For the summer of 2025, the BNIA is offering three opportunities to explore our archipelago. There will be a for-the-fun-of-it fishing derby, an ecologist-led interpretive paddle into the south channel of the Naiscoot River, and a historical memoir workshop. All events are FREE to members but do require registration. Please refer to our social media to keep updated on these events, schedule changes and other announcements throughout the summer. For a calendar view of the summer go here.
REGISTRATION: All events require registration, which will open on June 21. Return here for registration.
The Bayfield Boat Club, in collaboration with BNIA Outings and Workshops, is hosting a fishing derby in early July. There are two categories: junior (ages 12–16) and (senior 17+). Each will have their chance to prove how they landed a “big one” and claim their bragging rights prize.
In collaboration with the BNIA History Committee, you can attend the first of what we hope will be an annual BNIA family memoirs series. Peter Frost’s family first staked their tent in Alexander Inlet (an earlier name for Bayfield Inlet) over three generations ago. Now, they welcome you to their original cottage for an entertaining afternoon of old stories, shared photos and artifacts.
Back for his fourth interpretive paddle through the backwaters of our area, field ecologist and environmental consultant James Kamstra (above) will lead an exploration up the south channel of the richly diverse Naiscoot River. Plan for a learning immersion into the upstream shore-line dwellers, and marsh and wetland inhabitants of this tucked away area of the Bayfield biosphere.