About this city
Madeline Island, primarily managed as the historic and geographic crown jewel of the Apostle Islands archipelago, is an isolated maritime sanctuary floating gracefully within the cold waters of southern Lake Superior. Granted for centuries as a vital spiritual epicenter and capital for the native Ojibwe Nation and 17th-century French fur trading posts, the island is the only member of the twenty-two islands open to commercial development. Today, this maritime wonder expertly pairs spectacular, wave-sculpted sea caves and boreal pine forests with an unhurried, bicycle-driven artisan lifestyle.
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Suggested stay: 1–3 days
Kayak through the dramatic wave-sculpted sandstone cliff caves at Big Bay State Park, view centuries of native and fur trade artifacts at the Madeline Island Museum, and relax along sandy shores.
