Island 2018 - Second Trip Third Day: Ashland Run

Tuesday, July 10, 2018

Dale home from work early so we could head to the mainland to do grocery shopping. We stopped in Bayfield so I could get a chocolate peanut cluster at the Sweet Sailing shop before heading down to Ashland. Once in Ashland we stopped at Deep Water Grill for lunch and then headed to the supermarket for vittles.

Island 2018 - First Trip Sixth Day: Muddy Waters

Tuesday, June 24, 2018

Striking how brown Lake Superior is looking. It reminds me of the chocolate river in Willie Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. The brown-ness is due to the heavy storms from a week and a half ago and the iron in the the soil pushed in from the rising rivers (as best I understand it). As we drove out of Ashland I snapped these shots with my camera.

Island 2018 - First Trip Sixth Day: Deep Water Grill

Tuesday, June 26, 2018

Before hitting the grocery store we stopped for lunch at the Deep Water Grill in Ashland.

Island 2018 - First Trip Sixth Day: Errands

Tuesday, June 26, 2018

Dale got off work early today. We took the ferry to the mainland to do some grocery shopping in Ashland. Dale indulged me and we stopped by a few of my favorite shops in Bayfield first.

Island 2017 - Day 2: A Trip to Ashland

Tuesday June 20, 2017

Longest day of the year today in terms of daylight although I have to say that for a 24 hour period it all went by quite quickly.

I got in the car and was on the ferry to the mainland around 11:00 a.m. Upon arrival in Bayfield I stopped at Big Water Coffee and got a latte and a molasses cookie. I then stopped in at Roxanne's, Sweet Sailing, and the Swedish store.  

Big fish on Lake Shore Drive in Ashland.

Next I hightailed it to Ashland to pick up my meds. Walgreens was able to do a partial refill to cover me for a few days. I also picked up some toiletries while there. Then I was off to Walmart where I picked up a pair of jeans, shorts, a couple shirts, socks, and underwear to get me through until I head back to Mpls.  Finally, I stopped at Dale's landlord's vet who was willing to do a refill of Athena's meds upon receiving the prescription from our vet. They had it all ready for me.

While on my return trip to Bayfield I stopped at the Steak Pit in Washburn to see if I might get an Old Fashioned cocktail. There was only a white pickup parked outside. As I pulled up to the door I noticed their sign said they didn't open until 4 p.m.  Being only 2:30 I deemed it way too long to wait. I mentioned the Steak Pit to Dale later in the evening and he said he had heard that it had closed for good.  I groaned my disappointment but recognized we had at least had one chance to experience an old school Wisconsin supper club in all its glory.

Madeline Island 2015: Second Trip Day 2 - Ashland

Friday, July 10, 2015

The main drag in Ashland is quite charming.

Madeline Island 2015: Second Trip Day 2 - Buddies

Friday, July 10, 2015

In Ashland Warren and I stumbled on a place called Buddies for lunch. Fun atmosphere.

Madeline Island 2015: Second Trip Day 2 - Buddies

Friday, July 10, 2015

The food is very yummy at Buddies.

Madeline Island 2015: Second Trip Day 2 - July 10th

Friday, July 10, 2015

Very fun day. Very, very, very, fun day. Warren and I headed over to Bayfield around 10:00 a.m. and managed to hit each and every fabulous store on the main drag. We started at Big Water Coffee Roasters and got some lattes. I stopped in Roxanne's and got a couple of Christmas tchotchkes. I told the owner I collect certain items and that I have enough of them now that they have to be pretty special for me to pick up any more. She said she was honored and wished me a Merry Christmas when I left the store. She's such a lovely proprietress.

Warren was dying to try some wine bread from the Candy Shoppe. We stopped in to see if he could pick one up but they told us they were out for the day. However, they said he was welcome to order one for tomorrow. He chose blueberry for a filling and said he'd pick it up tomorrow on his trip home.

We had talked about going to The Pub for dinner tonight but Warren decided he'd like to cook for us tonight. We stopped by Andy's IGA and he found some ribs he thought would be nice to grill. We figured we'd pick them up before hopping the ferry back to La Pointe. Next we set out to hunt for a rub for the ribs and found a nice one at Sweet Sailing.

Warren thought it might be fun to drive to Ashland and I was willing to indulge him in that. When we got to Washburn he referred to it as Ashland. I informed him of where we actually were but he still thought it would be fun to check out Ashland so we drove a bit further to see it. I hadn't been for a while and was pleasantly surprised at how charming the main drag is. We stopped in some shops including a bulk foods place and a co-op Warren really liked. We then had lunch at a place called Buddies that had a 50s malt shop vibe. The food was delicious. I had a BLT with more bacon on it than I've ever seen on a BLT. The waitress made sure we had plenty of ranch dressing for our fries. I guess that's a thing up here. 

We headed back to Washburn to check out a couple of thrift shops. On on the edge of town had a really cool relish tray that Warren ended up buying.

Back in Bayfield we picked up the groceries and then hopped the ferry to La Pointe. The dinner Warren made tonight was fabulous.

Island 2014: First Trip - Back to La Pointe

Monday, June 23, 2014

After our excursions to Bayfield and Ashland, Dale and I took the last ferry (8:30) back to La Pointe. Snapped a shot of the breakwater.

Island 2014: First Trip - The Black Cat Coffee House

Monday, June 23, 2014

Dale used to hang out at the Black Cat Coffee House during his first few summers of working in northern Wisconsin. He took me there the first summer he was up way back in 2002. After grocery shopping we stopped by to find that it's still there after all these years.

Island 2014: First Trip - Grocery Shopping

Monday, June 23, 2014

After dinner Dale and I stopped at Wal-Mart in Ashland to do some grocery shopping to help Dale get through the coming week.