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Photos: The Apostle Islands and their tourism impacts on Bayfield County
Tour boat captain Mark Garnich navigates a boat carrying tourists among the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore in Bayfield, Wis. Monday, Aug. 5, 2024. JOHN HART, STATE JOURNAL
Bayfield, Wis.as seen from the waters of Lake Superior Monday, Aug. 5, 2024. JOHN HART, STATE JOURNAL
National Park Service ranger Fred Schlichting guides tourists toward an historic lighthouse on Raspberry Island in the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore near Bayfield, Wis. Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024. JOHN HART, STATE JOURNAL
A map of Apostle Islands National Lakeshore greets visitors to a tour boat near Bayfield, Wis. Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024. Pictured is National Park Service ranger Fred Schlichting. JOHN HART, STATE JOURNAL
National Park-themed items share shelf space inside Julie Buckles’ Honest Dog Books store in Bayfield.
Tourists in Bayfield, Wis. explore the city’s retail offerings Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024. JOHN HART, STATE JOURNAL
Jayne Norton has owned Ehler’s General Store in Cornucopia since 2006. Established in 1915, the store is on the western edge of the Apostle Islands National Lake Shore and is about as far north as you can get in Wisconsin. The store does about 90% of its business during July and August and in 2023 sold 17,000 home-baked cookies. She is pictured in the store Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024. JOHN HART, STATE JOURNAL
Tourists to an historic lighthouse on Raspberry Island in the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore survey the surrounding islands from atop the structure in Bayfield, Wis. Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024. JOHN HART, STATE JOURNAL
Jim Blask, left, and Jack Bicksler of Madison, Wis. share a meal and conversation during a vacation visit at Morty’s Pub in Bayfield, Wis. Monday, Aug. 5, 2024. JOHN HART, STATE JOURNAL
Yvonne Margarelli and her husband have owned the North Coast Inn in Washburn, for 17 years. The couple struggle to keep up with demand while also facing a shortage of employees to clean rooms, which has resulted in mandatory two or three day stays during the summer season.
Kayakers carry their craft to the waters of Lake Superior before embarking on a paddle tour of the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore in Bayfield County. Camping is allowed on 18 of the 21 islands in the lakeshore, and many reach those islands via kayak.
Fred Schlichting, a ranger with the National Park Service, shares history during a tour of the Raspberry Island lighthouse, built in 1862. Behind Schlichting is Lee Benton, left, and his wife, Anna, who began living at the lighthouse as keepers in 1914.
Josh Gurneau, left, and Roberto Mckittrick handle totes of freshly-harvested whitefish for processing at the Red Cliff Fish Co., owned by the Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa. The tribe has lived, hunted, fished and gathered on and around the Apostle Islands for centuries.
A boat ride is the only option for an intimate view of the sea caves at Devils Island, one of 22 islands in Lake Superior that make up the Apostle Islands. There is a proposal to designate the islands a national park, but local leaders worry that will bring more tourists than they can handle.
Wally Milbrath, a docent at the Bayfield Maritime Museum, shows off a map of the Apostle Islands, most of which are uninhabited and difficult to reach, and have only primitive campsites.
Passengers raise their hand after being asked by a tour guide on an Apostle Islands Cruises boat who onboard was visiting the area for the first time. The National Park Service estimated earlier this year that 247,167 people visited the Apostle Island National Lake Shore in 2023, a slight decrease from 2022 when 254,952 visited.
Nicole Boyd grew up on the reservation and in 2023 was elected chair of the Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa. Boyd, 39, is skeptical about the Apostle Islands National Lake Shore being designated as a national park. She is pictured here near the Tribe's Buffalo Bay Marina.
Tourists crowd a Bayfield Marina boardwalk leading to boats for Apostle Islands Cruises. About 1.5 million people visited Bayfield County in 2023, which resulted in an economic impact of $93 million. If the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore is designated a national park, tourism could increase by 20%.
National Park Service rangers Fred Schlichting, left, and Niel Howk join tourists for a view of several of the Apostle Islands from lighthouse on Raspberry Island.
