Chequamegon Bay port near the Apostle Islands
Ashland sits on Chequamegon Bay of Lake Superior, near the Apostle Islands. Its historic harbor once shipped iron ore and lumber, and the waterfront remains a local landmark.
Founded in the mid-1800s, Ashland boomed as an ore and lumber shipping port with an enormous timber ore dock. The dock was a signature feature of the waterfront for over a century.
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