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EDITORʼS NOTE
Serving Door County Since 1987
Life In Door County
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Over Memorial Day weekend this year, I had the pleasure of attending a very special dedication ceremony for the Ephraim Preserve at Anderson Pond. (You can read more about this new preserve inside this issue.) So many of us have family roots and traditions in Door County, tracing back through generations, whether with a family home or farm or even just a summer trip to the same resort year after year. I take a sense of delight in knowing that my mom spent many childhood summer vacations with her parents and sister renting the cabin that now houses Brian Fitzgerald’s Ephraim Clayworks in the Shorewood Village shops.
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Even as things change on the peninsula, a sense of the past is preserved. Often, it is through families’ traditions and stories that the character of Door County endures. One such family – descendants of Aslag Anderson, one of Ephraim’s first settlers – has taken measures to not only preserve their family’s farmstead but also to share the land with other residents and visitors of the county. This act of generosity was poignantly felt at the dedication ceremony when members of the family spoke of their fond memories of time spent on the property and what it means to them to know it will remain intact, unspoiled and undeveloped in perpetuity. While most of us do not have 27 acres of land that have been passed down through the generations since 1858, we all play a role in preserving the character of Door County. Through the stories we share, the traditions we uphold, and the causes we choose to support, each visitor and resident contributes to the identity of the peninsula – what it has been and what it will continue to be. Summer 2006 Door County Living 5
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Can’t Bluff the Bluff Door County’s Triathlon
habitats
Centered on the Sun Solar Energy in a Timber Frame Home
history
The Legacy of an Industry Quarrying for Stone in Door County
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contribut ors 1. A bona fide tree-hugging dirt worshipper, Bob Bultman spends as much time as possible working and playing in the great out of doors. He believes that frequent immersion in wild nature brings the sanity we all crave.
summer 2006 Publisher Brad Massey Editor David Eliot Associate Editors Sara Massey Madeline Johnson Copy Editor Allison Vroman Photography Director Dan Eggert Contributing Editors Laura Beck Bob Bultman Julia Chomeau Mariah Goode Melissa Jankowski Madeline Johnson Peder Nelson Karen Grota Nordahl Megan O’Meara Sam Perlman Kathlin F. Sickel Peter Sloma Henry C. Timm Virge Temme Allison Vroman Advertising Sales Madeline Johnson Scott Orgel Door County Living magazine is published four times annually by: Door County Living, Inc. P.O. Box 606, Ephraim, WI 54211. Comments We welcome your inquiries, comments, and submissions. E-mail us at: info@dcliv.com or simply call us at 920-854-7550. Advertise For advertising rates and information, please e-mail us at: advertising@dcliv.com or simply call us at 920-854-7550. Subscribe Door County Living is available free of charge at select locations on the Door Peninsula. Why not have it delivered directly to your door? To order an annual subscription, please send $16.00 to Subscription - Door County Living, P.O. Box 606, Ephraim, WI 54211. To change your address or inquire about the status of your subscription, please contact us in writing at the address above, or by e-mail at: subscription@dcliv.com No portion of this publication may be reproduced without prior written permission by the publisher. ©2006 Door County Living, Inc. All rights reserved. Unsolicited materials must be accompanied with return postage. Door County Living magazine assumes no liability for damage or loss.
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2. Julia Chomeau was born and raised in Door County. A mother of two exhausting children she continues to keep her finger on the pulse of the community. Julia is addicted to volunteering and stays far too busy. She lives in Ephraim with her husband, Steve, and her children, Ian and Gretchen. 3. Dan Eggert, currently the Photo Editor of the Peninsula Pulse, has been working with Door County Living from the beginning of its publication history. He is a freelance photographer working with clients ranging from local Door County businesses to artists and musicians, and will shoot an occasional wedding now and then. Along with that he has a collection of fine art prints that will be on display in August at Mr. Helsinki’s, located downtown Fish Creek. You can meet Dan and view his photographs at his opening on August 17th at 9:00 pm at Mr. Helsinki. 4. Mariah Goode is a founding partner of GBH Consulting, a local firm specializing in municipal planning, environmental policy research, and organizational strategic planning. She is president of the Door County Green Fund board, a member of the Door County Economic Development Corporation Attainable Housing Committee, and a contributor to the Peninsula Pulse. In her free time – which has become scarce since having a baby in January 2005 (Thelonious Jacob Goode) – she likes to walk the beach with her dog Lucy, watch Law & Order episodes with her cat Celie, do yoga, read, drink wine, travel, and spend time in the darkroom developing her black and white photographs. Melissa Jankowski relocated to lovely Door County from Madison, Wisconsin just in time for a new millennium, and with dreams of enjoying a relaxed, slow-paced lifestyle. Since then, she’s readjusted the dream and now watches ice-cream eating tourists with envy as she rushes to her next job. Her favorite times are spent devouring entire books in a single sitting, catching up with good friends and searching for the perfect cup of coffee. Currently, Melissa helps out in the kitchen to keep Peninsula Players’ fine thespians fed, and does marketing/PR work for area businesses. 5. Madeline Johnson, born in Stevens Point, WI and raised in Dubuque, IA has been coming to Door County since her youth. While earning her BA from Northwestern University, Madeline began spending her summers in Door County. Since her first season here in 1998, Madeline has become a fulltime resident and, just recently, a homeowner – giving her the unwitting ability to not only identify tools, but also to register impassioned opinions about them to anyone who will kindly listen. In addition to exploring the curious sub-world of hardware stores during her ever-vanishing free time, she is a co-owner of the Peninsula Pulse newspaper and looks forward to the day when she can resume her life as an active sailor. 6. Peder Nelson is a descendant of commercial fishermen and continues his maritime heritage as a sailboat charter captain with Sail Door County. He is also a delivery captain on the Great Lakes and Atlantic Ocean. Peder earned a journalism degree from UW-Green Bay and worked as a technical writer. A twoyear tour in the Republic of Palau with the Peace Corps led him to teaching. After earning a Masters in Education from DePaul University, he taught for seven years in Chicago’s Public Schools. Peder is an advocate of Door County land conservation and in his free time he can be found distance racing on Lake Michigan or cruising with his wife Sarah under the bluffs of the Door and Garden peninsulas.
