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Quintessential Lake House on Raspberry Bay

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House view from driveway
Kitchen and Dining
Living Area
Outside enclosed deck
Master Bedroom

Reviews

10 out of 10
Exceptional
5 bedrooms3+ bathroomsSleeps 12371.6 sq m

Popular amenities

  • Beach view
  • Dryer
  • Parking available
  • Pet-friendly
  • Washer
  • Fireplace

Explore the area

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Bayfield, WI
  • Legendary Waters Casino
    ‪15 min drive‬
  • Apostle Islands Marina
    ‪20 min drive‬
  • Apostle Islands Mainland Sea Caves
    ‪24 min drive‬
  • Ashland, WI (ASX-John F. Kennedy Memorial)
    ‪52 min drive‬

Rooms & beds

5 bedrooms (sleeps 12)

Bedroom 1

1 Queen Bed

Bedroom 2

1 Queen Bed

Bedroom 3

1 Queen Bed

Bedroom 4

1 Queen Bed and 1 Single Bed

Bedroom 5

1 Queen Bed and 1 Single Bed

Sleeping Porch

1 Single Bed

3 bathrooms, 1 half bathroom

Bathroom 1

Bathtub · Toilet · Shower only

Bathroom 2

Bathtub or shower · Toilet

Bathroom 3

Toilet · Shower only

Bathroom 4

Toilet

Spaces

Deck or patio
Porch or lanai
Kitchen
Balcony
Dining area

About this property

Quintessential Lake House on Raspberry Bay

Escape to northern Wisconsin where summer nights are cool, crowds and traffic do not exist, and life is simpler. Once the great north woods, today this is a rural paradise filled with small treasures that are reminiscent of times past.
Situated 10 miles west of Bayfield at the end of the road lies Raspberry Bay Lake Front House with 265' of lake front and an unobstructed view to the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore. Raspberry bay is shallow with ever changing sand bars which is frequently empty except for the wildlife. Ideal for kids as the water is shallow and warm for Lake Superior. Sit on the shore in an adirondack chair and read a book or just enjoy the tranquility. Looking out to the lake you can see the Raspberry Island lighthouse along with Bear Island, Oak Island, Rocky Island and Otter Island. Take one of our canoes out for a peaceful paddle along the shore or up raspberry slough for some wildlife viewing. Sea kayak right from the house and enjoy good proximity to the 21 islands that make up the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore. Apostle Islands National Lakeshore has been named the top National Park destination for its untouched natural beauty and large collection of lighthouses. It is possible to launch your boat 4 miles east at Little Sand Bay and anchor it out in front of the house and wade ashore. Bike, run, walk or drive over to Eagle point 3 miles away. Watch and hear the waves crash or lap (depending on the weather) onto the shore from your bedroom. Enjoy breathtaking sunsets and look for the northern lights while you take in the night sky. Celebrate with smores on a crackling campfire and enjoy the outdoors. Expect a very relaxing and memorable vacation experience year round.

5 bedrooms, 3.5+ bathrooms. Fully equipped kitchen. Large screened in porch overlooking the woods and the lake. Upstairs screened in porch is terrific place to sleep outdoors almost like a tent with all the comforts of home. Built in 2010 the home boasts upgraded details including slate floors, tile showers, wide plank wood floors, tongue and groove ceiling, granite counter tops, maple cabinets, stainless appliances, in-floor heat, Fireplace, Woodstove, Outside Firepit, Clawfoot tub in the master, Outside Shower, and Covered Porch to enjoy rainy days.

Black bears are occasionally seen on the beach and wolves are resident to the area. Bald Eagles are common along with loons, mergansers, kingfishers, frogs and white tailed deer. Various waterfowl, woodpeckers and chipmunks add to a woodland setting that soothes the soul. This property is bordered on one side by land carrying a permanent conservation easement which is bordered by a large tract of native american land which also is protected by a permanent conservation easement. From our beach you can gaze down along the headland at natural forest.

