Inky Silkie has never laid a "normal" egg... She's pretty tiny, but... not THAT tiny (the black Chicken ~:<)
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180808 Larson's Bayfield 20 acre Fruit Farm for sale, view of Lake Superior Apostle Islands
210402 - VERY unique get-away property ... Larson's Bayfield WI 20 acre Fruit Farm land, a GREAT investment . . . SIEFERT RD. ...
Quite isolated but not far from civilization, shopping, hospitals, etc.
Perfect site for Wind or Solar power, and view of Lake Superior.
1971 photo VIEWS of Lake Superior, Michigan mountains,. . and some newer photos.
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ABSTRACT ..... (I have it).
Top
of first page of abstract... Very first owner, ...
Purchased 160
acres by Edmund Rice directly from US Government in 1856 for $100, President was Franklin Pierce. Ritttenhouse then bought it in 1857 then a land investment company owned it. Siefert owned it from 1945 to 1963, Then Dawson Hauser owned until 1970 when I bought it.
THE SITE.
VERY Unique ONE-of-a-kind isolated and quiet location on southern tip of the highest point on the the entire Bayfield Peninsula, elevation 700
feet above Lake Superior. . . For a good view, any property requires steep slopes on the S
and W sides (like this) to allow a good view of part of Lake Superior, Porcupine mountains in Michigan,
and also the 3 mile wide Pikes Creek valley to the West. This property is also unique
in that it has a good stand of very large pine trees on the western
crest. 1.5 miles walking distance to the City of Bayfield Wisconsin.
The property had been surveyed several times by others. I have survey maps.
On the crest of the South slope would be a perfect place for a home with large windows for a panoramic view of Lake Superior and Porcupine Mountains in Michigan. The South slope would also be great for a Solar powered home... Highest point on entire peninsula, great for wind power too..
Electricity could be easily hooked up from the line and transformer that is already near the garage.
THE "HOUSE" (Cabin).
Original
16x26 homestead house built late 1800's ??? 1.5 feet thick stone and cement
walls, cement floor with insulated carpet over. Previous owner stored
his full sized tractor in upper level. Upper level is unfinished but
could be additional 16x26 living space. Included is enough? brand new good quality 4x8
sheets of Cedar siding just waiting to be put on the exterior... a two
or three day project, then it would look more like a quality building.
From the back window on the right, and from the top bunk bed in 1971 my
daughter could see Lake Superior and the Michigan coast line, and
Porcupine Mountains. Cabin has two 100# tanks LP gas for a 80,000 btu gas heater, light,
refrigerator and gas stove, and also has a thermostatically controlled wood stove
for continuous long term heating... very easy to get it too warm even at minus 25
deg outside. Due to the thermal mass of the thick cement/stone walls, unattended and without heat, the coldest it
ever gets inside all winter is 10 above zero, Warmest for the entire summer
70 deg inside even though 95 outside the door.
There is a "Hatch" and drop-down stair from lower level to
upper level without going outside. Wired for 12v lights too, use battery
with small solar panel.
Rumored to be a well on the property but I never found
one. I hauled water from town in a 50 gallon barrel and filled by gravity a 50
gallon tank neat the top of the hill .. then that water was
piped to the cabin by gravity for running water faucet in the Kitchen sink.
NOTE the very tall pine tree, twice as tall as ANY surrounding trees anywhere on the entire peninsula. Using binoculars, I could see my tree from Devil's Island 30 miles out in Lake Superior. Unfortunately it blew down a few years ago.
Note the tall Pine tree (now gone)
From the back of cabin looking South toward door.
From front of cabin looking North toward the back ... Stairway lifts up in between the joists. Firewood is stored under the stairs. Double bed out of sight on left.
This is grandfathered in by ordinance so it continues to be legal as long as it's maintained.
(Pic is 2002) Standing at top Just N of the cabin near the center of the property looking NW... 200 apple trees toward the right near the N property line (the tall tree line). Plumb, Pear, cherry trees and an acre of grapes grew on the S slope uphill from the driveway (trees gone now, still some grapes). Lots of asparagus and tons of blackberries grew here.
The trees farthest away are just West of the E-W center of the property. Just beyond those trees the property drops off sharply giving a 3 mile view (thru the trees) of the Pike's Creek valley.
2002 This is top field (apple trees to the left)...looking ENE from about the center of the property (Just N from cabin). Every week or two the different flowers would bloom so the color was constantly changing.