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7. Karen Grota Nordahl spent childhood summers sailing the waters of Lake Michigan with her family and visiting harbors along the Door County coastline. Karen is now thrilled to call Baileys Harbor her year round home, where she resides in a renovated farmhouse with her husband Kevin and their dogs Echo and Ripley. Karen works remotely as a Healthcare Economics Manager for St. Jude Medical, a global medical technology company. Megan O’Meara started coming to Door County for family vacations as a child. During a Thanksgiving stay in 1998, she discovered that the Irish House (now O’Meara’s Irish House) was for sale and purchased it. Before moving to Door County from Chicago, she worked for an electrical contracting company. Megan graduated from St. Ambrose University with an English and French degree. Most of her time is spent in her store; however, she does find time to write, read and take in the occasional Door County view. 8. Sam Perlman, besides writing regularly for Door County Living and the Door County Advocate/Resorter Reporter, is the Economic Development Manager for the Door County Economic Development Corporation, where he is involved with a number of initiatives designed to enhance the vitality and variety of the local economy. Prior to working for DCEDC, he was the Program Director for the Peninsula Art School in Fish Creek. In past lives in Chicago and New York City, Sam has worked as a talent agent, a marketing executive and a dot-communist. He is a trained musicologist with a BA in Music and a minor in Russian and East European Studies from Grinnell College (IA). A freelance writer based in Green Bay, Kathlin F. Sickel has written recently for Door County Living and also Voyageur: Northeast Wisconsin’s Historical Review. In the past she has written for NEWMonth Magazine, The Milwaukee Journal, and The Cleveland Plain Dealer. A native of Ohio, she has been a lifelong resident of the Great Lakes Region, and is devoted to Door County for its unparalleled combination of both natural and cultural resources. Sickel, her husband, Jim, and their family have enjoyed years of Door County vacations and events, including many a concert.
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Peter Sloma operates The Peninsula Bookman, a used and new bookstore in Fish Creek. Peter is co-editor of the literary and gallery section of the Peninsula Pulse. While most days he can be found at his desk in the store, he is always scheming to find a way to spend more of his time on the water. 9. Henry C. Timm is a local actor, playwright, and writer who has contributed to the Door County community in countless ways over the years. You’ll recognize him by the charming dance in his eye and the jolly laugh.
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Virge Temme is a licensed architect, specializing in residential architecture in Door County since 1997. She designed her first sustainable home in 1992, and has been a proponent of green architecture ever since. 10. Since graduating from college in May 2003, Allison Vroman has kept life interesting by backpacking in New Zealand, snowboarding the peaks of Colorado, and spending her summers and falls in Door County. Now in her sixth season, Allison is a writer and editor for the Peninsula Pulse.
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OUTSIDE IN DOOR BY SAM PERLMAN
Canʼt Bluff the Bluff
door countyʼs triathlon
With hundreds of miles of coastline, and thousands of open and protected acres, the Door County peninsula has long been an attraction to those who love and appreciate outdoor activities and adventures. Boaters, bathers, bikers and hikers have been drawn to the area for many years to take advantage of the ample land and water access on an informal basis.
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In July 2005, an organized athletic event made its debut in the county, and based on the enthusiastic response to the inaugural year and the pending second annual iteration, the Door County Triathlon was almost overdue. Last year, 600 people registered for – and 500 finished – the first annual Door County Triathlon in Egg Harbor. The first triathlon drew
not only participants from around Wisconsin as well as nearby Illinois and Minnesota, but also from as far away as Georgia, Colorado and California. According to event coordinator Sean Ryan, “Participants had nothing but outstanding comments. Door County was an ideal location for a triathlon.”
July 23, 2006. The event begins and ends in Frank Murphy County Park, about three miles south of Egg Harbor on Horseshoe Bay, and offers a full length international triathlon course, as well as a shorter course for those with a little less ambition or who are new to the sport.
The Second Annual Door County Triathlon will take place on Sunday,
The short course (or sprint distance) includes a one-quarter mile swim,
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followed by an 11-mile bike ride and a 3.1-mile (5K) run. Ryan emphasizes that both the bike and run sections of the short course are on an extremely flat course, making it perfect for the beginning triathlete. “The bike course travels down and back on Bayshore Drive [County Highway B],” he says. “The run course travels up and back on Horseshoe Bay Road [County Highway G].” The different courses are designed, according to Ryan, to “attract two distinct classes of competitors. The short course is extremely first-timer friendly.” The long course, on the other hand, Ryan describes as “one of the most challenging Olympic-distance courses in the Midwest.” The long course begins with a 1.5K (0.93 mile) swim in the waters of Green Bay. Both the bike and run courses that follow include climbs up the famed Door County bluffs, giving rise to the official event slogan: “Can’t Bluff the Bluff.” The 25.7-mile (41K) bike course travels down Bayshore Drive and passes many scenic highlights. The 6.2-mile run course travels north on Horseshoe Bay Road, climbs Bluff Pass Road and goes through Horseshoe Bay Farms & Golf Course before a downhill race to the finish line. “Yeah, we really take them up the bluff,” says Ryan proudly. “The bike
ride at Mile 12 starts climbing 230 vertical feet over four miles. The run course at Mile 2.5 goes up Bluff Pass Road, [which rises] 180 vertical feet in half a mile. It’s an extremely steep uphill climb.” While Ryan, who grew up in Green Bay, is the event coordinator, he says that others initially inspired him to begin planning the first Door County Triathlon.
Next on Ryan’s agenda was a conversation with George Pinney, Director of the Door County Parks Department, regarding use of the park for the event, which would necessarily limit access to the park for at least a few hours on race day.
“He told me to go and check out Murphy Park as a potential location for a Door County event,” says Ryan. After taking a trip north to Egg Harbor to scope out the area, Ryan reported back to Ernst: “It’s gorgeous, but there’s no parking.”
Ryan already had plans to structure the Door County Triathlon as a nonprofit entity to benefit the County Parks Department and the Door County YMCA. Pinney, When: Sunday, July 23rd Ryan reports, was Where: understandably enthusiastic from Murphy Park, Egg Harbor Website: the beginning, www.doorcountyriathlon.com seeing the opportunity to build more grassroots support for the county parks. Together, they established the Friends of Murphy Park, dedicated to the longterm protection and enhancement of the park.
Ryan then approached Horseshoe Bay Farms President Rick Hearden, whose properties are located directly across the road from Frank Murphy Park. After hearing Ryan out, Hearden signed on as an event sponsor. “They let us use their fields for parking and even used their own people to handle parking logistics,” says Ryan.
The first Door County Triathlon, Ryan reports, “essentially broke even last year, [owing to] $10,000 in start-up costs, such as barricades, public safety, permits, promotional and directional signage. This year, I’m hoping to raise several thousand for each charity. I hope to get to where we raise $10,000 each year for each organization.”
“I can’t take total credit for the idea: I’m the one that brought the sponsors and charities together,” says Ryan. “The guy with the original idea was Mark Ernst.” Ernst owns In Competition, a Green Bay store that caters to endurance athletes.