Keywords: Lake house, Lake Superior, Apostle Islands National Lake Shore, Secluded, Bayfield, WI, Beach, Applefest, Cabin

Property manager

Jim

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Amenities

Kitchen
Washer
Dryer
Pet-friendly
Outdoor space
Parking available

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House Rules

Check in after 4:00 PM
Minimum age to rent: 25
Check out before 10:00 AM
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Children

Children allowed: ages 0–17
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Events

No events allowed
This is a quiet and tranquil location. No parties.
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Pets

Pets allowed: dogs (limit 1 total)
$100 pet fee only allowed with prior approval
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Smoking

Smoking is not permitted
Please remove shoes beyond the doorway. We really try to maintain our home and want to avoid any sand and dirt spreading from outside. Thank you!

Important information

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
On-site parties or group events are strictly prohibited
Note from host: This is a quiet and tranquil location. No parties.
Host has not indicated whether there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property; consider bringing a portable detector with you on the trip
Host has not indicated whether there is a smoke detector on the property

We should mention

A car is required for transport to and from this property

About the area

Bayfield

Located in Bayfield, this holiday home is in a rural area and on the beach. Apostle Islands Marina and Living Adventure are worth checking out if an activity is on the agenda, while those wishing to experience the area's natural beauty can explore Lake Superior and Big Bay State Park. Make sure you get close to the area's animals with activities such as game walks and birdwatching.
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Bayfield, WI

What's nearby

  • Legendary Waters Casino - 15 min drive - 12.1 km
  • Madeline Island Ferry Line - 19 min drive - 17.4 km
  • Apostle Islands Cruises - 19 min drive - 17.5 km
  • Apostle Islands Marina - 20 min drive - 17.6 km
  • Apostle Islands Mainland Sea Caves - 24 min drive - 21.3 km

Getting around

  • Duluth, MN (DLH-Duluth Intl.) - 117 min drive

Frequently asked questions

Is Quintessential Lake House on Raspberry Bay pet-friendly?

Yes, this property allows dogs (limit 1 total).

What time is check-in at Quintessential Lake House on Raspberry Bay ?

Check-in begins at 4:00 PM.

What time is check-out at Quintessential Lake House on Raspberry Bay ?

Checkout is at 10:00 AM.

Where is Quintessential Lake House on Raspberry Bay located?

This Bayfield holiday home is on the beach, steps from Lake Superior and within 9 mi (15 km) of Little Sand Bay Beach and Legendary Waters Casino. Apostle Islands Marina and Madeline Island Ferry Line are also within 12 miles (20 km).

Reviews

10

Exceptional

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9.8/10

Cleanliness

9.8/10

Check-in

9.2/10

Communication

10/10

Location

10/10

Listing accuracy

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Cathryn T.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Lovely cabin in the woods

Absolutely loved this cabin on the island!! What a beautiful place to stay! We can’t wait to go back.
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Katy N.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great house, fabulous location

We're still dreaming about swimming in Raspberry Bay and watching the lightning bugs on this screened in porch. What a magical stay!
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Toni C.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Large family get together

Sisters and I brought our families and dad to check out Bayfield Apple Festival and a few orchards. We spent a lot more time at house playing cards and exploring the lake area. Plenty of room for everyone. We had an excellent time and plan to come back!
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jordan A.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Serene Lakeside Paradise

Absolutely stunning experience at this Lake Superior house! The views are breathtaking, the property is well-maintained, and the atmosphere is peaceful and relaxing. Jim was fantastic with communication and provided information on a variety of nearby activities. Perfect for a getaway or family retreat. Highly recommend for anyone looking to enjoy nature at its finest! 5 stars!
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

REKA S.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Big little cabin on the lake

The house was more than we anticipated. Plenty of space for gathering, but also lots of smaller areas to get away for quiet moments.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Angela A.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Lake Superior Getaway

We enjoyed our stay. I am giving 5 stars because I loved it.
Stayed 5 nights in Jun 2022

10/10 Excellent

Kim V.

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Three generations celebrate being together!

The house was perfect for my elderly parents, my family, and my sister’s family. The house had an easy walking entry and a master on the main floor— perfect for anyone that may have difficulty with stairs. There were gathering places where we could all sit together, all eat together, but each family took their own floor for time to get away. The home was beautiful, the kitchen was fully stocked, and the screened porch was the best!! We hope to stay here again!!
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Roberta G.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Awesome!

Our stay was a girls weekend, 6 of us! We were very comfortable! We felt at home in this beautiful lake home. We did not want to leave! I highly recommend this beautiful place. We hope we can visit again!
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2023
This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified.

