Winfield Inn

The Winfield Inn is located on a high bluff on the shores of Lake Superior. We are a family owned and operated lodging facility. We are originally from the greater Minneapolis area. My wife, Jackie, and I first came to Bayfield around 1990 to see a show at Big Top Chautauqua and I remember telling her at that time "this is where I want to live. Her... response was, "that'll be the day. It was four years later when we were visiting, for the Bayfield Apple Festival, that I took a walk up Hwy. 13 to the north part of town. Unbeknownst to me there was a motel located up the hill and it had a "For Sale Sign" posted. At the time, I was selling real estate for Edina Realty and so when we returned to Minneapolis I called the listing agent for information on the motel mainly out of curiosity as to what real estate sold in the area. That call was followed by others from the agent over the next six month period. It was at this point that we really started to think about making the move to Bayfield and all the consequences that it would entail. We finally put in an offer on the property and two years later we became the new owners. We changed the name from Bay Villa Motel to Winfield Inn and we were now in the hospitality business.Read More