The "Madeline", a ferry that leaves every 30 min. for Madeline Island.
Holly Marie Tourdot and one of her island inspired paintings. To view her artwork go to www.imaginegalleryandstudio.com.
The oredock in Ashland is no longer in use.
Murals depicting the history of Ashland are scattered throughout the downtown area.
Mary Ann Himmes mentioned the Aspostle Islands first. Then we heard about them from her brother George. So we decided to check them out. We were camped at Copper Falls State Park north and west of Mercer, and the Lake Superior shore was only about 25 miles to the north.
Our first stop was Ashland where we viewed about 9 or 10 murals painted on the sides of buildings in the downtown area. The artists that created these bigger-than-life historic paintings were busy at work on their newest assignment: a painting of the oredock that served the mining industry for many years but is no longer in service.
Next it was north to Bayfield where we caught a ferry to Madeline Island. The most interesting feature about this island, besides its natural beauty, is its icy location. During the winter, when the bay freezes over, cars drive over the 2-1/2 mile distance from the island to the mainland. Our waitress where we had lunch attended school on the mainland, and her school bus made the journey on the ice road each day during January and February until the Spring thaw.
I bought a few note cards from a local artist, Holly Marie Tourdot. One of her cards is called "Tom's Burned Down (Again)" and is a painting of a local tavern that, yes indeed, has burned down twice. I wrote a note on one of these cards and sent it to my cousin George to let him known we'd made the treck to Madeline Island.
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