Bike Northwoods: Day Five

A layover day in Bayfield that started with a glorious sunrise. (One of the benefits of being an early riser.)

I did an easy 20 miles on Madeline Island, taking a ferry to get there.

Madeline Island's European settlement was earlier than much of the mainland in the area. It's the largest island of the Apostles, the only one not a part of the National Park.

About 7 miles from the town is Big Bay State Park. A great place to hike - fast if you want to keep away from the mosquitoes.

The town itself is the usual motley assortment of restaurants and tourist shops, but I found Dave's Burnt Down bar, looking like a giant trash heap pretty interesting.

 The place was adorned with pithy statements.

I bought my one souvenir of the trip here. A t-shirt that reads: If you're going to be stupid, you've got to be tough. My new motto when biking is uphill and against the wind and in the rain and realizing I could have been on a cruise ship being served a margarita.

Anyhow, Bayfield is a lovely area, but the next and final day of the ride loomed. I went to bed early for an early start for the final ride.