Apostle Islands National Lakeshore
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Sea Caves at Devils Island
 
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Attraction
Location
Body of Water: Lake Superior
Trail Name: Lake Superior
Year Built: 1970
Nearest Address: Old Courthouse on Washington Ave.
Nearest City: Bayfield
County: Bayfield
Zip Code: 54814
Latitude: N 46°55.81230'
Longitude: W -090°37.99992° '
Attraction
Features
Open to public?: Yes
Mooring buoy?: No
Mooring buoy in place?: No
Snorkelable?: No
Dive guide?: No
Trails sign?: No
National Register?: No
Attraction
Description
Wisconsin's northernmost landscape juts out into Lake Superior as the scenic archipelago known as the Apostle Islands. The national lakeshore includes 21 islands and 12 miles of mainland Lake Superior shoreline, featuring pristine stretches of sand beach, spectacular sea caves, remnant old-growth forests, resident bald eagles and black bears, and the largest collection of lighthouses anywhere in the National Park System. The National Park Service has a small maritime museum housed in the 1920's Hokenson Fishery with material from lighthouses, commercial fishing operations, logging camps, stone quarries, and the fur trade all on display. Many historic shipwrecks also rest on the lakebed around the islands. Additionally, six of the park's historic lighthouses can be reached by water. Please call the park headquarters in Bayfield for more information.
 
Contacts
Name Phone Alt Phone Email Website
Park Headquarters 715-779-3397
 
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Shipwrecks (12)
Charlotte (1912)
Finn McCool (1926)
Francis R. Anderson (1885)
Idlewild (?)
Josephine Addison (1919)
Lua (1905)
Marquette (1881)
Moonlight (1874)
Mystic (?)
Ontario (1891)
Phantom (?)
Tourist (1888)
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