APOSTLE ISLANDS NATIONAL LAKESHORE

ESTABLISHED: SEPTEMBER 26, 1970

ACRES: 69,372

We did some research and decided to take a boat tour of the islands.

The tour started in Bayfield which turned out to be a scenic lakeside town with lots of shops and restaurants. We don’t know if any of them are any good since we did not partake.

We took the Grand Tour, the highlight was Devil’s Island.

It was a very calm day for a boat ride

Abandoned stone quarry

Old fishing camp

Devil’s Island is a popular place for Kayak tours.

  • What does order stand for in a Fresnel Lens?
    • The order system classifies lighthouse lenses by physical size and focal length.
    • Traditional sizes range from 1st order (the largest and most powerful, used for open seacoasts) down to 6th order (the smallest, used for narrow channels and harbors).
    • Intermediate sizes like the 3 1/2 order were developed later to meet precise regional needs—such as specific Great Lakes or coastal stations—where standard third or fourth order specifications were not an exact fit

HAPPY TRAVELLING, STEVE