Originally published Sept. 28, 2007, on DuluthBudgeteer.com.
Wisconsin Point is a worthy companion to its Minnesota counterpart. Without skipping a beat, the sandy beaches so favored by Duluthians pick up right after crossing over the shipping canal that separates the two. (Together, the two "Points" make up what is rumored to be the longest freshwater sandbar in the world, and the split, a natural opening, comes at the approximate center -- as so eloquently stated by Terry Pepper on his excellent Web site.)
Move inland a few yards, however, and you're in for a surprise: Wisconsin Point is home to a Chippewa Indian burial ground site. Its contents, which belonged to the local Fond du Lac band, were removed in 1918 and relocated to Superior's St. Francis Cemetery.
The whole area is a moving tribute to the area's indigenous people, as, almost 90 years later, visitors still leave personal effects behind in memoriam.
After a couple miles of the aforementioned sandy beaches -- where campfires are allowed, by the way -- Wisconsin Point unofficially ends at the Nelson Outdoor Laboratory, which was established last month by the University of Wisconsin-Superior.
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"Discover Duluth" is an ongoing photo essay series by Matthew R. Perrine that highlights points of interest in and around the region.
