The Baron on 4th St Washburn

08/24/2025

This is a great option if you are traveling with your furry friends, and Dogsenter is just two blocks from The Baron on Bayfield St. 🐾🐶🦴

If you want to go kayak, or on a cruise, leave your travelling pup here.
We can also wash and walk her while you’re gone. Nail trim. Play. Etc.
This is Sarena, the store manager, and Bailey the dog from Elk River.

08/16/2025

The secret is out...We are the little town on the big lake 🌊

08/13/2025

Recent guest review..."We loved this place. Our extended family has been vacationing in Washburn for 20 years at various places. This was the best. Beautiful, spacious, historic, yet updated wonderfully. We took advantage of outstanding indoor and outdoor space. The host was great to work with…. I couldn’t recommend it more." ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

08/10/2025

We highly recommend Bayfield Walking Tours while in town. Guided walking tours run multiple times per week, June through October.🚶‍♀️

The season has started off with a busy week of fun tours, including three privately-scheduled large group tours, ending up with a total of over 70 people! Phew! I usually cap my tours at 12 people to maintain a small-group feel, but I was happy to switch things up for these large groups spending the weekend in Bayfield. Thanks Cara Overland for sharing this candid shot of one of the large tours!

08/05/2025

Tonight at the Harbor Table, learn about our beautiful brownstone courthouse, just a stone's throw from us.

The Washburn Heritage Association and the Washburn Area Museum present the final program of the 14th Annual Tony Woiak Summer History Festival on Tuesday, August 5th at 7:30p.m.

The topic will be 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗕𝗮𝘆𝗳𝗶𝗲𝗹𝗱/𝗟𝗮 𝗣𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝘆 𝟭𝟴𝟰𝟱 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁-𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗜𝘀𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗪𝗮𝘀𝗵𝗯𝘂𝗿𝗻 and presented by Judge John Anderson. Tickets are $5 and students are free. The event will be held at the Harbor View Event Center.

Construction on the current courthouse began in 1894, two years after the county seat moved to Washburn, and was completed in 1896. The Neoclassical building features a domed cupola and a portico with Corinthian columns as its front entrance. The courthouse was added to the National Register of Historic Places on January 17, 1975. Many buildings in Washburn and the surrounding communities are made of “Apostle Brownstone”. This rich, dark rock is responsible for Northern Wisconsin’s remarkable sea caves, cliffs, and rock formations. Soft enough to allow for intricate carving, it was also durable, and its dark color made it a popular building material.

📸: Washburn Heritage Association

08/05/2025

We highly recommend a visit to Hoop's while staying at The Baron!

Big crowd on a breezy Monday night at Hoop's Fish Market Dockside with Brett's Little Big Show bringing the good tunes.

08/04/2025

This is very good news!

08/04/2025

08/02/2025

07/31/2025

This was such a fun day in Washburn!

07/27/2025

Today at 1:00! 💦

Water Barrel Fights. This Sunday! Get a team together and come cool off using the fire hoses 💦

Sunday, 1pm at the Omaha Property

*Please note the change in location. We tried hard to have it at West End Park this year, but the weather this week simply did not cooperate. We will keep trying in future years!