by Friends of the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore | May 8, 2023 | Accessibility, News
An unseen patch of late-winter black ice changed my life in an instant. My feet took flight as I went airborne. I landed on my side with a bone-shattering thud, a shout and a groan. In that instant, I became something I never expected. I became physically disabled.... 
by Friends of the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore | Mar 4, 2023 | Education, News
The Apostle Islands are a national treasure. In its March 2023 issue, National Geographic magazine celebrates their beauty and importance. The story, “Return to Wild Waters” calls the Apostle Islands a “sublime, yet dangerous playground for kayakers,... 
by Friends of the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore | Aug 2, 2022 | Activities, Discover the Park, News
At what age should one stop kayak camping in the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore? Sixty? Seventy? Even eighty years old? For more than 30 years a group of us has been spending a long weekend over the 4th of July holiday kayaking and camping in the Apostle Islands.... 
by Friends of the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore | Jun 10, 2022 | Activities, Discover the Park, News, Park Info
“The lake is the boss” and “know before you go” are literally words to live by when kayaking in the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore. Before your next paddling or boating adventure, it pays to learn as much as you can about the weather forecast and wave conditions.... 
by Friends of the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore | Jul 8, 2021 | Activities, Discover the Park, Evergreen Content, Park Info, Shop
Bayfield, WI – “My first visit to the Apostles was over two decades ago. Every wave over to Basswood Island made me wonder if we were going to die,” says longtime explorer, paddler and author John Frank. “That feeling has since been replaced with a...