6^th Annual Bayfield in Bloom
May 16 through June 15, 2008

Welcome to Bayfield...Gateway to the Apostle Islands
It’s Bayfield’s Blooming Season!

Take advantage of our lodging specials and spend the weekend.

Bayfield celebrates the glory of spring with a month-long celebration "Bayfield in Bloom".

Come visit and enjoy the vibrancy of 24,000 new daffodils that welcome you into this quaint harbor town. As the countryside and waters of Lake Superior come to life, the colors of the season are lush with blooming wildflowers, apple blossoms, and creeks rushing with cool, clear water.

The land awakens to offer visitors a wonderful array of activities.

The tradition of Wisconsin Public Radio’s Larry Meiller bringing his live broadcast of “Garden Talk” to Bayfield continues. For the 6th year,on May 16th, you can join the studio audience at the Bayfield Lakeside Pavilion for the kickoff event of “Bayfield in Bloom” which also includes an “Ask the Experts” session.

The 2008 “Bayfield in Bloom” schedule of activities includes the plant sales, garden tours, golfing events, the Apple Blossum Run and more. See details below or get printable brochure here.

 

Ongoing Events: Apostle Islands Cruises - Grand Tour departs daily 10am, (800) 323-7619 Bayfield Apple Company - enjoy watching jams & jellies made daily, (715) 779-5700 Bayfield Heritage Tours - call for reservations, (715) 779-0299 - additional walking tours on Memorial Day weekend Bayfield Winery - Wine tasting on weekends in May and daily beginning June 1, (715) 779-5404 Blue Vista Farm Store - Blueberry plants, perennial & annual plants, jams & jellies, weekends 8 AM-5 PM, (715) 779-5400 Blue Vista Flower Gardens - Self-guided tours & picnicking, (715) 779-5400 Dreamcatcher Sailing Charters - Morning and afternoon trips daily, (715) 779-5561 Erickson Orchard & Country Store - Opening May 26 & open daily, Mon - Sat 10am - 4pm & Sundays, 12pm - 4pm, (715) 779-5438 Madeline Island Ferry - Departs every 1/2 hr. from 10am - 5pm, earlier & later trips, too, (715) 747-2051 Hauser's Superior View Farm - "Red Barn Sale," field dug perennials, annuals, bedding plants, shrubs & fruit trees, 9am -5pm, (715) 779-5404 Superior Body Massage & Spa - 10% off facials during Bayfield in Bloom only! Add on a pedicure to get your feet sandal-ready and you're all set for summer! (715) 209-0428 Winfield Inn & Gardens - self-guided garden tours, (715) 779-3252 Biking, Hiking, Fishing, Sailing, Golfing, Kayaking, Galleries, great Shopping and Dining, roadside touring of wildflowers, Orchards and 24,000 daffodils 2008 special events: Week 1 Friday, May 16 Live Broadcast of Wisconsin Public Radio's "Garden Talk" with Larry Meiller - 10:30am, Bayfield Lakeside Pavilion, Free Admission, (800) 447-4094 "Ask the Experts" - Experts on gardening, trees, landscaping, and more come together to answer your questions & give you the latest gardening updates, 9-10am & 12:30-2pm, Bayfield Lakeside Pavilion, (800) 447-4094 Wild Foods Reception - Features wine with an array of gourmet appetizers and desserts made with items foraged from nature in the early spring months, 7 - 9pm, Old Rittenhouse Inn, (800) 779-2129 for reservations Friday, May 16 - Sunday, May 18 Chequamegon Bay Birding & Nature Festival - a weekend of birding and nature programs at the peak of spring migration, (800) 447-4094 Wild Foods Weekend - Learn about the edible delicacies in your own backyard and enjoy a variety of wild food served at the appetizer reception and special 6-course gourmet dinner, Old Rittenhouse Inn, (800) 779-2129 Saturday, May 17 27th Annual Apple Blossom Run - Benefit for the Bayfield Carnegie Library, 9am 2 mile fun run; 9:30am 10K walk/run, (715) 779-3953, download a registration form. Big Top Chautauqua Annual Tent Raising - 7am through the day, volunteer to help raise the tent! (715) 373-5240 Wild Foods Dinner - Learn about the edible delicacies in your own backyard and enjoy a variety of wild food served at the special 6-course gourmet dinner, 6:30pm, Old Rittenhouse Inn, (800) 779-2129 Marina Tour - 3pm, Port Superior Marina (715) 779-5360 "Designing a Landscape for Birds and Wildlife" - Free workshop, 10-11:30am, Blue Vista Farms, (715) 779-5400 "Propagation and Use of Flowers for Drying" - Free workshop with greenhouse and garden tours, 2:30-4 PM, Good Earth Gardens, (715) 779-5564 Northern Pines Quilt Workshop - Enjoy a morning of fun piecing at Orchard's Edge Quilting in Bayfield from 7:30am – 12:30pm. Create a 12" x 24" wall-hanging of The Thinking Tree from, the Northern Pines pattern series by Susan Ward of A Common Thread Designs. Fabric and pattern are included, please bring your sewing machine and basic sewing supplies. Preregistration is appreciated. (715) 779-9822, Cost: $35.00 Three good reasons to wander south of town... - DONALEE DESIGNS, ECKEL’S POTTERY & FINE ART GALLERY and AUSTIN MILLER STUDIO & GALLERY, Where art & beauty are always blooming. 