We spent a few days camping on Madeline Island in Lake Superior at the end of September. Chilly for a night or two, then warmed up a bit. We had Big Bay State Park almost to ourselves. Madeline Island is the largest of the 22 Apostle Islands and the only one that it not part of the National Lakeshore thus people live on it.
A beautiful tree-lined island with upcropings every now and then of pasture. Discovered the recently opened Madeline Island School of the Arts which might be a good place to study writing in the future. Hiked every day. Enjoyed talking to the locals about their experiences living on an island which is expensive to get on and off (ferry boat only) except during a small window of opportunity when an ice road is created to allow residents and visitors to drive the 2.5 miles to the mainland in the winter.
A great 5 night get-away. Beautiful leaves also throughout Wisconsin on the way up to the lake.
