Sand Bay in Bayfield County, Wisconsin — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
The Twilight Fishermen
Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, June 30, 2022
1. The Twilight Fishermen Marker
Leo, Roy, and Eskel Hokenson began fishing commercially at Little Sand Bay in the 1920s. During the fall herring season, the brothers fished at night when cooler temperatures helped preserve the catch. Noting this habit, friends began saying, "there go the twilight fishermen, which inspired the brothers to christen their new fish tug, "Twilite. Can you imagine trying to find this poorly lit dock, in the dead of night, without modern technology?
Captions:
The Hokenson's cousin Halvor Reiten built the Twilite at his Bayfield boatyard in 1937.
Leo, Roy, and Eskel Hokenson.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Waterways & Vessels. A significant historical year for this entry is 1937.
Location. 46° 56.767′ N, 90° 53.44′ W. Marker is in Sand Bay, Wisconsin, in Bayfield County. It can be reached from Little Sand Bay Road west of Allen Road, on the right when traveling west. The marker is located on the grounds of the Apostle Islands-Little Sand Bay Visitors Center. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 32620 Little Sand Bay Road, Bayfield WI 54814, United
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Regionally, this marker is on Wisconsin’s North Shore. It is also in the American Midwest, on the Great Lakes, in the Corn Belt, and on Lake Superiors South Shore Region. Globally, it is in North America, the Great North Woods, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture and also the Northwest Territory.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 10 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Living on the Edge (within shouting distance of this marker); the Forest for the Trees (within shouting distance of this marker); Boom, Bust, and try to Adjust (within shouting distance of this marker); A Family Affair (within shouting distance of this marker); Hokenson Brothers Fishery (within shouting distance of this marker); Steamer Sevona (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Cultural Fire Returns to Stockton Island (approx. 9.8 miles away); Bayfield Historic Waterfront (approx. 9.9 miles away).
Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, June 30, 2022
2. The Twilight Fishermen Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on October 21, 2024. It was originally submitted on July 5, 2022, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 239 times since then and 13 times this year. Last updated on October 19, 2024, by Connor Olson of Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 5, 2022, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
