Apostle Islands National Lakeshore News

It seems a perfect marriage of nature and commerce. As boats ferry oysters to the shore, pelicans swoop by and seals pop their heads out of the water.

First thing visitors to Bayfield notice is the view of Lake Superior. Its gleaming blue waters practically wrap the town, which, after all, is why many people visit in the first place.

Wisconsin Public Television is in the habit of making nice nature specials. These days, they come in high-definition, so there's extra oomph in picturesque settings.

The National Park Service will close two Apostle Islands so sharpshooters can kill whitetail deer that are eating the native plants.

Gov. Jim Doyle says new quarters minted nine years from now will feature the Apostle Islands.

Wisconsin's Apostle Islands National Lakeshore will be featured in a new series of quarter-dollar coins honoring 56 of America's beauty spots, the United States Mint said Wednesday.

Providing toilet paper is just one of the things the Friends of Apostle Islands National Lakeshore does for the park.

The Raspberry Island Lighthouse has been restored by the NPS. Photo by Jim Burnett.

During an open house on Tuesday night, members of the public got a chance to learn about a long term management plan that would affect the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore.

Perhaps one of the least publicly intriguing issues when you're talking about national parks is that of the the general management plans used to guide a park's growth and use.

Take Interstate 35 north to Duluth and exit to Hwy. 53 south, following the signs to Hwy.

Interior Secretary Ken Salazar visited Wisconsin Saturday and plans a visit to Minnesota Sunday.

Interior Secretary Ken Salazar visited Wisconsin Saturday and plans a visit to Minnesota Sunday.

Interior Secretary Ken Salazar visited Wisconsin Saturday and plans a visit to Minnesota Sunday.

Interior Secretary Ken Salazar visited Wisconsin Saturday and plans a visit to Minnesota Sunday.

The historic Raspberry Island Light has recently been restored. NPS photo. A historic lighthouse had a role in one of three recent rescues at Apostle Islands National Lakeshore in Wisconsin, and quick work by the park staff averted several potential tragedies.

The historic Raspberry Island Light has recently been restored. NPS photo. A historic lighthouse had a role in one of three recent rescues at Apostle Islands National Lakeshore in Wisconsin, and quick work by the park staff averted several potential tragedies.

Getting to Madeline Island in winter is easy. Just take the "ice road" from Bayfield.

OFFICIALS at national parks across the US are trying to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions by cleaning up their operations, with the help of federal stimulus dollars.

One of the top national parks in the country is just a short drive away. Twenty-one wilderness islands make up the Apostle Islands national lakeshore near Bayfield, Wis.