10/10 Excellent

Marcy M.

Beautiful and Private

This was our third return trip to Raspberry Bay; we are so happy to have found this home to rent. The property is beautiful and we love the private location. The accommodations are as incredible as the views, and Kelly and Jim have been fantastic. Thank you for sharing your home!!
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2017

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Raspberry Shore home

What a great home and property! We had a total of 9 people in our group and we all had a great time. Your home is located in a nice quiet location with a great view of the lake! We enjoyed time in the screened jn porch and at the fire pit! The check-in and check-out processes were very easy! Would definitely recommend and stay again!
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

cheri e.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Memorial Day get away

Our stay was filled with fun and adventure. Hikes, paddling, exploring and family time. The Raspberry Bay home is well appointed, and the view is better than the photos. We loved the screen porch and spent a lot of our game time there. The home is beautiful, and very comfortable. We will be back!
Stayed 3 nights in May 2023
This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified.

10/10 Excellent

Rick H., Sleepy Hollow, IL

Great Family Vacation

Beautiful setting, beautiful home. We had a wonderful vacation with our three adult children and their spouses. So welcoming, clean and plenty of room for 8 adults. Loved the screened porches, kitchen was fantastic - never felt the need to go out to dinner. Everything needed was right at our finger tips. Enjoyed the canoes and the hot tub! Hope to return soon.

10/10 Excellent

Tai C.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Take a Dip in Lake Superior!

What a nice home to experience and see Lake Superior and the Apostle Islands. Everything is about 20 minutes away - Bayfield or Cornucopia for kayaking the sea caves. The Raspberry river is heavily sandy out to about 100 yards so the fishing was not productive, but swimming and splashing around is fun. We loved the 2 porches - downstairs for eating meals and relaxing, upstairs sleeping porch with a nice breeze. Nice firepit area and didn't have an opportunity to use the outside shower. Excellent layout of the home and comfy beds, lots of nice chairs and ottomans to relax on, and a great kitchen for cooking!
Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jim L.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

paradise

this is a very large space, with ample outdoor areas as well. We all cooked a meal, 3 in total, and found the kitchen well stocked with everything we would need except disposable items. We made firepits each night with wood we bought at grocery store in town. Bring wood if you plan to make firepit otherwise. easy walk to shoreline which is attached to a sand peninsula- may want water shoes as shoreline is a bit rocky. beds and bedding comfortable. We didn't try to operate TV. Only negative, which rarely would matter, is that there is no AC. Happened to be quite hot when we were there- again I know this is rare.
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Liza F., Chicago

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Wonderful property

The house and property are more beautiful than the pictures show. There are several living spaces, good-sized kitchen, and a great firepit with seating. We also enjoyed the canoeing and beautiful view. It was a lovely stay. Our only complaint is that there is no AC, and the house got very hot. They suggest you keep the blinds down during the day, but the best part of the house is the view, and when you're there getting away from the city, you don't want to spend the day staring at blinds when you could be looking out at the lake. But other than the lack of AC, this was a wonderful home. Would highly recommend!
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Erika S.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Beautiful, private lake home

Easy check-in with code. There is a binder with house details and area attractions info and brochures. I received a quick response over text for a simple question. This house is even more beautiful and special than the online pictures are able to capture! Very spacious and private, off of gravel roads in a rural setting. We saw bears twice, about 1-2 miles from the house. The home has beautiful woodwork, stonework, and tilework, and furnishings. We loved the luxury cabin feel. We enjoyed using the firepit, walking to the private sandbar next to the home (very shallow and safe for children to swim), playing games, and making meals. We also spent time shopping in Bayfield and Washburn, and hiking the trail from nearby Meyer's beach. We didn't get the canoes out this time, but definitely will next time. This was a 3 generations family trip, and this home really helped make the trip extra special! We hope to make this trip a yearly tradition!
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2024
This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified.

8/10 Good

Beautiful home! Secluded retreat!

