The Apostle Islands and Water
Taxi
There are twenty-one islands to explore in the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore. With the exception of Madeline Island, they are uninhabited, with only a few summer cabins left on a couple of islands. This extraordinary place is a floating wilderness, with only the occasional sailboat and kayak visiting its waters. Several islands have sea caves that can be explored by zodiac. The southern tips of the islands often have sand spits that extend far into the water. These unusual sand beaches are great places to anchor next to for the night or for lunch.
The water is cold most of the year, but warms enough in July and August for comfortable swimming among the Islands. The Islands offer great protection from wind and waves on a rough day. If the wind comes up and the waves becomes uncomfortable for anyone, we are never more than a few minutes away from calm water.
For more information on the Islands, visit www.bayfield.org or www.nps.gov/apis/.
Water Taxi Service
Dreamcatcher Sailing is providing Water Taxi service in the Apostle Islands this year on our 24' Crestliner fishing boat. This service will be run before and after our regularly scheduled sailing trips as captains are available. Call us for more information. Pricing is $20/mile with a $50/hour waiting fee if you want to visit an Island for a little while and ride back. Dropoffs for camping, etc., include mileage there and back for the boat and pickup a few days later is the same fee and is not included. Examples: Basswood Island $80 drop off and $80 pick up, total $160, plus tax. Oak Island $200 drop off and $200 pick up, total $400 plus tax, Michigan Island $320 drop off $320 pick up total $640 plus tax. For fall hunting trips, we can launch at Little Sand Bay, making Sand, York and Oak Islands more affordable. Sand and York will be $175 drop off and $175 pick up, total $350 plus tax, and Oak dock $200 drop off and $200 pick up, total $400 plus tax.. Call us if you are interested. Limit six passengers.
Kayaks $20 round trip extra, over 75 lbs per person of gear will be $20/person
extra round trip, deer $50.
Contact us:
Dreamcatcher Sailing
88265 Happy Hollow Road
Bayfield, WI 54814
(800) 682-1587 or (715) 779-5561
dreamcatcher@wolfsongadventures.com