Apostle Island Kayaking - BAYFIELD

Get there early. Like an hour early. Parking is scarce and the good seats on top get taken. Good stories about what we where looking at. Everyone was kind and I enjoyed the cruise.

For our first time in the area we decided to do the cruise to get an overall sense of the place. Although it was overcast and a bit hazy, our captain and his crew were exceptionally friend,y and helpful. The captain narrated throughout with great stories about each island and the lake itself, taking us through history and geology of this unique area. Although I'm sure he's done it many times, he sounded spontaneous and enthusiastic as if it were his first cruise, which made it more fun. I was surprised to learn there are bears and deer on some of the islands--I didn't know they could swim and I'm still skeptical, but there you go. Seating is on an upper open deck or a lower inside deck, which has more comfortable seats but more limited view. It's a hefty trip at about 2.5 hours, but worth it for an overview of the islands. There are bathrooms and a small concession stand as well. There were lots of small children on board but I wouldn't recommend it for them as most seemed restless and bored, wandering around, wriggling, etc. I don't blame them; it's just not an activity for small kids. We adults enjoyed it though!

A very nice cruise with an excellent narration by the captain. We saw some excellent scenery and learned a lot about the history and geology of the area. We even saw some young eagles in their nest.As others have mentioned if you want to get on the upper deck it appears you need to show up an hour early. We got stuck inside since we were only 20 mins early. It was not too bad since it was cloudy and overcast. We did venture up top at times to take pictures that were not through the windows of the cabin. If it were a sunny and hot day (we went of the 10am cruise) it would be miserable inside a real oven. We tried sitting on the back of the boat on the first level but the roar of the engines drowned out the narration. Despite the seating issue I would still recommend if you want to see the islands.

My family of 5 went on the grand tour yesterday afternoon. This would probably be a lovely sightseeing cruise from the top deck of the boat as shown in all the pictures on their website. However, we arrived 30 minutes early and found ourselves near the back of a very long line. So, I'd definitely advise arriving much earlier to wait in line. We were unfortunately left to sit in the main cabin trying to see all the sights through windows. Couldn't see or hear the narrator very well and were unable to capture any nice pictures without the window frame in it. I wish the website was more clear about the seating options. We found ourselves bored and would never have spent the money on that experience.

I'm not sure this is a real company it says dine In, I'm looking for a kayak tour,not food, why does this even show up?