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Article: Bayfield County, Wisconsin. (includes statistical information) (Finding Your Homestead: Some "Best Places" in the United States)
- Article from:
- Countryside & Small Stock Journal
- Article date:
- January 1, 1994
CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 1994 Countryside Publications Ltd. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
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Lake Superior, that clear, cold, 1,300-foot-deep inland sea that stretches for I nearly 400 miles along the U.S.-Canadian border, is the dominant force in Bayfield County Wisconsin. Its scenic beauty and recreational uses attract tourists and enhance ! the quality of life of year-round residents. In addition, the water's moderating influence on climate gives the coastal areas in the north a 140-day growing season--equal to some parts of the state 300 miles to the south.
About a third of the county is a peninsula jutting into Lake Superior in a northeasterly direction, terminating in the Apostle Islands. About a third is in the Chequamegon National Forest, and a ...