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Bayfield
Entertainment and Events
Everybody'sprettymuchtuckeredoutfromrecreationcomenightfall,sothere'snotalotto
do nightclub wise.
The coolest event is late February's
Apostle Islands Sled Dog Race.
May brings
Bay-
field in Bloom,
amonthlongcelebrationofthecomingofbloomsinnaturalareasandorch-
ards. The biggie is October's
Apple Fest,
a blowout feting apples, a fruit integral in all
its forms to the local economy. It has been named a top ten autumn festival in the United
States by the Society of American Travel Writers. Earlier, in September after Labor Day,
a more subdued event (though it's getting fairly sizable now), the
Apostle Islands Light-
house Celebration
(
www.lighthousecelebration.com
)
, showcases the area's lighthouses.
Recreation
Bayfield is home to the country's largest fleet of bareboat charter operations. There is also
noshortageoflocalfishingcharters.Otheroptionsincludebikingupandaroundthecoastal
interiorbehindBayfield. Amagnificent daytriponabikewanderstheuplandsoverlooking
thetown—takeWashington,Rittenhouse,orManypennyAvenues.Alloftheseroadsafford
