Memorial Day brings gasoline at $4.25 per gallon to Madeline Island

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 marina in LaPointe, across from the Yacht Club, there are still few boats in the water.  The late arrival of spring and prolonged cool weather seems to be slowing the beginning of boating season.