By the time the calendar flew past mid-November most folks were at a loss to explain how we arrived there so quickly. It seems like just yesterday it was summer. Maybe part of the reason for that feeling is that the past two months have been mostly very mild with average temperatures several degrees warmer than normal. Parts of Wisconsin’s Lake Superior coast saw snow showers in the first half of November, but the snow didn’t stay around long, nor was there much of it. In fact, moisture was lacking.
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From the Fields | Jason Maloney
From the Fields: Jason Maloney
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Winterberries shine in November sunlight along Wisconsin’s Lake Superior coast.
A stack of brightly colored pumpkins decorate a street in Bayfield, Wisconsin.
A sign tells customers a farm is closed for a rest during the long northern winter. Though many orchards are closed, some remain open periodically as do many farm stores. Visit websites or call ahead to avoid disappointment. Many rural towns have winter markets and special events for shoppers as Thanksgiving and Christmas approach.
A sign alerts hunters and others to the availability of delicious deer treats.
Apples hang on almost-leafless trees in mid-November.
Lake Superior laps up on sand just north of the Sioux River on Chequamegon Bay. As winter approaches, water is low and warm in the big lake. But don’t be excited, swimmers – warm in mid-November is about 40 degrees.
Beautiful white sheep graze on short northern pasture during the first half of November. Livestock on pasture in Wisconsin are mainly grazing on bales of hay.
Ever-bearing strawberry plants bloom in mid-November. Warmer-than-normal temperatures this fall have fooled some plants into the belief that spring is here.
A ferry stands ready to take passengers and vehicles from Bayfield to Madeline Island across the waters of Lake Superior along Wisconsin’s Lake Superior coast. Though it was once common for a road across the frozen surface of the lake to replace the ferry for several weeks each winter, in recent years the ice-road season has been much shorter, if it comes at all.
Cattle stand on short November pasture along Nevers Road south of Washburn, Wisconsin.
Fieldwork is accomplished in a northern-Wisconsin field during a cold November morning.
A tamarack tree shows golden needles in November along Bayfield County Road C south of Cornucopia, Wisconsin. Tamarack are the only conifer to shed all their needles at the same time each year.
A pumpkin stands looking somewhat forlorn under a partial blanket of November snow. The snow in far-northern Wisconsin was sparse and short-lived in the first half of November.
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