Bayfield in Bayfield County, Wisconsin — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Sailor’s Delight
Photographed by Connor Olson, October 19, 2024
1. Sailor’s Delight Marker
Pleasure boating grew hand-in-hand with boat clubs of the 1880s and 1890s. Regattas and other competitions fostered growth in small sailing craft on Lake Superior. The first sailing regatta at Bayfield in 1899 offered a $100 prize. Serious sailors today consider the Apostle Islands one of America's top sailing regions. Marinas in Bayheld and at Pikes Bay harbor 650 boat slips. Since 1979, Bayfield Race Week, held over the July Fourth holiday, has carried on that recreational sailing tradition with races throughout the Apostle Islands.
"All sailboats symbolize more than just travel - they promise adventure, escape and freedom. Your vessel is like an island, like each of the Apostles, an ecology of water; food and shelter."
Author Mike Link, 1988
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Parks & Recreational Areas. A significant historical year for this entry is 1979.
Location. 46° 48.583′ N, 90° 48.845′ W. Marker is in Bayfield, Wisconsin, in Bayfield County. It can be reached from South 1st Street north of Manypenny Avenue, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post
this page online
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 Superior’s 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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Schooner Pretoria (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); A Turning Point in Place and Time (about 500 feet away); Memorial to Commercial Fishermen of Bayfield (about 700 feet away); Bayfield Historic Waterfront (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Booth Cooperage (approx. 0.2 miles away); Cultural Fire Returns to Stockton Island (approx. 0.4 miles away); Mooningwaanikaaning (approx. 2.4 miles away); Early Vessels (approx. 2.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bayfield.
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Photographed by Connor Olson, October 19, 2024
2. Sailor’s Delight Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on November 7, 2024. It was originally submitted on November 6, 2024, by Connor Olson of Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin. This page has been viewed 169 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 6, 2024, by Connor Olson of Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