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OUTSIDE IN DOOR Ryan, who also is the event director for the Green Bay Marathon, is very enthusiastic about the growth potential of the Door County Triathlon. He says that “in only its second year, [the Door County Triathlon] is already going to be one of the biggest in the state. It’s still a pretty narrow interest sport; an event that had 200300 people was considered big.” This year, the capacity for the Door County Triathlon is set at 1,000 participants. Ryan has no doubt that he will reach that goal. “Three months away from the event,” he said, “we already have over 300 registrations, twice what we had last year at that date. Our success depends on strong word of mouth and the buzz on the event was phenomenal.” “Capacity is based on the number of bikes that fit in the Murphy Park boat launch area,” says Ryan, which serves as the staging and transition area for the athletes. “That’s the one-day capacity. We have a longterm plan: if we do limit out this year, we have every intention of splitting the event into two days, holding each course on a different day, which would effectively
double our capacity [to 2,000 participants].” Encouraged by the Door County Chamber of Commerce & Visitors and Convention Bureau to create an event during the shoulder seasons in the peninsula, this year Ryan is also organizing the Door County Fall Fifty, a fifty-mile relay or individual endurance run, from Northport all the way down to Sturgeon Bay. That event is scheduled for October 21, 2006. With both the short and Olympic distance courses, along with the option of performing either course as a team relay, Ryan stresses that anyone can participate in the Door County Triathlon, no matter what age. “Last year, a majority, about 70
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centered on the sun
solar energy in a timber frame home
On a stretch of land just north of Baileys Harbor three ancient meadows converge. A satellite image of the land, with its dark patches of tamarack and spreading juniper, suggests a lunar landscape unblemished save for a winding stripe left long ago by some wayward adventurer. But the house that has settled into this primitive terrain is all about the sun.
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In late November 2004 I received a call from John Wilson, a professional actor who moved to Door County by way of Alaska and Iowa to take over the family’s manufacturing business. His builder, Russ Cockburn, was ready to start constructing a new home for John, and they needed building plans.
a modest footprint. John wanted plenty of room for impromptu plays, readings, and musical events. He also wanted a private office, a large screen porch, wine cellar, walk-in pantry and oversized kitchen island. Plus, there needed to be a guest suite for visiting friends and family members. Wanting all of this, within a goal of just 2,100 square feet, was certainly asking a lot, and the house grew somewhat. John was willing, though, to be realistic about reducing unnecessary space. For instance, the two main bedrooms are
modifications to the garage roof for the solar water heating panels. Then the two men proceeded forward on a one-year mission, adjusting and massaging the forms and spaces, exploring and analyzing the optimum heating systems, and selecting all the components necessary to make this unique structure as energy efficient as possible.
small by today’s standards. “But,” he reasoned, “you don’t spend time in your bedroom unless you’re sick…so why waste the space?”
George Zachariason of Solar Mining in Green Bay. An array of solar water panels adorns the full width of the garage roof, providing radiant heat to the home’s concrete floors. John said there’s so much hot water that he can take as many baths as he wants. And
The central concern of the home – solar heating – was skillfully addressed by Bob Ramlow, a solar consultant, and
John and I worked for several weeks to create a template from which he and Russ could work. The goal was to have a modestlysized timber-frame structure which would be heated by the sun and would reflect John’s artistic sensibilities. The home was to be sited on the only highland meadow in the area, and John wanted to capture the multitude of views throughout the property while maintaining the pristine nature of the landscape. He even insisted on taking the unpopular stand of blocking off a long-used snowmobile path that ran through the property…what he considered the single scar on this slow-to-heal land. The biggest challenges from a design standpoint were to provide solar orientation in a home whose primary rooms faced the north meadow, and to create space for John’s many interests – including cooking for large gatherings of friends – within
Upon completion the plans were given to Russ who made subtle
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with its “Iron Curtain” filter, the water coming from the faucet is as clear as from a mountain stream. To retain the heat in winter, and repel it in the summer, John chose to install triple-pane windows. The exterior walls of the house are superinsulated, using both blown-in and rigid insulation. The ceilings and attics are likewise insulated far above the usual levels. The home is comprised of the main house and the garage/guest loft, connected with a corridor John Wilsonʼs home that houses will be open to laundry, guest the public for the bath and October 2006 Door closets. The County Solar Tour main part of of Homes. Builder the home has Russ Cockburn uninterrupted lives on Sunny views from Slope Road in Egg kitchen to Harbor and can be dining to living contacted at room. A small (920) 746-0885. private library is tucked just off the living room, and a garden room next to the kitchen will provide fresh herbs all winter long. From John’s office on the second floor balcony he can drink in distant views of the north and east meadows, while also
connecting with the living room below. Two diminutive bedrooms nestle under the rafters, catching breezes that blow past handcrafted transoms, and out through clerestory windows on the north balcony wall. Materials used throughout the home are as natural and ancient-looking as the site itself. With its sloped stonecovered foundation, the house seems to be pulling itself right out of the bedrock below. The natural cedar siding also looks to be drawn straight from the surrounding woods. A galvanized metal roof will, in time, attain the muted patina of the old barns down John Wilson and Russ Cockburn in front the road. Inside, concrete floors stained of the chimney’s rustic stonework. rich red ocher flow through the entire first floor. Articulating the walls and stone, and came to understand and ceilings within are rustic wood beams appreciate the benefits of solar heating and columns hewn from the timbers and cooling systems. of a railroad trestle that once spanned the Great Salt Lake. When a natural beauty named Linda vacationed in Arizona in 1995, she The bond between homeowner and Russ met, soon married, and he and builder is readily apparent; followed her back to her Door County their respect and admiration for one home. Since then, he has quietly another genuine. Russ had grown up in and diligently pursued his mission of Arizona and learned the construction building “the natural way.” In addition trade from his father, who was also to solar homes, he has helped construct a proponent of sustainable building two, and soon to be three, straw bale practices. While living in the desert, homes in the area. Recently, he also Russ learned all about working with took a course on solar home heating natural materials such as adobe and systems from the Midwest Renewable Energy Association, so that he could confidently help install the solar water heating system in John’s home. Russ’s patient hands and skillful eye for detail are obvious in every corner of the home, from the rustic stonework gracing the two-story fireplace chimney, to the pegged wooden balcony railings that he designed to swing open so that large furnishings could more easily be lifted up to the second floor. In the center of the home Russ constructed a lovely wooden spiral staircase, artfully crafted and perfectly proportioned so that one truly glides up the stairs and down. The gifts that John brought to the project were his vision and his appreciation. When asked why he
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HISTORY BY ALLISON VROMAN
The Legacy of an Industry Quarrying for Stone in Door County
“Door County’s first export consisted of stone.”
~ Hjalmar Holand from History of Door County, Wisconsin: The County Beautiful, Volume I Today, Door County thrives on the tourism industry; however, this was not always the case. During the mid-19th and well into the 20th century, the textured landscape and surrounding water served as more than a backdrop for quaint villages. The abundance of exposed rock and the ease with which it could be transported via water provided the basis for a successful stone quarry industry in Door County during the initial phase of harbor construction around the Great Lakes. The Door Peninsula is part of a unique geological formation – the Niagara Escarpment. The foundation for the Niagara Escarpment, a prominent line of bluffs that stretches from its namesake, Niagara Falls, in a horseshoe shape through Ontario, along the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, down the Door Peninsula, and toward Horicon Marsh, was formed more than 400 million years ago when sediment was deposited on the floor of an ocean that covered much of the continent during the Silurian Age.
