Continuing our July 2016 visit to Apostle Islands National Lakeshore, we stopped at the Bayfield Visitor Center. The visitor center is located on the ground floor of the old county courthouse on Washington Avenue. The second floor houses the headquarters offices of the lakeshore. The center has an information desk, bookstore and gift shop, exhibits, restrooms, and a meeting room. An excellent 20-minute video, On the Edge of Gichigami, is shown on request in the meeting room.
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| Gift shop |
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| Lighthouse Fresnel lens... |
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| ...lit with a low-wattage bulb |
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| Bookstore |
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| Exhibits |
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| More exhibits |
Entry to Apostle Islands National Lakeshore is free. However, camping, docking, interpretive programs, and most parking areas require a user fee. There is no daytime parking fee at the visitor center. Free on-street parallel parking is available on many streets in Bayfield while on the cruise. Expect to walk several blocks during peak summer season.
The lakeshore website is https://www.nps.gov/apis.
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