Anchored on Wisconsin's North Coast by beautiful Lake Superior, Washburn offers a menu of simple pleasures for visitors. Two lakeside parks with campgrounds offer excellent accommodations for tent, trailer or camper - showers, electric and cable hook-ups, picnic tables, playgrounds and sandy beaches. The one-mile lakeshore walking trail is one of many choices for outdoor adventure. Trails for hiking, biking, snowmobiling, skiing, snowshoeing and ATVing are nearby.
This "little city on the big lake" offers sailing, boating and year 'round fishing experiences. The area is lined with hardwood and evergreen trees, complemented with an abundance of ornamental yard trees, bushes and shrubs, all combining together to create a lush, wooded warmth. Spring colors are exciting, summer lush green, and the fall colors are spectacular.
Washburn is a quiet, secluded community with a small retail center of essential services. It is the County Seat of Bayfield County, whose offices are housed in a grand, domed sandstone courthouse. The northern office of the Chequamegon National Forest and a Wisconsin Forest Office are also located in the city.
Washburn is a Mecca for artists, including potters, painters, weavers, photographers and woodcarvers. Shops offer a variety of products from the creators of beautiful works of art.
Celebrate winter in Washburn, with the Merry Ol' Christmas the first weekend in December and winterQuest on presidents' Day weekend in February. Unique events such as a cross-country ski race across the Bay (to Ashland), snowmobile sprints, snowshoe races and other "cool" activities to keep spirits soaring. |