After much shifting of the continents and the advance and retreat of glaciers over this region, softer layers of the bedrock eroded and an exposed rock ridge of dolomite, a limestone rich in magnesium which may also be referred to as dolostone, remained. The characteristics of the dolomite found in Door County made it ideal for certain practices and less than ideal for others. Some of the stone removed from the landscape was used in the production of lime or flux while relatively minor amounts of stone were used for building construction. For the most part, the dimension stone quarried from Door County was either rip rap or rubble stone – pieces of stone weighing between two to five tons or 50 to 100 pounds, respectively. These slabs were ideal for the construction of harbors because they posed less risk of fire damage than wood and were very resistant to erosion. According to Stanley Greene’s article on the city of Sturgeon Bay’s “Golden
Age of Stone,” which appeared in the June 10, 1976 issue of the Door County Advocate, one of the first individuals to draw attention to the prime location for a quarry along the shores of the Door Peninsula was Samuel Straumbaugh, the Indian Agent at Fort Howard in the 1830s. His reports extolling the virtues of the quality and quantity of the stone as well as the “commodious and beautiful” harbor near Sturgeon Bay encouraged the government to open a quarry. Upon Straumbaugh’s recommendation, a Government Reservation secured 100 acres of land overlooking Sawyer Harbor, which is currently the site of Potawatomi State Park. After obtaining a permit from the federal government, as mentioned in M. Marvin Lotz’s book Discovering Door County’s Past, a company of Green Bay men had opened a quarry at the location by 1834 under the condition “that the stone be sold only for the purpose of building breakwaters and harbors.” This quarry came to be known as Government Bluff.
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Other locations along the peninsula soon followed suit, hoping to capitalize on the demand for stone as major cities grew around the shores of the Great Lakes. Small quarry operations opened at Baileys Harbor, Door Bluff, Eagle Bluff, Garrett Bay, Marshall’s Point, Mud Bay, and on Washington Island. Some of these quarries achieved success. According to Lotz, the quarry at Garrett Bay, for instance, “stayed in operation for over a decade supporting a general store, boarding house, blacksmith shop and pier for the loading of stone into barges.” Others, however, had a more difficult time, like the quarry at Door Bluff as recalled by Hjalmar Holand in the History of Door County: “The character of rock there led to the belief that it contained marble of fine quality…and preparations were made for extensive operations…village lots were laid out on the summit of the bluff, and a large pier was constructed. The marble proved to be a delusion, however, and the works were abandoned after a few cargoes had been shipped.”
the Green Quarry, the Laurie Quarry, the Leathem and Smith Quarry, and the Sturgeon Bay Stone Company. As smaller quarries within the Sturgeon Bay market closed because they could not compete, the majority of the outlying quarries on the peninsula also closed.
The opening of the canal in Sturgeon Bay in 1881 changed the dynamic of quarrying in Door County; it made large-scale commercial quarries possible. Greene pointed out that “by the beginning of the Twentieth Century eight major quarry sites had been opened on Sturgeon Bay, and two of them had been closed.” Then in 1903, there was a merger of two quarries in Sturgeon Bay, bringing the number of active companies to four:
With the ever-increasing efficiency of removing rocks from the bluffs, there came a time in the industry when transportation of the stone became as important as quarrying itself. As companies merged, they combined their shipping fleets to try to meet the demand for stone around the Great Lakes. Local shipyards also converted a large number of old wooden sailing ships, removing their masts and leaving the bodies of the ships an open vessel
During this time of commercialization, the process of quarrying evolved greatly. In Victoria Dirst’s “Second Report on the Leathem and Smith Quarry in Door County,” which was published by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, she explains how the work initially relied on manpower to pry loose slabs of rock with crowbars in excess of 300 pounds and then horse-drawn carts were utilized to get the rock to the waterside. Black powder came into use in the 1880s and eventually dynamite and steam-powered machinery was widely used. According to Holand, “A ton or more of dynamite [was] used in one explosion, throwing down 20,000 tons of rock in a single blast.”
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his t or y into which stone could be loaded and then towed by other ships to its destination. Greene provides an account of a quarry in Sturgeon Bay contracted to deliver 2,700 cords of
stone to Ludington. In order “to make the delivery in the allotted amount of time the company tug had to make three round trips each week towing two stone carriers.” Apparently it was
not uncommon for the bridge over the canal to be opened 40 times a day during the stone shipping season, which began at ice out in early spring and continued through Thanksgiving. As World War I broke out, civic building projects came to a halt and the quarries in Door County had a difficult time staying in business. Lotz states, “Basically, when the period of harbor building on Lake Michigan ended, so did the life span of many of the quarries.” However, it should be noted that by the time Holand’s book was first printed in 1917, “millions of tons of Door County stone [had] been used in harbor improvement. Almost every harbor on Lake Michigan was built in part with Door County stone.”
Photography courtesy of the Door County Historical Museum.
One quarry that stayed in business beyond this difficult time was the Leathem and Smith Quarry because they provided crushed stone in addition to dimension stone. The quarry started providing crushed stone in 1903, and
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when Thomas Smith’s son, Leathem D. Smith, inherited the quarry in 1914 he hired the Nebel Electric Company to completely electrify the crushing plant, which then became known as the L.D. Smith Stone Co. The company thrived, employing more than 100 men. “Then in October 1927,� says Lotz, “the largest business deal ever transacted in the history of the county was finalized when a Cleveland, Ohio company bought the controlling stock of the L.D. Smith Stone Co. for $675,000.� When Dolomite, Inc. purchased the quarry they renamed it the Sturgeon Bay Company and had high hopes for the future of the quarry; however, by the 1930s this quarry was affected by the Depression. Holding on longer than most others, in 1944 the plant was dismantled and the equipment was shipped to Drummond Island, Michigan. Within the last decade, the site of this quarry has been cleaned up and transformed into Olde Stone Quarry County Park. Although there are a small number of active quarries in Door County today, their impact on the economy is
not as apparent as that of earlier quarries. Traveling through the county, one might not even notice the impact this industry made to Door County’s past as many of the scars on the landscape have healed naturally. The legacy of the stone industry, however, remains in many of the harbors dotting the shores of the Great Lakes. Resources: “Second Report on the Leathen and Smith Quarry in Door County� by Victoria Dirst. Published by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Bureau Property Management, December 1, 1994. “Quarries Provided City ‘Golden Age of Stone,’� by Stanley Greene. Door County Advocate, June 10, 1976. History of Door County, Wisconsin: The County Beautiful, Volume I by Hjalmar R. Holand. Wm. Caxton Ltd., Ellison Bay, WI, 1993. Discovering Door County’s Past: A Comprehensive History of the Door Peninsula in Two Volumes, Volume I by Marvin M. Lotz. Holly House Press, Fish Creek, WI 1994.
