Some vacation destinations tout "more," but Bayfield, Wis., entices visitors with "less." Located in Wisconsin at the threshold of the Apostle Islands on Lake Superior, Bayfield has found the town's strength is that it does offer less crowds, less lines, less traffic and less tourist hype and that it's a uniquely relaxing place to visit. After a two-year re-branding effort, the scenic community is setting itself apart from other destinations with this promise -- Bayfield and the Apostle... Read Full Story
One of the biggest challenges to an independent real estate company is creating a unique company image that reflects your service area and the type of business in which you specialize. Ideally, that image shoud be part of your entire marketing strategy, including print and Web marketing and even in the way your office is decorated
We started a company on Madeline Island, in La Pointe, Wisconsin (just off the south shore of Lake Superior) in 2001. Madeline Island is a recreational/second... Read Full Story
This was pretty cool.
I was "beachcombing" near the Port Wing Marina in northwestern Wisconsin a couple weeks ago. I'm like a kid when I'm walking the beach up here. There's the usual assortment of nature's unique driftwood sculptures, twisted by the blustery winds of Lake Superior and polished by waves. There are flat sandstone slabs, agates and miscellaneous rocks shaped by the action of sand and water.
But what caught my eye was the gleaming edge of a piece of rock embedded in the sand... Read Full Story
According to the news services, the Federal Government estimates that twelve per cent of Americans plan to spend their "economic stimulus" rebates on vacation travel.
The local television news reported this eveing that the average gasoline cost will be about $58 round trip for someone in the Twin Cities (Minneapolis and Saint Paul, Minnesota) to vacation in Duluth. That's about five dollars more than last summer.
So I'd estimate it would cost a little over $60 for the same Twin Cities... Read Full Story
Gasoline prices have reached the $4.25 mark on Madeline Island.
The price of 87-octane unleaded regular gasoline at the pump next to the Madeline Island Marina & Yacht Club, in La Pointe, Wisconsin, reached $4.25 over Memorial Day weekend.
Boat fuel at the Marina is expected to approach five dollars per gallon when summer arrives. It's too early to determine whether or not high prices will have a significant impact on recreational boating in the Apostle Islands region.
At the small craft... Read Full Story
