Golf in Washburn

Washburn is a small city in Bayfield County, set on the Lake Superior shore of Chequamegon Bay in far northern Wisconsin. As the county seat, the city sits on the bay near Bayfield and the Apostle Islands, in country defined by the cool waters of the greatest Great Lake and the forests stretching inland. Washburn grew around the timber and quarrying trades, and its brownstone buildings reflect that heritage. The area blends its lakeside setting with the dense northern woods of the Chequamegon forest. Golfers in the area find recreational courses set against the backdrop of Lake Superior and the northern forests. With Bayfield and the Apostle Islands to the north and Ashland across the bay to the east, Washburn offers a base for golf in Bayfield County, in the spectacular Lake Superior country of far northern Wisconsin, where the bay, the islands, and the forests define the landscape.