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EPHRAIM YACHT CLUB BY JULIA CHOMEAU
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The summer of 2006 will mark the 100th anniversary of the Ephraim Yacht Club (EYC) and its famous Ephraim Regatta. The Ephraim Regatta is the oldest continuous regatta in the United States and it continues to draw many sailors and enthusiasts to Door County’s shores. July 24th of 1906 was the inception of the charter that included just 23 members including Mr. Henry S. Vail for whom the regatta’s “Vail Cup” is named. Unsurprisingly in our small community, descendants of some of the founders are still in membership today. A family focus was always important to the EYC and from early on families enjoyed not just sailing but canoeing, swimming and power boating as well. Today, family is still
Long time Ephraim resident Bob Davis at the helm.
number one at the club. The youth sailing program has virtually exploded in the past few years and with the schedule of events including such parties as the Ice Cream Social and the Founder’s Day Cookout, close friends and family ties are part of the club’s tradition. The EYC dock and clubhouse, located on Hwy 42 in Ephraim, has been the site of the club since 1929 when a certain member took an active interest. Mr. B.D. Thorp built a shore dock and pier in front of his inn for the use of the club. Until that time several attempts at a permanent location had not proven successful. In 1939, a boathouse was purchased and moved to the dock’s location and the clubhouse remains in the same setting today.
Membership of today’s Ephraim Yacht Club includes a variety of activities. Youth sailing, adult private lessons, ladies bridge or bridge tutorials for anyone, as well as numerous social get-togethers fill the busy summer schedule. Membership cost is $100 per year with a one-time initiation fee of $100. Student rates are available for students under 25 for $25 with no initiation fee. Festivities for this year’s celebration will include a very special gala on July 22nd held at Maxwelton Braes and a July 29th “boat parade,” which will be open to the entire village of Ephraim as well as boaters from all over the Green Bay and Lake Michigan areas. The yacht club will also be selling commemorative
items throughout the season, a comprehensive book detailing the history of the club and the regatta, and a limited edition print entitled “Sailor’s Delight…. EYC’s 100th Birthday Celebration” by renowned local artist, Bob Bentley. This year’s regatta will be held on Saturday, August 5th with a start time of 9:00 am. The celebration continues with the long established “Bratfest” on Saturday evening and the races continuing on Sunday morning. There are few such long-standing traditions alive and well in Door County and this year’s 100th celebration of the Ephraim Yacht Club is proof positive that “there will always be an Ephraim Regatta.”
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Door County’s access to Lake Michigan and the Green Bay waters has afforded the peninsula a rich maritime heritage. A piece of that heritage continues to thrive off the shores of Sturgeon Bay thanks to the Sturgeon Bay Sail Training Foundation. Each summer this organization trains young and old alike to learn and perfect the art and science of sailing.
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Started by a loose knit group of volunteer yachtsmen, members of the Sturgeon Bay Yacht Club began teaching children how to sail in 1953. Local businesses purchased and sponsored small wooden prams, each choosing a different color with matching sails and hulls. These stout eight-foot sailing dinghies with their square bows and traditional gaff-rigged sails peppered Sturgeon Bay’s inner harbor throughout summer days. The
own prams through buoyed courses just a short distance from the berths of 1,000-foot freighters at the Bay Shipbuilding Corporation. A move from the Sturgeon Bay Yacht Club to the outer bay allows for more room to sail and keeps boats from getting tangled in the weed beds of the inner harbor. As a single-handed sailor, youngsters instantly become skipper, sail trimmer and navigator. They learn to shift their body weight to control the heel of their small craft. This invaluable experience plays itself out in larger racing boats as students evolve in their sailing venues. Those with a passion for the sport stick with the classes and move into double-handed boats with two to three sails. These boats require an orchestrated effort between skipper and crew to maintain balance, sail trim and symmetry. Whether racing or day sailing, students learn to “mind the helm,” trim the sails and look to the wind for their next move. Many former students are happy to simply reflect on their training as fond memories and great summer fun. Still others have used their experience as a foundation on which to build. Students have gone on to gain college scholarships and become NCAA members on sailing teams. Others have made lifelong careers as yacht captains and are currently following the sun onboard mega-yachts and schooners on oceans and seas the world over. Of course, give a child an education and the sky, or in this case Oceania, may be the limit.
pram fleet would remain the mainstay for instruction to present day. To truly know how a boat connects with the water, wind, and the human touch one must first sail a little boat. The response of a boat’s rudder and sail adjustment is felt profoundly in light craft. Small boats, hands, and eager minds produce the most seasoned sailors. As early as nine years of age, children are skippering their
And yet the goal of the small yacht club in Sturgeon Bay was not to create mega-yacht captains, even though their vision has led people to successful careers. 1953 brought an abundance of eager learners from ages nine to fourteen. This was truly the beginning of the club’s junior program. Apparently the enthusiasm was no match for the harried volunteer instructors who resigned at the end of the 1954 season. To fill the vacancy in this volunteer program that had no class fee, a new group of people and Summer 2006 Door County Living 33
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t opside boats took the helm of the fledging foundation. Enter Harry Purinton who in 1958 became the Pram Committee Chairman. Harry, who was the grandfather of sailors both literally and figuratively, ran the foundation until 1977. Harry’s relentless tasks included everything from teaching, scraping and painting boats to maintaining budgets and organizing the group’s big fundraiser – the Spaghetti Dinner. Harry passed away in 1989, but the instructional program that he shepherded into a viable and thriving foundation still remains. Today the program boasts a new and improved fleet. Gone are the old wooden prams with their peeling paint and leaks. New Optimist prams were purchased in their place and a fleet of 420s, double-handed boats for older or advanced sailors, has replaced an aged Flying Junior class. The largest boats, the Flying Scots, are nineteen feet in length and have been the mainstay for
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adult students for years. The program truly has a boat for all ages and is an excellent resource for learning. Even if your desire is to charter larger boats for cruising, the place to perfect your art is on one of the foundation’s many dinghies. As students wait for wind to fill in on the hottest of days, impromptu swims and water fights with bailers make for great fun. Traveling regattas have historically brought the foundation around the Great Lakes in hopes of bringing traveling trophies home to the Sturgeon Bay Yacht Club. In 1968 the program became its own non-profit yacht club, but it still represents the
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CAMEOS By Madelin e John son
a family man foremost Fred Anderson
Prior to our interview, I asked a handful of people, “What do you know about Fred Anderson?” Expecting the usual pleasantries and biographical snippets, instead I got a unanimous reply: Fred Anderson might very well be the nicest guy on the planet. That seemed like an extreme statement. How could one even begin to quantify that? But with the interview over and after a little more digging, I have to say I agree with both the characterization and the emphasis. Fred is “niceness” incarnate. And, more, he’s the mold from which upstanding citizens are made. A family man foremost, he’s also an unusually civic-minded individual and a die-hard Door County enthusiast. That enthusiasm, no doubt, has much to do with his roots here. In 1929, Fred’s grandparents opened the Baileys Harbor Laundry, a commercial operation in the building now occupied by Frogtown Framing & Gallery next to the town marina. It became the truest definition of a family business, as it was later owned by Fred’s parents, Bob and Betty, and much later by Fred
and his high school sweetheart-turnedwife Debi. Fred’s first job wasn’t at the Baileys Harbor Laundry, though. Instead he spent his high school years working at the Baileys Harbor Yacht Club, the famed resort on the opposite side of the harbor, as a busboy, valet and dockhand. It was during these years, says Fred, that “I studied to be a private pilot. My dad and I used to take pilot lessons together – one of us would drive the car to Sturgeon Bay and fly up to Baileys Harbor; then the other would fly back and drive the car home.” Fred’s early interest in flying played a part in leading him eventually, and somewhat by chance, to a small aircraft engineering college in Oklahoma, and later to a job in Oshkosh at the
Square D Company’s engineering department. Door County called him home, however, and in 1981 he and Debi took over the family business – a trade which meant, he remarks with total candor, doing “a couple million pounds of laundry a year” and servicing a majority of hotels and motels in northern Door. Fred and Debi continued the business through its heyday, moving it to Sister Bay in 1987, but by 1998 the couple decided that 69 years was enough and sold the business with the intent of beginning a new chapter in their lives. So, in 2001 Fred purchased The Ashbrooke, an idyllic hotel on the north end of Egg Harbor with a “nice” factor equal to that of himself, from long-time friends Jerry and Pat Ploor. “The innkeeping business had always intrigued me,” says Fred. “I had
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Although Fred is unquestionably a dedicated business owner, he’s also among the distinguished few who can keep pace with both work life and community involvement, all the while perpetuating his nice-guy reputation. In short order, he rattles off a list of his activities over the years: he was the Baileys Harbor Fire Chief for five years, from 1987-1992; he served on the Board of Directors for the Door County Chamber of Commerce for eight years, with a one-year stint as its president in 1992; he is in the midst of his 14th year on the Gibraltar School Board; and he is a member of the Door County Strategic Marketing Coalition Steering Committee, an organization dedicated to sustaining and growing the area’s tourism industry. Oh, and he just finished his sixth year as the Gibraltar High School golf coach, a 20-hour per week job in season.
