by Friends of the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore | Feb 27, 2023 | Accessibility, News
Clinical psychologist and Access for All Advisory Board member Dr. Daniel Skenderian thinks so. As a psychologist working in a physical rehabilitation hospital in Southern California for the past few decades, I’ve seen the dramatic effects physical injuries and... 
by Friends of the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore | Sep 3, 2021 | Activities, Discover the Park, Evergreen Content, Island Stories, News, Park Info, Places
Big things happening on Sand Island. Friends of the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore toured several projects on the island with Wisconsin Senator Tammy Baldwin on Thursday, September 2nd. The tour, led by Park Superintendent Lynne Dominy, including seeing dock work... 
by Friends of the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore | May 28, 2021 | Discover the Park, Evergreen Content, Features, History, History Mystery, Island Stories, People, Places
Gert Wellisch (1896-1966) spent her childhood summers in the Apostle Islands. In 1910 her father Robert Wellisch, a well-to-do manufacturer from St. Paul, joined with three other businessmen to build an imposing, Adirondack-style lodge on the west shore of Sand... 
by Friends of the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore | May 28, 2021 | Discover the Park, Evergreen Content, Features, History, History Mystery, Island Stories, People, Places
Emmanuel Luick served as the head lighthouse keeper at the Sand Island Lighthouse from 1892 through 1920 when it was the first Apostle Islands lighthouse to become automated. Sand Island Lighthouse Along with his duties in tending the light, Luick also... 
by Friends of the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore | May 12, 2021 | Discover the Park, Evergreen Content, Features, Island Stories, Lakeshore Logbook, Our Work, Park Info, Places
Elise Lennon As part of our 50th Anniversary celebration, we are collecting and sharing the stories of people connected to the islands, whether they are park guests, former residents or former park employees. This is the 14th in our series called “Lakeshore Logbook,”...