Apostle Islands
![Ashland County, Wisconsin, from 1895 U.S. Atlas with Apostle Islands located in the north.](/Images/godic/202412/21/Ashland_county,_wisconsin,_18950142.jpg")
![Sea caves at Devils Island](/Images/godic/202412/21/Devils_Island_Seacaves_Lake_Superior0142.jpg")
![Some winters the lake freezes solid enough that the Park Service lets people walk from Meyers Beach across the lake ice to see the caves.](/Images/godic/202412/21/Apostle_Island_Sea_Cave_in_Winter0142.jpg")
![](/Images/godic/202412/21/Sand_Island_Lighthouse_Apostle_Islands_Bayfield_County_Wisconsin_USA0142.jpg")
The Apostle Islands is a group of 22 islands in Lake Superior, off the Bayfield Peninsula in northern Wisconsin. The majority of the islands are located in Ashland County—only Sand, York, Eagle, and Raspberry Islands are located in Bayfield County. All the islands except for Madeline Island are part of the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore. The islands in Ashland County are all in the Town of La Pointe, except for Long Island, which is in the Town of Sanborn, while those in Bayfield County are in the Towns of Russell and Bayfield.