I suspect that it’s this latter activity that is the most rewarding, albeit most time consuming. His coaching career began by default when he agreed to the position for just one year because the previous coach had retired and the program faced a budget cut. “There were a couple of kids who had a lot of potential with golf and I didn’t want to see them lose the opportunity to play at the high school level,” says Fred, adding that one of the greatest highlights has become “watching them come in as 13 year-old boys and leave as 17 year-old young men.” His interest in positively impacting youngsters, I gather, stems from being a parent himself to Kirstin, 18, and Kyle, who would have been 23 this fall. It’s a realm in which he makes, perhaps, his deepest mark. Making his point crystal clear on several occasions during our conversation, he asserts, “Family first. Family is the number one priority.” Between parenting, running The Ashbrooke, his various community involvements, and other hobbies, Fred has still somehow made time to impress his exceptional character on both customers and peers. Is he in fact the nicest guy on the planet? Well, I suppose there are probably other contenders out there. Suffice it to say, then, that if a show of hands is one way to quantify the distinction, he’s at least the nicest guy in these parts.
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watched The Ashbrooke evolve out of the elegant, adults-only, romantic getaway niche that Jerry and Pat had gone after into a wonderful place. Plus, being a customer-service oriented person I knew I would find innkeeping satisfying.” Nowadays, Fred is at the hotel nearly every day “keeping busy with normal managerial duties and filling in where needed.” I learn that this means a range of activities, from cleaning and general maintenance to accounting, marketing, and – you guessed it – throwing in the occasional load of laundry, an irony of which I suspect he’s acutely aware.
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The Village of Ephraim is renowned for its beauty – its white buildings gracefully nestled amidst a stunning natural backdrop, facing another Door County treasure, Peninsula State Park. Until recently, however, other than the wetland preserve on the south end of the village, little environmentally significant land in Ephraim was in permanent conservation status and protected for public use.
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ANDERSON POND That changed in January 2006, when the Door County Land Trust purchased most of the remaining acreage of the historic Aslag Anderson farmstead. The Land Trust purchased the farmstead, which dates back to 1858, in order to establish the Ephraim Preserve at Anderson Pond. Located along Moravia Street, just east of Highway 42, this
limestone ledge formed by glacial ice and erosion that extends over 900 miles through Canada, ending at Niagara Falls. It forms the backbone of the entire Door Peninsula. Besides being of geological interest, the escarpment is prime habitat for rare and endangered land snails.
Dedication ceremony: the Anderson “kids” and Dan Burke.
historically and ecologically significant 27-acre property offers tremendous scenic views. Land Trust Executive Director Dan Burke notes, “It also hosts a wide diversity of wildlife habitat, including Niagara Escarpment bluffs, an old beach ridge, forest, meadow, wetlands, and, as its centerpiece, a spring-fed pond. The property is part of the Ephraim Preserve Project Area, which has officially been designated a State of Wisconsin Habitat Area.” Approaching from Moravia Street, a large stretch of the preserve’s forested space is visible. Upon entering the property and moving toward the interior, the Niagara Escarpment, which cuts through the eastern and southern portions of the acreage, becomes evident. The escarpment is a massive
An old beach ridge runs along the entire length of the western boundary, while forest and transitional woods make up much of the interior portions. The center of the property is dominated by wetlands surrounding a large, open pond fluctuating in size from six acres in spring to one acre in late fall. Several old-growth hemlocks are also located in the preserve.
In addition to being ecologically significant, this land is historically significant as the location of the original farmstead of the Anderson family, one of the founding families of the Village of Ephraim. While the original farmhouse has been moved to the Ephraim Foundation’s Historical Museum, the building’s foundation remains visible on site, as does the original apple orchard. Recorded history regarding the land comprising the Ephraim Preserve at Anderson Pond begins in 1853, the year that Norwegian missionary Reverend Andreas Iverson arrived at Eagle Harbor. He was looking for land on which to establish a community for his small Moravian congregation. Struck by both the beauty and the potential of the densely forested wilderness, he purchased 425 acres from the United States Government. He spent $500 on the property, which extended for one mile along the shore and three-quarters of a mile inland. Reverend Iverson and his congregation established a tiny village on this acreage, which they named Ephraim. The
Visiting the Ephraim Preserve at Anderson Pond The Door County Land Trust will own and manage the Ephraim Preserve at Anderson Pond as a nature sanctuary open to the public. The preserve is an excellent site for people interested in wildflowers or birdwatching – it is home to nest waterfowl, including Hooded Mergansers, and to dozens of species of migratory songbirds. A rustic trail system is being established at the preserve. The trails, which Land Trust staff and volunteers expect to complete this summer, will be available for hiking, snowshoeing, and cross-country skiing. Please contact the Land Trust if you wish to help staff and other volunteers work on establishing the trail system. A kiosk will be erected at the trailhead to help tell the story of the land and to thank all the people who were instrumental in helping to successfully complete this project. The Land Trust is also developing a land management plan – as they do for all properties they own and/or manage – to guide future restoration and management activities.
