s by producer/director John Hanson and executive producer... 
by Bayfield Heritage Association | Apr 23, 2022 | Lake Superior, Places, Videos
Shoreline Shots from Boat – Bayfield to Pike’s Quarry Part of the Bayfield Video Archives, these interviews with Bayfield elders capture the stories, events and personalities that characterized Bayfield. Filmed from the 1980’s – 1990’s by producer/director... 
by Bayfield Heritage Association | Feb 28, 2022 | Industries, Lake Superior, Videos
Building Blocks of America – Quarries of the Apostle Islands and South Shore For over 30 years, brownstone quarries on the Apostle Islands and the South Shore were busy cutting and shipping stone used to construct buildings in cities throughout the Midwest. Learn why... 
by Bayfield Heritage Association | Feb 2, 2022 | Industries, Lake Superior, People, Videos
The Cadottes – A Fur Trade Family on Lake Superior The Great Lakes fur trade spanned two centuries and thousands of miles, but the story of one particular family, the Cadottes, illuminates the history of trade and trapping while exploring under-researched...