Lake Park

Remember riding the City Bus out to Lake Park for swimming lessons or just a "Day at the Beach"?

Maybe you remember further back when the City Street Car brought you there!

Would anyone care to guess who the Swimming Instructor out on the dock might be??

This was the only "guarded" beach in Ashland that you didn't have to "walk a mile" to find deep water.

Little League All-Stars

Ashland Little League All-Star Team led by Coach Hank Martinson and Manager Floyd Stecker.

This team played the opening game at the dedication of Beaser Baseball Park in 1963.

See more Ashland Baseball History at Ashland Historical Museum today!

Oredock Fishing

Remember the days when people were allowed to fish off the oredock?

Hopefully in the near future it can be repaired and open to the public. It's a shame to let such an attraction go to waste!

Water Fight

What a wonderful way to "cool off" on a hot July day! Firefighter Water Fights were common occurances years ago. They drew large crowds, as witnessed by a photographer through a window in the

Ashland County Court House.

Sexton Popcorn Wagon

Remember Grace Sexton and her Popcorn Wagon set up next to the Shores Block where Penneys now stands?

In this photo, Grace added a booth in anticipation of a large crowd for the 4th of July.

Watch for the Popcorn Wagon in front of the

Ashland Historical Museum this 4th of July.

Sand Bar Beach

Remember when there was some water

along the breakwall at Sand Bar?

Hopefully the water level will rise again.

Knight Hotel Barbershop

Gone are the days of the Barbershop.

Today, instead of young men cutting men's hair, the men go to the Beauty Shop and have the young ladies cut their hair.

Father Conan

(in younger years)

Known as the "Penny Pinching Padrae" because he collects pennies for Our Lady of the Lake School.

Born in Ashland, the son of John & Elizabeth Mitchell. He returned to Ashland in 1990. He now resides at Court Manor Nursing Home.

Beaser School Outing

Beaser School children enjoy some water fun during an outing in 1908.

Teachers were Daisy McLaughlin and

Alma Angvick.

Dr Dodd the Fisherman

Not only was Dr John Morris Dodd was a prominent medical doctor in Ashland, he was very civic minded. He served as Mayor of Ashland and was instrumental in the founding of Northland College and Ashland General Hospital.

Dr Dodd owned a "farm" in Bayfield County, he enjoyed gardening and fishing in Fish Creek.

Long Bridge

Last week we saw the Long Bridge

that many of us remember.

Here is a glimpse of an earlier Long Bridge!

Long Bridge

A view of Long Bridge at Spring breakup, back in a year when the water level was up.

Do you remember when this brige was dismantled?

Smelt Run

Remember when the smelt ran this thick?

The amounts of available smelt has

thinned out over the years.

Was-Con Lumber

During the 1960's, Was-Con Lumber dismantled the Chicago-Northwestern Oredocks on the East side of Ashland.

As you can see in the photo, lumber was sorted to size for "recycling"

(which was not a common word at that time).

Snow Storm of 1922

Snowbank in front of the Reynolds Grocery Store (915 Second Street West). In left foreground is Archie Reynolds, owner-manager and at right in the mail carrier bob-sled is Oscar Johnson, rural mail carrier.

City Dray & Truck Line

HJ Fromholz & family pose with the company truck in about 1925. The Fromholz family operated the trucking company for many years in Ashland.

Ashland Lighthouse

The Ashland Lighthouse was built in 1915.

How and when was the breakwall erected?

If you know this information, stop in to the Museum so we can record it.