It's a road with no buildings, no fences, no traffic lights, school zones, or pedestrian crossings, and it only lasts for a few weeks a year.
We're talking about the famous "ice road" between Bayfield and Madeline Island.
Slippery roads and black ice are not a problem here- as a matter of fact; their absence is reason for concern.
The very temporary ice road between Bayfield and Madeline Island is the only ice road to appear on the state map... a place it appears year round, but in reality a place that exists for only a few short weeks a year.
Full time resident Debbie Knopf says that when the ice get's thick enough, they have a nice road, but "we never really know because of ice conditions how long we're going to get it."
Year round residents on the island view the road as a winter lifeline.
It saves time, money on ferry fees, provides an added sense of security.
"When there's not an ice road and we're counting on the wind sled for example, we have to have a car on the mainland and a car on the island."
The road is well-maintained and carefully monitored, but also very fragile.
Speeds can big loads can be problematic.
"And that can actually start to break up the ice underneath.
When our cars travel across the ice, it actually creates a wake or a wave underneath the ice."
Just finishing the couple mile drive for the first time, Carol & Dan Turcotte describe it as magnificent, "I've never been on the ice before and I rolled down the Window just to hear if the ice was cracking."
The road has been opened for about three weeks now, and islanders hope it will stay for at least another three.
It brings new meaning to the idea of "the open road."
And as always, taking a ride on the ice road means traveling at your own risk.
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