8:00 AM. 58 degrees, wind WNW, light. The channel is dimpled, the sky clear, the barometer predicts sunny skies.
Explorer’s Point , just west of Ashland on Hwy 2, overlooks lower Chequamegon Bay. It’s name refers to the 17th Century French explorers, Radisson and Grosseillieers, who wintered nearby in 1624. Much of the landscape has been naturalized, and blends in with the native vegetation of the Bay.
The handsome plant with pink flowers is Monarda fistulossa, Oswego tea, in the mint family (characterized by square stems and minty odor). It is a native plant of prairies and meadows, and was much used medicinally by Indian tribes for colds and stomach problems.
The plant with the small blue flowers on multiple spikes is Salvia reflexa, also in the mint family, a sage native to meadows and prairies.
Waterfowl migrations; ducks, geese and swans, are great to watch here in spring and fall.
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