Herring Shed, Hokenson Brothers Fishery, Little Sand Bay, WI

Herring Shed, Hokenson Brothers Fishery, Little Sand Bay, WI

Herring Shed, Hokenson Brothers Fishery, Little Sand Bay, WI

**Hokenson Fishing Dock** – National Register of Historic Places Ref # 76000050, date listed 19760618

N of Bayfield at Little Sand Bay

WI (Bayfield County)

This property consists of three buildings and a dock on the southeast shore of Little Sand Bay, at the northern tip of Bayfield County.

The first structures built were, in 1927, the dock and ice house, though the dock was not completed until 1930. The net storage building was constructed in 1930-31 and the herring-equipment shed on the dock was finished at about the same time. All of the buildings were designed and built by the brothers themselves.

The National Park Service has chosen Little Sand Bay as the headquarters for the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore, and the area adjacent to the Hokenson property is slated for development in accordance with the National Park Service’s master plan. (1)

References (1) NRHP Nomination Form npgallery.nps.gov/pdfhost/docs/NRHP/Text/76000050.pdf

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