We rented this home for our annual girls weekend and had a fabulous time!! We loved soaking in the hot tub, canoeing on the lake, chatting round the campfire and sipping coffee each morning in the breezy screened in porch! The kitchen was large enough for all 7 of us women to cook and dine, and the 4 bathrooms made getting ready in the morning a breeze! Our only complaint is that the home was not properly cleaned. The porch was dusty with cobwebs, dirty windows in the kitchen, dusty rocking chair in the living room, used bars of soap in all of the bathrooms and showers, the inside of the fridge was dirty as well as the bathroom drawers & armoires in the bedrooms.

8/10 Good

Jody E.

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Mandolin Rain

No air conditioning, no TV, no need for either. We made lasting family memories at this beautiful home. We boated and walked over to the sand beach. Kids played all day. Did not want to leave. Canoed up the river. Wanted to go back at dawn to see if any moose were there. Had fires, and made great meals. Celebrated a birthday with pie of course! ☺️ Dishwasher needs attention. We washed by hand and prefer that anyway. Good one on one chat time. Your home gave our family a gift. Quality time together.
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2023
This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified.

8/10 Good

Amy R.

Beautiful property

This property is sooooooooo lovely and the house is well-appointed with a spacious family-friendly layout. It was wonderful to have canoes at our disposal for sunny days and a fire-pit for s'mores on cooler nights. Kelly and Jim were really easy and friendly to work with, as was Margie! The only drawbacks were a few non-functioning amenities. Both the microwave and icemaker were broken, although neither of these items were real issues for our group. The one that was is the hot tub, which we weren't aware was broken until we eagerly went to use it on the chilly first night. What a bummer! A hot tub is a big selling point in a Northern WI rental and we weren't made aware of its condition in advance. Regardless, we all enjoyed ourselves immensely and would recommend this rental to others.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2017

10/10 Excellent

Kathleen P.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Robert C.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Carrie K.

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Great stay!

I stayed here with a group of friends and we had an absolutely wonderful stay! The house is just as pictured and a great gathering space. All the details were provided for and we had access to more than everything we needed to make our stay excellent. The house and area were so quiet and we got to really enjoy the sights and sounds of nature outside our door. My only complaint is our stay was too short, and we didn't have a chance to get the canoes out.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2022

10/10 Excellent

Janelle D.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Superior Stay

Beautiful home right on the shores of Lake Superior. If you love water and nature this is a great home to get away from it all. Well equipped and lots of room to relax and share time with friends and family.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2022

10/10 Excellent

Joan G.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Gem in the bay

For our family of 7, including 2 young ones, it was our retreat of one room to the next of family space or personal space. No real beach space but we waded along the shoreline in this quaint bay finding rocks to skip or throw. We loved the closet of board games and spaces to play. The place was close to so many attractions. Truth be told I worry if others find out about our gem it will get harder to reserve our trip to this beautiful retreat next year!
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2022

10/10 Excellent

Bruce and Julie S., Arden HIlls, MN

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Lovely home home in the woods on Lake Superior Shore

This home is about 11 miles north of Bayfield, WI. It has 5 bedrooms nicely separated from each other, one on the main floor, two on the lower level and two on the upper level. There is a full bath on each floor with a half bath on the main floor. This arrangement was perfect for our group of adults. The kitchen is very well equipped and works well for several cooks. The three areas to gather were very nice--main floor, lower level & a large very nice screened porch. We enjoyed a kayaking trip to the sea caves from Meyers Beach, a bike ride to the state park on Madeline Island, a cruise around the Apostle Islands, and a concert in town. It was a very relaxing vacation and perfect for a group who wanted to spend time together. A wonderful week!!
Stayed 6 nights in Aug 2022

About the host

Hosted by Jim

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We work in the outdoor industry and love nature. Have traveled all over the US and many parts of the world. What we love about Northern Wisconsin is the serenity, the woods, and no crowds.

Why they chose this property

This home is a one of a kind property. It seemed like a once in a lifetime opportunity to buy land that borders a large protected natural area with great views, a terrific beach, wildlife, solitude, and privacy. All within 12 minutes of a very quaint town that offers great dining, arts, theatre, and a National Lakeshore.

What makes this property unique

Our kids spend countless hours playing in the lake and swimming. To be able to take a canoe from the house and paddle up the Raspberry River in complete solitude is a treasure. Listening to the waves while laying in bed or hearing loons call in the early morning light is a real treat. If you have ever imagined sitting by a lake and just reading in peace, this is a great place to do that.