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Washburn Heritage Association

Washburn Heritage AssociationWashburn Heritage AssociationWashburn Heritage Association
Home
About Us
  • About/Contact
  • Newsletters
  • Donate
  • Membership
  • Gift Shop
  • Links
Events
  • Woiak History Festival
  • May Preservation Month
  • Bayview Depot Tours
  • Historic Walking Tour
  • Lake Walk Tour
  • Trolley Tours
Projects
  • Facade Grants
  • Kiosk Project
Bayview Depot
  • About/Contact/Fundraising
  • Bringing the Depot back
  • Oral Historys
  • Bayview History
  • School Programs
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  • Home
  • About Us
    • About/Contact
    • Newsletters
    • Donate
    • Membership
    • Gift Shop
    • Links
  • Events
    • Woiak History Festival
    • May Preservation Month
    • Bayview Depot Tours
    • Historic Walking Tour
    • Lake Walk Tour
    • Trolley Tours
  • Projects
    • Facade Grants
    • Kiosk Project
  • Bayview Depot
    • About/Contact/Fundraising
    • Bringing the Depot back
    • Oral Historys
    • Bayview History
    • School Programs

  • Home
  • About Us
    • About/Contact
    • Newsletters
    • Donate
    • Membership
    • Gift Shop
    • Links
  • Events
    • Woiak History Festival
    • May Preservation Month
    • Bayview Depot Tours
    • Historic Walking Tour
    • Lake Walk Tour
    • Trolley Tours
  • Projects
    • Facade Grants
    • Kiosk Project
  • Bayview Depot
    • About/Contact/Fundraising
    • Bringing the Depot back
    • Oral Historys
    • Bayview History
    • School Programs

About

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    Town of Bayview History Committee (BHC)

    BHC is a sub-committee of the Washburn Heritage Association

    The BHC was established in 2018 by a group of individuals dedicated to preserving the history of the Town of Bayview. The Town of Bayview was formally incorporated in 1913 and comprises an area of 56.1 square miles. Bayview is located between Washburn and Bayfield. When driving north on Hwy 13, its southern boundary is Gary Road and its northern boundary is Old Kennedy Road. The eastern boundary is the shore of Lake Superior and the western boundary  is about four miles west of Church Corner Road at County  Road C. 


    Mission Statement

    The Bayview History Committee exists to collect and preserve the history of the Town of Bayview and to make it available to residents and the general public.

    WHA Home Fundraising & Publicity

    How we raised project funds

      

    • Letters describing the efforts being made to save the Houghton Depot were mailed to all Bayview residents.
    • In July of 2019, for Washburn’s Brownstone Days, the BHC displayed posters explaining the project along with a model train track showing the location of the depot in the 1880s.
    • Grants from the Washburn Community Education Foundation
    • Grants from the Apostle Islands Historical Preservation Conservancy
    • Donations from residents and visitors
    • Anonymous donors
    •  A presentation on Feb 25, 2020 by Paul Johnson at the Tony Woiak History Festival entitled: “The Three Lives of Houghton Depot”
    • Articles have appeared in The Junctionand the Ashland Daily Press, WDIO, KBJR6 and Live Local 3 Duluth have aired several reports live and on-line.

      

    As of Nov 2023, the depot structure was fully restored, already being used as a classroom for 4th grade students and summer open houses for all comers. We continue to raise funds for PO Box annual rental, insurance, educational materials, upkeep and enhancements. We publish an annual Town of Bayview pamphlet that eventually will be part of a book on the History of the Town of Bayview. 

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