Point to La Pointe

Open Water Swim to Madeline Island

Saturday, August 1, 2020

Swimming to Madeline Island has been a storied feat around the Bayfield area for decades. Starting as a community swim for 24 people in 2006, the Point to La Pointe has grown into a thriving race that sells out annually at 550 swimmers.

Race Info

Register

The 15th Annual Point to La Pointe Swim on August 1, 2020 is sold out. Registration for 2021 will open in September.

There is a waitlist for swimmers wishing to get into the 2020 Point to La Pointe Swim. If spots open up swimmers will be taken off the waitlist in the order they were put on it. Swimmers will only hear back from us if a spot opens up. The race roster is finalized two weeks before the race. To be placed on the waitlist email Brittany at brittany@recreationandfitnessresources.org.

SOLD OUT

Refunds

There are no refunds, transfers, or credits.

Our Sponsors

Please support our sponsors with your business! Thank you, thank you, thank you to all our sponsors who make this event possible!

Contact

715-779-5408
brittany@recreationandfitnessresources.org

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About the Area

Bayfield is a small city of 475 on the shores of Lake Superior in northern Wisconsin. It’s the gateway to the pristine beauty of the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore, with camping, kayaking, trails, sea caves, and beaches.

Madeline Island has long been a vacation destination as the only one of 22 Apostle Islands that is inhabited year-round, serviced by the Madeline Island Ferry Line. August is the ideal time to experience the beautiful scenery, clean air and water, friendly people and waiting adventures of the region.

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