wisconsin: 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)
wisconsin: "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)
wisconsin: Bayfield Wisconsin Ice Caves are Open! - 02/01/09 11:21 PM
According to information provided by some friends (and verified on the Web), the ice caves at the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore are now open and accessible.
Park rangers have reportedly cored the ice between the caves and Meyers Beach, and have found the ice thick enough to accomodate tourist traffic.
The … (3 comments)
wisconsin: 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)
wisconsin: 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".
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)
wisconsin: 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)
wisconsin: 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)
wisconsin: Door County, Wisconsin cherry crop severely damaged by bad weather - 06/26/08 12:00 PM
When I lived and worked in Door County, Wisconsin back in the early 1980s, one of the local treats was a slice of Montmorency cherry pie.
This summer, the cherry crop in the Door has been devastated by bad weather. This year's harvest may produce only one or two percent of last year's … (2 comments)
wisconsin: Madeline Island Fireworks Fund Seeking Donations for July 4th Display - 06/25/08 03:48 PM
As of mid-June, the Madeline Island Community Fireworks Fund had raised only $2750. That is just over one-third of the total amount needed to produce the Island's annual Fourth of July fireworks display in downtown La Pointe.
Each Fourth of July, an estimated five thousand people attend the Madeline Island community … (3 comments)
wisconsin: 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)
wisconsin: Madeline Island Chamber of Commerce Membership Dinner to take place on Thursday June 26 - 06/22/08 03:01 PM
The Madeline Island Chamber of Commerce will present its Membership Dinner, to be held on Thursday June 26 at the "Lightkeeper's Lodge" in La Pointe, Wisconsin.
Situated next to The Pub Restaurant & Wine Bar, the "Lightkeeper's Lodge" is a new lodging and special events facility. The Lodge is scheduled to open officially on July … (0 comments)
wisconsin: Chequamegon Chefs Exhibition coming to the Bell Street Tavern in La Pointe, Wisconsin on June 19 - 06/22/08 02:59 PM
The nineteenth annual Chequamegon Chefs Exhibition will take place at the Bell Street Tavern on June 19, 2008 from 6:30-8:30pm.
The Chefs Exhibition features several of the Apostle Islands area's best-known restaurants. This year's native Madeline Island participating restaurants will include the Bell Street Tavern, The Beach Club, Lotta's Lakeside Café, and The Pub Restaurant & Wine … (0 comments)
wisconsin: Last boat from Bayfield to Madeline Island on Friday night of "Biker Weekend" - 06/22/08 02:57 PM
I found myself on the 11 p.m. trip, the last of the day, from Bayfield to La Pointe this evening.
If you were trying to determine whether or not tourism is down this year, you'd get the impression things are slow this year by riding the last ferry of the day to … (0 comments)
wisconsin: Madeline Island Ferry Line forced to make tough choices due to rising fuel costs - 06/19/08 08:35 PM
Rumor has it that the Madeline Island Ferry Line in La Pointe, Wisconsin has recently resorted to layoffs and shift changes in ferry crews in an effort to save money. Economic forces are apparently to blame, including reduced tourist traffic resulting from high gasoline prices.
An area source reported that tourist traffic is … (0 comments)
wisconsin: I've made a friend through Localism.com - 06/12/08 03:57 PM
Last autumn, I wrote a post on a subject that's always fascinated me. The post was about a piece of Chequamegon Bay area history that has been mostly forgotten, the Barksdale explosives plant, operated by DuPont in the Washburn, Wisconsin area for decades during the twentieth century.
Northwest Wisconsin's Best-Kept Secret for … (8 comments)
wisconsin: Madeline Island Golf Club opens June 14th in La Pointe, Wisconsin - 06/07/08 11:50 PM
The Madeline Island Golf Club is gearing up for its opening day, June 14.
The course, designed by world-renowned golf course architect Robert Trent Jones Sr., is in the process of being groomed and made ready for opening week. Resident PGA pro Jeff Obst will be available for lessons and golf clinics this … (6 comments)
The Library, situated across the street from La Pointe Town Hall, is open from 2 pm to 8 pm, Mondays & Wednesdays, and from 10 am until 5 pm, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays during summer. Saturday hours are from 10 a.m. until … (0 comments)
wisconsin: Madeline Island Music Camp "Chamber Music for String & Piano" session starts tomorrow in La Pointe, Wisconsin - 06/07/08 11:14 PM
Tomorrow, June 8th, marks the opening day of the Madeline Island Music Camp's string and piano chamber music session.
The four-week chamber music program in La Pointe, Wisconsin will host the Pacifica, Arianna, Parker and Fry Street string quartets this season. String coaches and instructors come from all over the United States, including … (1 comments)
wisconsin: 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)
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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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