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McNeil's is located in the heart of the Brule River State Forest in Northwestern Wisconsin and offers a variety of outdoor experiences including canoeing and kayaking the Brule River as well as world class trout and salmon fishing.   The Brule River State Forest provides a diversity of hiking experiences on the North Country Trail, the Bayfield Trail, and the Stony Hill trail.  In winter, the Afterhours Ski Trail provides  27Km of well groomed skate and classic trails.  Snowshoe trails are maintained at both the Afterhours Ski Trail and the historic Bayfield Trail.  Many skiers utilize the Afterhours Trail to prepare for the annual American Birkebeiner race held in Cable each year.

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McNeil's location near Lake Superior's south shore  mid-way between Duluth and Bayfield offers a variety of experiences  ranging from sea kayaking Lake Superior and viewing the sea caves or enjoying an evening of dining, entertainment and site seeing in Duluth's famous Canal Park.    Lake Superior offers some of the best beaches in Wisconsin during summer while the Sea Caves turn into breathtaking Ice Caves during winter and are best seen from Meyers Beach access near Cornucopia.  Lake Superior tributaries offer a variety of streams with waterfalls at Amnicon State Park, Twin Falls near Port Wing and Houghton Falls near Washburn.

  

For the mountain bike enthusiast, there are miles of remote back roads on the Brule River State Forest, Bayfield County Forest, and Chequamegon National Forest.   The CAMBA (Chequamegon Area Mountain Bike Association) trails located between Iron River and Cable offer top notch mountain bike trails looking for scenic and challenging experiences.
 

Plan Your Vacation

Waterfalls in Northwest Wisconsin
NORTHWEST WISCONSIN WATERFALLS

LAKE SUPERIOR LIGHT HOUSES

Fly fishing trout
FISHING THE BOIS BRULE RIVER

BRULE RIVER SPORTSMAN CLUB

Lake Superior Beaches
LAKE SUPERIOR BEACHES - Bayfield County

LAKE SUPERIOR BEACHES - Douglas County

Hiking the north Country Trail and Brule River State Forest

NORTH COUNTRY TRAIL

BRULE RIVER STATE FOREST TRAILS

Bike trails in northwest Wisconsin
CHEQUAMEGON AREA MOUNTAIN BIKE ASSOCIATION

CYCLISTS of GITCHEE GUMMEE SHORES

Bois Brule River Gauge 

Click Images for Real-Time river height and flow volume.

Graph of the Bois Brule River Height Gauge
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