The Door County Land Trust The Door County Land Trust is a not-for-profit conservation organization that is celebrating its 20th year of preserving lands that contribute significantly to Door County’s rural, scenic, and ecological integrity. If you are interested in becoming a member, or if you would like to find out more about the Door County Land Trust, visit their web site at www.doorcountylandtrust.org or call either the Sturgeon Bay or Baileys Harbor offices, (920) 746-1359 and (920) 839-9990, respectively. The Land Trust’s mailing address is P.O. Box 345, Ephraim, WI, 54211. Executive Director Dan Burke states, “The Door County Land Trust was established in 1986 with the mission of protecting, preserving and maintaining lands that contribute significantly to the scenic beauty and ecological integrity of Door County.” He explains that to fulfill this mission, the Land Trust enters into voluntary conservation easement agreements with property owners and also purchases properties outright. Burke notes that maps are available depicting the locations of the properties the Land Trust owns and manages that are open to various types of public recreation, such as hiking, canoeing, and hunting. The Land Trust has over 1,400 members and owns and manages 1,400 acres in Door County. The trust also holds conservation easements with about 50 property owners in the county, meaning that the trust is responsible for managing the permanent protection of an additional 2,300 acres in the county. The Door County Land Trust is also involved in a wide variety of educational efforts in the county in addition to its direct land protection efforts.
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anderson pond villagers persevered despite being plagued by sickness, crop failure, isolation, and bitterly cold winters. Other immigrants quickly began to arrive in the area, including an ambitious and hardworking Norwegian named Aslag Anderson. Since the area was accessible only by water, it had become evident to the villagers that a deep-water pier was a necessity for the community. In 1858, Iverson entered into an agreement with Anderson. Anderson agreed to build a pier to which all settlers would have access. In exchange, Iverson sold him 110 acres of the original 425 acres, at his original purchase cost of $1.15 per acre. The 27 acres which is now the preserve was part
of Anderson’s original 110acre purchase, and has been owned by members of the Anderson family ever since. Anderson fulfilled his end of the bargain by completing a substantial pier in 1859. He also built a home on the section of his 110 acres that lay near the shore, a building now housing The Anderson House Work Bench. In addition, he constructed a barn, now a museum, and a general store, now The Anderson Store/Museum. Further inland, east of what is now Moravia Street, he cleared land around a pond for farming. That pond and its surroundings are the site of the Land Trust’s Ephraim Preserve at Anderson Pond. Once a farm, it is now a
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anderson pond refuge for migrating and nesting birds. Numerous wildflowers bloom there throughout the spring and summer, and magnificent old-growth trees stand
Bob Davis leads a nature walk to his favorite spot.
on portions of the land that were never cleared. The Door County Land Trust worked to raise the funds to acquire the Anderson farmstead for 14 months, although the idea of establishing a preserve on that land has been floating around for many years. Bob Davis, an Ephraim resident and avid volunteer with the Land Trust, has known the Anderson “kids,” as he describes them, “for a long, long time.” He says he told them over the years that if they were ever thinking of doing something with the property to let him know, because he felt sure that he could help raise some money to preserve it. That is exactly what happened – a few years ago the Anderson family descendants approached Bob to let him know they were thinking of selling the land. Bob immediately approached the Land Trust regarding the opportunity to purchase it and establish a new preserve in Ephraim.
The Door County Land Trust received a significant grant from the Knowles/Nelson State Stewardship Fund for the purchase of the Anderson property. Bob Davis hiked the land with the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) staff team that conducted the environmental appraisal of the property for the purposes of deciding whether or not the Land Trust should receive a stewardship grant. Bob recounts, “While we were going by the pond, a Hooded Merganser flew out of the pond right in front of us! This is a relatively rare bird, so it was just as if somebody had planted it there specifically for the DNR staff tour.” Bob also notes that a long-time neighbor to the Anderson land, an avid birder, was able to provide the DNR with 30 years’ worth of her records of bird sightings in that area, which surely impressed the DNR staff. Whether due to the perfectly-timed Hooded Merganser sighting, the birding records spanning 30 years, the DNR staff ’s own inventory of the land, or all
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of the above, a stewardship grant was awarded to the Door County Land Trust for purchase of the Anderson property. The grant amount was equal to roughly half of the funds needed to purchase the land. The Land Trust was able to match these grants with a small grant from the Door County Green Fund and from close to 100 contributions from Ephraim area residents. Land Trust staff, Bob Davis, and other volunteers were actively involved in the fundraising effort with Ephraim residents and property owners. Their approach was simple: send a letter to Ephraim residents who might be interested in supporting the establishment of the Anderson property as a permanent preserve, and then visit them individually to encourage their support and answer any questions. Bob says, “The response from Ephraim residents – and not just from the property’s immediate neighbors – was really very gratifying. We knew going into this
effort that residents here appreciated the history and the scenic integrity of their village, but the enthusiastic response we received for this project far exceeded even my expectations.” Burke echoes Davis’ sentiments, noting, “The Land Trust is now honored to make this special place available to the residents and visitors of Door County. So many people came forward to help with this purchase. Because of their efforts and financial support, not only is an irreplaceable piece of Ephraim’s past preserved, but also a quiet, beautiful wildlife sanctuary home to a variety of plants and animals will remain undeveloped forever.” Burke also extends his “thanks to today’s Anderson family members, whose cooperation and efforts ensure that this historic piece of land will retain its connection with the Anderson family name and forever remain a place of beauty and solitude.”
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For more and more locals, raising their crops and herds in harmony with Mother Nature is becoming the method of choice. By following organic practices (particularly, eliminating the use of pesticides and genetically modified organisms – or GMOs) these farmers are kind to the environment while producing exceptionally flavorful and nutritious foods, and theyʼre doing it right in our own backyards.
