madeline island: How SMS Text Messaging Kept me in Touch With a Real Estate Prospect - 08/13/09 09:03 AM
Yesterday evening, I received a cellphone call from a fellow who wanted information on one of our listings. He was calling me from Madeline Island, using a Blackberry with Verizon service.
He was having obvious trouble getting a decent cellular phone signal in downtown LaPointe. We were able to chat for about ten or fifteen … (7 comments)
madeline island: "Big Ice Golf" Tournament on Madeline Island, February 21 - 02/11/09 03:55 PM
Madeline Island will be hosting the fifth annual "Big Ice Golf" Tournament in LaPointe, Wisconsin, on February 21.
The event will take place from Noon to 4 p.m. on the 21st. Proceeds from the event will be donated to the La Pointe Volunteer Fire Department. Local businesses have chipped in to sponsor the nine-hole … (3 comments)
madeline island: Madeline Island Ice Road Plowed Last Thursday - 01/26/09 11:39 AM
Here's an update on the current condition of the ice road between Bayfield, Wisconsin and Madeline Island.
According to the ice road "Hotline", the road was plowed last Thursday. I'm told the ice is now safe for cars and light trucks and the ice thickness will increase now that some of the snow … (2 comments)
madeline island: It Looks Like the Madeline Island Ice Road is Finally Open! - 01/19/09 02:25 PM
I spoke with my friend Steve McHugh (owner of the new Bell Street Gallery) around Noon today and he informed me that the "ice road" between Bayfield, Wisconsin and Madeline Island opened this morning.
Steve said the ice road is currently open to "cars and light trucks".
On New Year's Day, the Madeline Island Ferry Line made its last trip before freeze-up, slogging through the slushy passageway which threaded through the forming ice between Bayfield and La Pointe, … (1 comments)
The Bell Street Gallery is the creation of Steve McHugh, a well-known professional photographer from Minneapolis, Minnesota. Steve has been a Madeline Island summer resident for nearly two years now.
Steve saw one of our … (6 comments)
madeline island: Autumn Comes to Madeline Island..A Few Days Ahead of Schedule - 09/20/08 10:10 PM
It's a bit chilly here tonight.
The temperature right now is 49 degrees. The sky is clear and a low of 37 to 42 is predicted for tonight.
Today it seemed like tourists switched suddenly from t-shirts and shorts to thick sweaters and fall jackets. A couple of guys walked into … (26 comments)
madeline island: The Isles are alive, with the sound of money - 08/20/08 09:46 AM
Thanks in part to the Wisconsin State Bureau of Aeronautics, Madeline Island is receiving nearly four million dollars worth of gravel.
The Madeline Island Ferry dock is a beehive of activity, with bargeloads full of gravel for road and sanitation and airport projects being delivered daily. Every time the crane swings … (3 comments)
madeline island: What works for sellers and what doesn't - Lessons learned from a real estate auction - 08/08/08 11:23 PM
On Saturday, July 19th, I attended a real estate auction on Madeline Island. To my knowledge, this was the first time a Madeline Island residential property had ever been offered at public auction.
The auction of the Campbell estate on Equaysayway Lane seemed more like a social event than a real … (12 comments)
madeline island: Madeline Island summer resident campaigning for Minnesota U.S. Senate seat - 08/08/08 10:48 PM
A friend and client of mine is making a run for United States Senator from Minnesota.
Attorney Priscilla Lord Faris, daughter of retired Minnesota Attorney General and Federal Court Judge Miles Lord, announced her candidacy for U. S. Senate in Minnesota on July 15. Faris will be opposing incumbent Senator Norm Coleman and DFL-endorsed challenger Al … (4 comments)
madeline island: Alternative Energy Committee formed on Madeline Island - 07/04/08 07:47 AM
An Alternative Energy Committee has been formed by former Town Chairman Burke Henry, along with Larry Bean and Alan Fischlowitz, to study the feasibility of using wind, solar or other alternate energy sources on Madeline Island. The committee will research the possible future use of these technologies by individual Island homeowners, as … (4 comments)
madeline island: Downtown La Pointe, Wisconsin stormwater project underway - 06/22/08 03:06 PM
From now through the end of June, expect to see road closures in portions of downtown La Pointe, on Madeline Island.
Various roads in downtown will be "intermittently closed" during the next several weeks. Last week, a section of Big Bay Road from the intersection of Colonel Woods Avenue and Main … (0 comments)
Reporter Beth Doole is obviously impressed … (2 comments)
madeline island: Art galleries open for the summer season in La Pointe and Bayfield, Wisconsin - 06/07/08 07:24 PM
Summer is a time for art gallery openings on Madeline Island!
Over Memorial Day weekend, Burt & Francie's, at 117 Rittenhouse Avenue in Bayfield) hosted an art opening featuring art works by local artists, including Kelly Nelson (the owner of "Island Thyme" gift shop in La Pointe).
Across the water, in … (2 comments)
madeline island: Farmer's market, Island Thyme Spring Cleaning Sale top the list of Madeline Island weekend happenings - 05/31/08 09:49 PM
"Island Thyme" gift shop in La Pointe, Wisconsin is having a Madeline Island "Spring Cleaning Sale"!
Today and tomorrow from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. both days, Island Thyme will be presenting a plant sale with Free Hand Farms of Ashland, Wisconsin. The plant sale will include potted perennials, annuals, herbs and vegetables.
Quiet Creek … (2 comments)
madeline island: Madeline Island resident rows to Duluth to promote heart health awareness - 05/31/08 09:48 PM
Madeline Island resident Michael Murphy takes his rowing very seriously.
Murphy recently rowed his diminutive seventeen-foot boat, the "Mikerowave" from the Bad River area (near Odanah, Wisconsin) to the Duluth, Minnesota lift bridge and back again, to promote public awareness of the need for cardiac health. The nearly 140-mile round trip took Murphy about nine days.
Murphy works for … (0 comments)
madeline island: Lots of downed trees on Madeline Island following a blustery winter & spring - 05/31/08 09:45 PM
Visitors to Madeline Island this summer may notice a few more downed trees than usual on the Island.
Spring storms which included high winds and near-record waves played a role in taking down a greater than normal number of hardwoods and pines on parts of the Island.
It's not uncommon to … (0 comments)
madeline island: Missinne Greenhouse & Landscaping in South Range, Wisconsin serves the NW part of the State - 05/31/08 01:37 AM
In a couple of earlier posts, I wrote about the challenges of gardening on Madeline Island and in the south shore areas of Douglas, Bayfield and Ashland counties in northwest Wisconsin. In those posts, I outlined several sources for gardening supplies:
http://activerain.com/blogsview/489195/Gardening-on-Madeline-Island
http://activerain.com/blogsview/490739/More-Resources-for-Madeline
I've been hunting for gardening and landscaping resources … (2 comments)
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Yesterday evening, I received a cellphone call from a fellow who wanted information on one of our listings. He was calling me from Madeline Island, using a Blackberry with Verizon service.
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