1-4pm, refreshments & demonstrations, plus a special 10% off purchases at all studios. Shop hours: DONALEE DESIGNS 10-6pm Daily, ECKEL’S POTTERY 9-6pm Daily, AUSTIN MILLER STUDIO 10am-4pm, closed Tuesday. How to Plant a Striking Container at Eckel's Pottery - Jane Pertzborn, with her background in landscaping and floral design will show you how to create striking containers. She will fill any container you purchase with a beautiful array of flowers. In addition, Eckel's unique garden art will be sold at 10% off! Saturday & Sunday from 1-4pm. Call (715) 779-5617. Free Exotic Tea Tasting Event - Bayfield County Coffee Company from 4:00 to 5:00 PM. You will love the teas and herbals we are bringing in to show. Join us for this exciting sampling of floral and fruit teas and learn about their stories! Every Saturday throughout the summer, Bayfield County Coffee (715) 779-9900 Sunday, May 18 How to Plant a Striking Container at Eckel's Pottery - Jane Pertzborn, with her background in landscaping and floral design will show you how to create striking containers. She will fill any container you purchase with a beautiful array of flowers. In addition, Eckel's unique garden art will be sold at 10% off! Saturday & Sunday from 1-4pm. Call (715) 779-5617. Week 2 Saturday, May 24 Erickson's Orchard Country Store Season Opening - Garden accessory center with wreaths, wind chimes, bird houses, sun catchers, whimsical plant pots & more, 20% of a $20 purchase, 10am - 4pm, (715) 779-5438 Bayfield Country Garden & Orchard Tours - 10am-3pm, pick up map at Chamber of Commerce Visitor Center, 42 South Broad Street or visit www.bayfield.org, (800) 447-4094 Three good reasons to wander south of town... - DONALEE DESIGNS, ECKEL’S POTTERY & FINE ART GALLERY and AUSTIN MILLER STUDIO & GALLERY, Where art & beauty are always blooming. 1-4pm, refreshments & demonstrations, plus a special 10% off purchases at all studios. Shop hours: DONALEE DESIGNS 10-6pm Daily, ECKEL’S POTTERY 9-6pm Daily, AUSTIN MILLER STUDIO 10am-4pm, closed Tuesday. How to Plant a Striking Container at Eckel's Pottery - Jane Pertzborn, with her background in landscaping and floral design will show you how to create striking containers. She will fill any container you purchase with a beautiful array of flowers. In addition, Eckel's unique garden art will be sold at 10% off! Saturday & Sunday from 1-4pm. Call (715) 779-5617. Free Exotic Tea Tasting Event - Bayfield County Coffee Company from 4:00 to 5:00 PM. You will love the teas and herbals we are bringing in to show. Join us for this exciting sampling of floral and fruit teas and learn about their stories! Every Saturday throughout the summer, Bayfield County Coffee (715) 779-9900 Week 3 Saturday, May 31 Bayfield Heritage Association Plant Sale - Fountain Garden Park, 8:30am, (715) 779-5958 Northern Native Plant Sale - 9am-2pm, Sigurd Olson Environmental Institute, Northland College, Ashland, (715) 682-1223 Three good reasons to wander south of town... - DONALEE DESIGNS, ECKEL’S POTTERY & FINE ART GALLERY and AUSTIN MILLER STUDIO & GALLERY, Where art & beauty are always blooming. 1-4pm, refreshments & demonstrations, plus a special 10% off purchases at all studios. Shop hours: DONALEE DESIGNS 10-6pm Daily, ECKEL’S POTTERY 9-6pm Daily, AUSTIN MILLER STUDIO 10am-4pm, closed Tuesday. How to Plant a Striking Container at Eckel's Pottery - Jane Pertzborn, with her background in landscaping and floral design will show you how to create striking containers. She will fill any container you purchase with a beautiful array of flowers. In addition, Eckel's unique garden art will be sold at 10% off! Saturday & Sunday from 1-4pm. Call (715) 779-5617. Free Exotic Tea Tasting Event - Bayfield County Coffee Company from 4:00 to 5:00 PM. You will love the teas and herbals we are bringing in to show. Join us for this exciting sampling of floral and fruit teas