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ORGANIC FARMING Door County native Kevin Kiehnau grew up working on his family’s dairy farm in Jacksonport. In 1979, he began running the operation, all the while continuing to educate himself about better ways to work his land. It was after taking a course in sustainable agriculture that he really began to see
things differently. He found that he could actually reduce costs – along with the use of pesticides – and ultimately be responsible to the environment. From there, he says, he just “fell into organic farming naturally.” Kiehnau has been MOSA (Midwest Organic Services Association) certified for twelve years,
ten of which he spent producing milk for Organic Valley. Five years ago, he began raising an organic grass-fed beef herd. Whereas traditionally raised cattle are grain-fed, farmers like Kiehnau prefer to let their herds peacefully graze on grass. He explains, “Cattle are usually given antibiotics because they cannot tolerate eating only grain. No antibiotics are given to organically raised beef cattle, and no chemical herbicides or insecticides are used when producing the crops that feed them. Grass-fed beef is just healthier all around. It has a sweeter, truer flavor. It also provides heart healthful Omega 3 fatty acids that grain-fed animals don’t, and it’s much leaner – containing about half the fat of grain-fed beef.” A year ago, Kiehnau chose to sell his milking herd and no longer produces dairy, but he continues to subcontract for Organic Valley, acting as a consultant and educator. Other
The following farmers markets in Door County run July through September, and also feature local organic goods aplenty: Corner of the Past, Highway 57 & Country Lane, (920) 854-7680 (Saturdays from 8:00 - noon) Settlement Shops, 9106 Highway 57, Fish Creek, (920) 868-3524 (Wednesdays from 10:00 –3:00)
Locally owned grocery stores that carry organic products from Door County farms: Main Street Market, 7770 Highway 42, Egg Harbor, (920) 868-2120 Town Square Market, 2434 County F, Baileys Harbor, (920) 839-9399 Greens ‘N Grains, 7821 Highway 42, Egg Harbor, (920) 868-9999
And, a few restaurants where you’ll find organic Door County produce on the menu: The Bluefront Café, 306 S. 3rd Avenue, Sturgeon Bay, (920) 743-9218 The Whistling Swan, 4192 Main Street, Fish Creek, (920) 868-3442 Town Hall Bakery, 6225 Highway 57, Jacksonport, (920) 823-2116
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farmers considering the transition into more natural cultivation methods now look to him for information about basic practices, as well as assistance in “weeding out” the (often intimidating) paperwork involved with becoming certified.
Making the switch to organic methods has made Kiehnau a more knowledgeable farmer, and certainly a more passionate one. He asserts that he “would encourage any farmer to begin following organic practices – for the positive impact it has on the health of animals, people and the future of our environment,” and concludes, “There aren’t many people involved in agriculture who can truly look back at what they’ve done and say they’ve harmed no one. All of the chemicals that are now known to be harmful were once considered perfectly safe. Once you realize something is wrong with the way you’re doing things, it’s already too late – so much damage has already been done.” Amy Stich, also a native of the peninsula, is another next-generation
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farmer serious about raising her crops without the use of damaging chemicals. Her farm has been familyowned since 1929, initially with a long run as a cherry orchard, then as a dairy operation. When Amy decided to take over, she knew she wanted to move into produce. Since the land she planned on planting had been pasture (and untouched by chemicals for 15 years), it was also a simple choice to keep it organic. Today, Amy is successfully following her dream and selling her harvest through her on-site farm stand in addition to supplying various local restaurants, caterers and stores with her fresh and vital foods. And, as if her varieties of crisp lettuces, garlic, tomatoes, onions, leeks, blueberries, raspberries, winter and summer squash, pumpkins, beets, peppers,
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farm life is never easy, but doing things the natural way isn’t always more complicated. “I’ve been growing things since I was five years old, and I just don’t like the idea of using chemicals. I don’t believe in them mostly because they’re harmful – but also because I think they’re completely unnecessary.”
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and eggplants aren’t enough, she also produces wholesome organic eggs, beef and maple syrup. Is growing without chemicals a more difficult way to go? According to Stich,
Though he wasn’t born into the farm life, Marc Savard says that working the land the way that he does is “a gut thing.” It’s true that he was initially looking for a big lifestyle change when he relocated from the Chicago suburbs to settle in on Wildwood Farm in Sister Bay, but he also knew that he’d always just had a knack for growing things. For ten years, he ran a CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) operation. “That’s how it all started. CSAs aren’t co-ops. They’re simply run by subscription, and offer a weekly variety of fresh produce to the community members who sign up.
It’s like a one-stop shop for things as they’re ripening and ready.” For Savard, the only part of organic farming that doesn’t seem quite “natural” is the mindset of people who continue to trudge through super-sized grocery stores in an effort to save time. “ I’m always amazed when people say they don’t like fruits and vegetables, because the truth is, they’re just eating bad ones!” Is it possible that a trip to your local organic farm is just as convenient? Probably. Is it different? Definitely. Knowing the person who produces your food – and how they produce it – is a sure way to become more connected and satisfied with the things you put into your mouth. Savard says buying from a local farm seems to be an adjustment for some folks, albeit a worthy one. “Mother Nature doesn’t work with anyone’s schedule, and she also tends not to budge. The harvest is ready when it’s ready, and different things are ready at
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or ganic farming different times. Nonetheless, it’s always worth the wait. It’s a shift in mindset that really pays off, and I hope our culture begins to see that.”
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Notorious for her ambitious and impressive gourmet heirloom varieties of… well, just about everything, Linda Cockburn (another “transplant”) began working her small, active farm about 12 years ago. Though she admits her efforts began as a conscious means of putting food on her own table, her enthusiasm has left her with no choice but to share her harvest – previously as a vendor at area farmers markets, but now solely through her convenient roadside stand. There are always SunnyFunny eggs (beautifully mismatched dozens in all colors and sizes),
In fact, all of the varieties that Cockburn grows – from herbs to eggplants to peppers – are chosen for flavor and visual appeal. “I love growing things that are suited to entertaining. Food should be interesting to eat, and to look at! I think that being truly rich is all about eating well.” Why organic? “It’s true food. It’s food that tastes the way you remember it tasting – before it became leached of its flavor and nutrients. But most importantly, every effort and every dollar spent on organic products is a vote for the sustainability of our world.”
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invasive species by Bob Bul tman Door Count y Invasive Species T eam Coor dinat or
Coming to a shoreline near you… Phragmites Australis a.k.a. “Phrankengrass” This is a tale of invasion, the story of an alien grass that is steadily taking over the shorelines and wetlands of Northeast Wisconsin. The bad seed in this story is an exotic, or nonnative, strain of phragmites australis, otherwise known as common reed grass. Unfortunately for most residents of the Door Peninsula – human, animal and plant alike – phragmites (pronounced fraig-mighties) is becoming all too common. The spread of exotic phragmites is one of the greatest threats to our shoreland ecosystems, and that threat is growing. This grass is not an ordinary, gardenvariety grass. In the world of grasses, non-native phragmites is a monster. Able to tolerate a wide range of soil conditions and aggressive in nature, it can form dense, impenetrable stands that displace wildlife and native plant communities, in many cases, growing thick enough to shade out and kill shrubs and small trees. Growth along shorelines can inhibit navigation and block shore views. Imagine a lush lawn of Kentucky Bluegrass growing
ten to fifteen feet tall and you have the idea. In one study, it was shown that the variety of bird species living in a wetland area decreased from over two dozen species to only four species once phragmites invaded and choked the wetland. Phragmites is a perennial grass that thrives in moist soils. Its reeds, or canes, are unbranched, rigid and hollow and can range in height from three to twenty feet tall. A large, feathery seed head is produced in late July through September. Like all grasses, phragmites dies back to the ground in late fall. The dead canes are tough enough to remain standing for a few years after they were alive. Phragmites spreads primarily by vegetative reproduction. Thick, intertwined roots can reach six feet deep while rhizomes (horizontal roots) spread the plant laterally. The plant also sends out stolons, or runners, with nodes every foot or so that are each capable of growing a new plant. Stolons from aggressive strains of
phragmites can easily exceed fifty feet in a single growing season. