This weekend I took a solo trip up to northern Wisconsin - Bayfield, WI which is situated on Lake Superior. I stayed in a great B&B that had a wood burning fireplace which I thoroughly enjoyed (I was grateful for the cooler temps so I could do a fire!)
The main attraction are the magnificent Apostle Islands that dot Lake Superior. I took a chilly, but sunny, boat cruise on Lake Superior around many of the islands. The fall colors were not exactly at peak, but there were bursts of orange and red dotting the landscape. I love fall!
I had lunch at a coffee shop in downtown Bayfield. A nice warm chicken melt sandwich served with potato chips. The sandwich was good, but nothing remarkable to write about.
After my day of shopping and boat cruising, I stopped for an early dinner at Ethel's at 250. Since I was solo, I got seated at a two-top that was unfortunately right by the door. I understood the rationale of putting me there, but it was a bit chilly when people entered and while people waited to be seated I felt like they were standing right over me.
I ordered a pizza/salad special. The salad was much better than I expected. It was not just iceberg, but rather a spring mix with lots of croutons. The pizza I ordered was the Bayfield Special. Basically it was like a Hawaiian pizza but instead of pineapple there were apples. Plus the pizza sauce had a hint of BBQ in it. I probably wouldn't get it again if I ever go back there, but I was proud of myself for not just getting a pepperoni pizza.
This area is known for apples, apples, and more apples. So for dessert I got a piece of homemade apple pie - it was very good. Definitely worth getting - nice flaky crust and sweet apple filling. Tomorrow the plan is to explore some of the apple orchards - perhaps another piece of apple pie will be in my future.
Bayfield was well worth the trip!
Happy Eating!