(Below) 1971 View from above cabin looking N, ...some of the 200 apple trees along the N property line (the tall trees).
2011.... Heading E on the field, along my "road" along the crest. .. It drops off steeply to the right toward the driveway giving a great view of Lake Superior from the entire crest (with no trees).
2011 Near the crest looking NE, farthest trees are E property line.
1971...Looking NE just above cabin. Farthest trees on Left are N property line, Farthest trees on Right are E property line. . . .Crest to S slope is off picture to the Right.
Above cabin, looking NE toward E property line (Trees in far distance).
1971 Next 2 pics ... From crest of hill (no trees) looking SW...Garage (now partially collapsed) near left, Cabin R of center.
1971 Partway up the driveway looking NW toward the cabin.
1971 Pic from near the center of the property looking SE about 200 feet back from the crest of the S slope, from near the apple trees behind me (up from the cabin) . Even this far back, great view (with no trees). Can see just a bit of Madeline Island far left, Michigan Porcupine Mountains distant view.
Near the crest, from closer to the cabin, looking SE... You can see a bit of Madeline Island near the center.
Looking SE, (my 2 dogs on crest, slopes steeply toward driveway) The buildings are near the Hwy J stop sign.
On the crest looking SE.. Madeline Isl on left, Porcupine Mountains in distance.
Looking SE from the crest.
1971 Next several pictures are taken from 15 feet up in a tree on the crest near the cabin.
Looking SE, can clearly see both sides of Madeline Island.
(below) Looking SE at both sides of Madeline Island. My land is in the foreground, trees beyond clearing are the E property line.
Looking N at some of my apple trees.. just beyond the apple trees is the N property line. Pikes Creek valley 90 deg to left.
This pic was taken looking ESE from the nearby Fire Tower. IF there were a tower on my land this is approximately the view you'd have.
1971, SE 1/4 of property looking N uphill from driveway to the E to W crest, cabin is to my left. Trees on right is E property line. Not a tree in sight other than the pear, plumb, cherry trees (long gone). Great sliding hill.
This pic is at the bottom just W of the west property line overlooking 3 miles of the Pikes Creek Valley. ...On my land from the crest of the hill E of this spot, the view is far better (but thru trees for now). I always wanted to build a guest cabin there for this view.
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Looking N at some of my apple trees.. just beyond the apple trees is the N property line. Pikes Creek valley 90 deg to left.
This pic was taken looking ESE from the nearby Fire Tower. IF there were a tower on my land this is approximately the view you'd have.
1971, SE 1/4 of property looking N uphill from driveway to the E to W crest, cabin is to my left. Trees on right is E property line. Not a tree in sight other than the pear, plumb, cherry trees (long gone). Great sliding hill.
This pic is at the bottom just W of the west property line overlooking 3 miles of the Pikes Creek Valley. ...On my land from the crest of the hill E of this spot, the view is far better (but thru trees for now). I always wanted to build a guest cabin there for this view.
20221005
PRESERVING FOOD by vaccuum sealing. 221005
Vacuum preserving food . . . . Brand is "Food Saver/Meal Saver"
Bought 2 of these at the thrift store 50%-off day ($1.50 each) ...Use ZipLock vaccuum plastic bags, or use glass bottles, canning jars, etc.
Lack of oxygen (in air) helps prevent bacteria growth. A vacuum will remove most of the air (oxygen) making food stay fresh longer.
I like the "Chips Ahoy" chewy cookies as snacks.. but after a month or more they become crunchy, not chewy, because they've dried out.
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SO, an air tight plastic bag would keep them from drying out too quickly, but... stored in a Vacuum will preserve them even longer (still chewy) and with most of the air removed, will not get stale. ... . . . With a huge open bag of Cheese Popcorn, over a month or two gets stale, absorbs moisture... so I vacuum seal most of it to keep it fresh, and keep some to eat now. The vacuum sealed popcorn will stay fresh for months.
And there are larger bags for blankets, pillows, clothing, etc which compresses them to take up MUCH less storage space.
The orange lid has a hole in it, covered with friction tape. The friction tape allows the air to be sucked out, but seals tight against air getting inside. . .. AND, you can attach the hose then suck the air out of a plastic bag of soup, stew, etc that you intend to freeze.
Creating a vacuum...
Without suction you can still get most of the air out of a bag.
Another way to get most of the air out... then seal quickly.
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