Madeline Island

Island 2015 - Fall Trip: Around Main Street

10-17-15

Island 2015 - Fall Trip: Pizza To Go from Grandpa Tony's

Saturday, October 17, 2015

We put a to-go order in at Grandpa Tony's. Turns out this is their last night of the season.

Island 2015 - Fall Trip: Happy Hour at the Beach Club

10-17-15

While waiting for our pizza we headed over to the Beach Club for happy hour. I got a brandy old fashioned and Dale had a beer. I played a lot of Robbie Williams on the jukebox. 

Island 2015 - Fall Trip: Ice Cream from Grandpa Tony's

10-17-15

We picked up our pizza to take home and also got some ice cream to go. At home we watched The Mummy with Boris Karloff.

Island 2015 - Fall Trip: Final Morning

Sunday, October 18, 2015

It's been a great weekend. The colors were beautiful, the trip was relaxing, the lodging was comfortable, and the company was great. Pictured is the new coffee mug I bought at Bell Street Gallery.

Island 2015 - Fall Trip: Summary

Sunday, October 18, 2015

Treehouse 2 had a little journal for guests to write in so I left a summary of our weekend.

Reconnaissance Mission 2015 Part 2

Another journal entry of Dale's from Sunday, May 10th:

"So close and yet so far. I drove 4.5 hours to Bayfield, WI today to catch the ferry for the three mile ferry ride to Madeline Island with a minivan packed to the gills with work related items. I was shooting for the 7:00 pm boat but realized mid-way through the drive that if I really pushed it, I could catch the 5:30 pm boat. These are the last two trips of the day. 

Well, I pushed and I pushed and I drove onto the ferry dock at 5:34 and they had just brought up the gate and started off. Oh well, I thought, I’ll get some dinner and wait for the 7:00. I had noticed during the drive that it was pretty windy. What I didn’t realize is that there is a gale warning for this part of Lake Superior and that 5:30 was the last boat before they closed down because of the gale. They’re not sure they’ll be running any boats tomorrow.

From my vantage point in the hotel in Bayfield I am stuck in, I can almost see my office on the island. Three miles. Might as well be 2,000. 

At first I was frustrated but then I kind of let myself enjoy the idea that, for all our technological and mechanical advances, the weather can still trump all of that. I took an exhilarating walk in the gale, finally walking out on the town pier where a wave broke on the pier directly in front of me, soaking me with 36 degree wind-blown Lake Superior water. I scurried back to the hotel, stripped and took a hot shower, appreciating the technological advances that make it possible for me now to be warm and dry and posting the story of this ridiculous day on the inter webs."