Ice Caves possible again this year?

BAYFIELD, Wis. - Continued calm and cold weather could create the right conditions for people to access the ice caves on Lake Superior near the Apostle Islands again this year.
Julie Van Stappen is chief of planning and resource management for the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore.
She tells the St. Paul Pioneer Press there's a "very good chance" that thick and stable ice along the shoreline could happen if cold temperatures and low winds continue. But she says they should have a better idea next month.
The caves opened last Jan. 15 for the first time in five years. Over two months, an estimated 138,000 visitors made the mile trek to view the ice formations. The popularity prompted the park service to propose a $5 fee. The proposal hasn't yet been approved

A picture says it all........

A picture from the Bay cam at Northern State Bank in Ashland says it all. Winter is here!
Chequamegon Bay is frozen over.

It's back!

Misery for some, joy for others. Great for ski hills and winter sports. It's back! Lake Effect snow.
This shot provided by UW Madison on the daily satellite fly over. I find it just so interesting to see a shot of the big lake. This was Tuesday November 18th. Upper Michigan and parts of Northern Wisconsin got heavy snowfalls. Winter has started early. What is in store?  NOAA says about average on the long term projections No polar vortex this year?  We shall see? 

Fall is the best season!

Nothing better then fall on the bay. I must say it's the best season of all. I missed Apple Fest this year and traveled to the Boundary Waters of Minnesota. You can't be at all places at once but you can try. I did stop for a visit on the bay before heading south again.

Labor Day weekend

Labor Day weekend is breezy this year but that is great for the sail boats. This shot is from the HD camera on top of the Bayfield Inn. What a great viewpoint whenever you wish to get a view of the harbor.

Wonderful Bayfield Summertime

Sumertime eves are wonderful in Bayfield down on City Dock. The full moon on the channel is
very nice. Sorry for the lack of postings, I was lost in the Scottish Highlands for three weeks in July.

Summertime in the Apostles

Little Sand Bay is a nice spot on a summer day. A nice quiet area to kayak or just walk around on the sand.

Bayfield Race Week Regatta


Sunday Jun 29, 2014 - Friday Jul 4, 2014 .

Bayfield Fourth of July.

Snow on Memorial Day Weekend

The ice chunks in the channel and around Madeline Island were much talked about in the news recently. But my favorite thing to do is search for snow on Memorial Day and find it deep in the woods each year.

Slowly the Ice Cap melts

And Bayfield has a new Web Cam:

http://www.bayfieldlive.com/

Lake Superior's icy grip

It's been reported that the Ice Road in Bayfield over to Madeline Island is still open
and has set a record for longest in a season. Lake Superior as seen in today's Satellite shot
is still holding it's icy grip on the Northland. When will the ice go out this spring? That might
be a record as well?