by Friends of the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore | Mar 10, 2022 | Activities, Discover the Park, Island Stories, Park Info
Thick ice and deep snow made for perfect conditions to explore a bit of the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore. Three local cross country skiers with significant island experience skied from Frog Bay Tribal National Park to nearby Oak Island early this month. National... 
by Friends of the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore | Mar 15, 2021 | Activities, Discover the Park, Evergreen Content, History, Park Info, Stewardship
CRACK! The lake ice is restless tonight, crackling out in the darkness like old bones, weakened by wind and warm spring days. But I am safely on solid ground along the mainland portion of the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore. It is nearing midnight. The stars... 
by Friends of the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore | Feb 18, 2021 | Activities, Discover the Park, News, Park Info, Places
BAYFIELD, WISCONSIN (National Park Service) – Public access to the mainland ice caves in Apostle Islands National Lakeshore remain closed due to unstable ice conditions. As recently as February 4, there was open water at the caves, and ice cover on Lake Superior was... 
by Friends of the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore | Feb 18, 2021 | Activities, Discover the Park, Evergreen Content, History, Our Work, Wildlife
Nothing. No tracks but my own stitched into the dusting of fresh snow that fell last night, white as birch bark. No flittering shadows in the trees, not a sliver of bird song in the air. Winter in the Lakeshore. What sun there is this time of year shines weakly,...