and learn about their stories! Every Saturday throughout the summer, Bayfield County Coffee (715) 779-9900 Week 4 Thursday, June 5 Opening reception for DONALEE & Friends, - Washburn Cultural Center from 5pm to 8pm. As a celebration of 20 years of jewelry making for Donalee Kennedy of DONALEE DESIGNS there will be a gathering of friends made along the way; Poca Adams, Natasha Cvek, Mary Gardner, Robin Shilman, Halley Lund and Ardy Kennedy will also show there work. This art show will be on display from June 2nd- 29th. Bring in old or unwanted gold and silver items to be donated to CORE Community Fund. For more information on this event contact Donalee Kennedy at (715) 779-3372. Saturday, June 7 Bayfield City Garden Tour - 10am-3pm, pick up map at Chamber of Commerce Visitor Center, 42 South Broad Street, (800) 447-4094 Bayfield City-Wide "Bloomin" Yard Sale - pick up map at Chamber of Commerce Visitor Center, 42 South Broad Street, (800) 447-4094 Kids' Fishing Day - 9am-Noon, Northern Great Lakes Visitor Center, (715) 685-9983 Three good reasons to wander south of town... - DONALEE DESIGNS, ECKEL’S POTTERY & FINE ART GALLERY and AUSTIN MILLER STUDIO & GALLERY, Where art & beauty are always blooming. 1-4pm, refreshments & demonstrations, plus a special 10% off purchases at all studios. Shop hours: DONALEE DESIGNS 10-6pm Daily, ECKEL’S POTTERY 9-6pm Daily, AUSTIN MILLER STUDIO 10am-4pm, closed Tuesday. How to Plant a Striking Container at Eckel's Pottery - Jane Pertzborn, with her background in landscaping and floral design will show you how to create striking containers. She will fill any container you purchase with a beautiful array of flowers. In addition, Eckel's unique garden art will be sold at 10% off! Saturday & Sunday from 1-4pm. Call (715) 779-5617. Free Exotic Tea Tasting Event - Bayfield County Coffee Company from 4:00 to 5:00 PM. You will love the teas and herbals we are bringing in to show. Join us for this exciting sampling of floral and fruit teas and learn about their stories! Every Saturday throughout the summer, Bayfield County Coffee (715) 779-9900 Sunday, June 8 Madeline Island Ferry Line - Free Passenger Day (vehicles excluded), (888) 475-3386 Big Bay State Park Open House - Madeline Island, free admission to park and free shuttle from Ferry from 9:15am-5:15pm, (888) 475-3386 Madeline Island Historical Museum - "Visitor Appreciation Day," free admission (715) 747-2415 Apostle Islands Gold Course - Couples Bayfield In Bloom Tournament (877) 222-4053 Week 5 Saturday, June 14 Blessing of the Fleet Concert - Free concert and sherry reception, 5pm, Christ Episcopal Church, (715) 779-3401 Spring Open House for AUSTIN MILLER STUDIO & DONALEE DESIGNS - Join in on this annual event from 12-7pm. Refreshments will be available and door prizes to be won! How to Plant a Striking Container at Eckel's Pottery - Jane Pertzborn, with her background in landscaping and floral design will show you how to create striking containers. She will fill any container you purchase with a beautiful array of flowers. In addition, Eckel's unique garden art will be sold at 10% off! Saturday & Sunday from 1-4pm. Call (715) 779-5617. How to Plant a Striking Container at Eckel's Pottery - Jane Pertzborn, with her background in landscaping and floral design will show you how to create striking containers. She will fill any container you purchase with a beautiful array of flowers. In addition, Eckel's unique garden art will be sold at 10% off! Saturday & Sunday from 1-4pm. Call (715) 779-5617. Free Exotic Tea Tasting Event - Bayfield County Coffee Company from 4:00 to 5:00 PM. You will love the teas and herbals we are bringing in to show. Join us for this exciting sampling of floral and fruit teas and learn about their stories! Every Saturday throughout the summer, Bayfield County Coffee (715) 779-9900 Sunday, June 15 "Blessing of the Fleet" - Free musical performance by the Sons of the Voyageurs at Memorial Park gazebo followed by ecumenical service and ceremony at Bayfield City Harbor, 12 Noon, (800) 447-4094 How to Plant a Striking Container at Eckel's Pottery - Jane Pertzborn, with her background in landscaping and floral design will show you how to create striking containers. She will fill any container you purchase with a beautiful array of flowers. In addition, Eckel's unique garden art will be sold at 10% off! Saturday & Sunday from 1-4pm. Call (715) 779-5617.