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What we do

A room for every part of your day.

Cocktails by the fireplace, dinner in the dining room, dancing by the stage, and the yard for everything else. Here's every space, set up and empty.

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What we host

Celebrations big and small.

Have an idea for an event? Tell Dave about it, and you'll work out together how the building can fit it.

  • Weddings and receptions
  • Rehearsal and groom's dinners
  • Family reunions
  • Celebrations of life
  • Birthday parties
  • Corporate retreats
  • Conferences and workshops
  • Concerts and theater
  • Nonprofit and community events

Included

What comes with your rental.

Every package includes the basics, so you're not renting chairs from the mainland.

  • Tables and chairs for up to 150The building seats up to 250. For more than 150, ask for a custom quote and rent extra seating.
  • White table linensIncluded with every package.
  • Both bars and glasswareGlasses for beer, wine and liquor. A hosted bar is quoted for your event.
  • The rooms, the grounds and the patioBoth bars, the dining room, the yards and the front patio.
  • A commercial kitchen for your catererKitchen use or outside food is $250.
  • Heat, air and WiFiComfortable in every season.
  • Parking on siteRight beside the side yard.
  • Trash and recycling binsYou and your caterer handle cleanup, and take home your decor, gifts and leftovers.
  • An on-site contactFor venue questions during your event.

The rooms

Three rooms inside. Plenty of room outside.

Tap any photo to see it bigger.

The dining room set with tables, linens and flowersA live-edge wooden table with a vase of flowersThe dining room empty, showing the open floor and windows

Dining Room

39′ × 48′ · seats up to 100

This bright, window-filled room is your main dining space. It also works well for vendors, exhibits, meetings and conferences.

Great for: dinners, receptions, buffets and conferences.

The back bar room with round tables under string lightsThe empty back bar room, seen from the stageThe back bar room empty, with a wide open floor

Back Bar & Stage

40′ × 45′ · seats up to 80

A big bar and a raised stage. Use it as a dance floor, a concert hall, a theater or your reception room. It opens right onto the back yard and patio.

Great for: dancing, bands, toasts and shows.

The big stone fireplace with flowers on the hearthThe built-in front bar lined with stoolsLeather couches in the lounge area

Front Bar & Lounge

35′ × 30′

The first room your guests walk into. A big stone fireplace, a cozy lounge and a built-in bar. Perfect for high-top tables, appetizers and meeting everyone. It can take extra dinner seating too.

Great for: cocktail hour, greeting guests and appetizers.

Outside

The covered front patio by the main entrance

Front Patio

Covered and right by the entrance. Good for a hosted cocktail hour or dinner outdoors.

The big back yard with a path and trees

Back Yard & Patio

Lots of room for a ceremony, yard games or a tent. Steps from the back bar and stage.

The side yard and parking area beside the building

Side Yard

Next to the parking. The spot for event tents, vendor tents and yard games.

The big covered front deck upstairs with couches and tables

Front Deck

Covered, with views toward Lake Superior. Just for guests staying upstairs. A great spot for group photos.

Floor plan

How the rooms connect.

Guests come in through the front bar. The dining room is on one side and the back bar and stage are on the other, so the party can flow between all three.

Bell Street floor planSimplified plan. The main entrance opens into the front bar and lounge, 35 by 30 feet. The dining room, 39 by 48 feet, is on one side. The back bar and stage room, 40 by 45 feet, is on the other side and opens to the back yard.Back Bar & Stage40′ × 45′Front Bar& Lounge35′ × 30′Dining Room39′ × 48′MAIN ENTRANCETO THE BACK YARD & PATIOSEATS UP TO 80SEATS UP TO 100

Simplified drawing, not to scale. Room sizes are from Bell Street's own floor plan.

Photo tour

See it set up, then picture it your way.

Bell Street can be set however you like. Here it is staged for a party, completely empty, and from outside.

Set for a party

Dining room tables set with linens and chairsFresh flowers in a mason jar on a dining tableLong rows of dining tables by the windowsTables set beside the windows in the dining roomRound tables under string lights by the stageThe back bar set with round tables and string lightsThe front bar with the lounge set upLounge seating in the front bar

Empty rooms

The empty dining roomAnother view of the empty dining roomThe empty back bar room, seen from the stageThe empty back bar room floorThe back bar room from the stageThe stone fireplace in the front barThe built-in front barCouches by the fireplace

Outside

Bell Street from the street on a sunny dayBell Street's covered porches and front deckThe front entrance with stone plantersThe covered front patioThe side yard by the parkingThe back yardThe BBQ patio with grillsBell Street lit up at night

Past events

What's happened here.

A long table set with linens, glasses and greenery by the windows

Weddings & receptions

A beautiful setting for a wedding reception.

A plated kale salad on a printed harvest dinner menu

Fall harvest dinner

Freehands Farm of Ashland hosted a five-course harvest dinner with South Shore Brewery.

A group in suits and dresses posing together at Bell Street

Ryan & Jess

All here for a very special event.

A big group photo on the lawn outside Bell Street

Spring event

75 people for food, drinks and a tour of the island.

Also on the calendar over the years

  • Madeline Island Chamber dinners and the Chef's Expo
  • The Bell Street Ball, a dinner and dance
  • A staged reading of The Last Voyageur, free and open to all
  • Applefest weekends with warm drinks, BBQ and homemade jam
  • Sunday brunch and Bloody Marys
  • Live music from Gypsy Wagon, Roger Pitts and the Chequamegon Bay People's Orchestra
  • An outdoor movie premiere of Move Me
  • Backyard BBQs and wine tastings
  • Weddings, vow renewals, groom's dinners and celebrations of life

Picture your event here?

Tell Dave what you have in mind. You'll get open dates and the package that fits.

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or call Dave at 612-964-1059