Big Bay Cottage
2505 BIG BAY RD, La Pointe, WI 54850 · Ashland County
Establishment
- Type
- Lodging (Tourist Rooming House - 1 TRH)
- Inspected by
- Ashland County Health & Human Services
- License / ID
- KZUN-BCEK8M
- Status
- Permitted
- Phone
- (612) 968-3796
- Official record
- Ashland County Health & Human Services inspection reports
Year by year
| Year | Inspections | Violations | Serious |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2024 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Inspections
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Jun 10, 2026 Routine · 1 non-critical
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Not serious
Priority Foundation
Smoke alarm installed in each sleeping room
A smoke alarm is not within each sleeping room. Both bedrooms do not have a smoke alarm.
Correction: Provide a smoke alarm within each sleeping room.
Code ATCP 72.18(11)(b)3.
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Not serious
Priority Foundation
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Jun 26, 2025 Routine · 2 non-critical
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Not serious
Non-critical
SMOKE DETECTORS - REQUIREMENT
Smoke detectors are absent for front bedroom by kitchen.
Correction: Provide operational smoke detectors in all sleeping rooms and required locations.
Code ATCP 72.14 (2) (c)
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Not serious
Non-critical
UTENSIL SANITIZATION - CLEANING PROCEDURES
Multi-use food contact surfaces sanitized for different guests. Printout of utinsel santitation needed.
Correction: All multi-use utensils must be washed, rinsed and sanitized using approved methods, equipment and chemicals. Provide approved 3 compartment sink or approved commercial dish machine for this purpose. Test sanitizer strength in manual/mechanical methods. Provide means of testing hot water sanitization, if applicable. No utensils for food contact may be washed in a guestroom lavatory.
Code [A] ATCP 72.11 (3)(a)
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Not serious
Non-critical
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Jun 12, 2024 Routine · 1 non-critical
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Not serious
Non-critical
PRIVATE WELL-WATER UNSAFE; POTABLE WATER PROVISIONS
The well water from the well servicing this property has been determined by laboratory analysis to be unsafe per DNR 809 standards.
Correction: Provide safe potable water from a tested and approved source on a temporary basis until the well is tested safe or a new well is drilled and the water is determined safe. Immediately discontinue use of the well's water supply for drinking, cooking and ice making purposes. Bathing is OK. Provide bottled water and ice supply from an approved source until a safe on-premise water supply is available.
Code [E] ATCP 72.10 (3)
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Not serious
Non-critical
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Jun 21, 2023 Routine · No items found
No violations cited.
Source: Ashland County Health & Human Services. History last read Oct 1, 2026. Violation text is the inspector's wording. “Serious” is the source's own top tier. About this data.