Ashland

Ashland is a city in the U.S. state of Wisconsin, located mostly in Ashland County but extending into Bayfield County as well. The city is a port on Lake Superior, near the head of Chequamegon Bay. The population was 8,620 at the 2000 census. The city is located at the junction of U.S. Highway 2 and Wisconsin Highway 13, and is the home of Northland College. There is also a Town of Ashland in Ashland County located about southeast of the city. Four flags have flown over this area: Spanish, French, English and American. This was part of the original Northwest Territory and was contained inside the borders of three states. Eight different Indian nations have lived on Chequamegon Bay. Later settlers included Europe explorers, missionaries and fur trade, and more recently the Yankee who platted and developed the lands, the railroaders, shippers, loggers, entrepreneur and settler. All the people who came here seemed to have envisioned something special. They were optimists,... full article at wikipedia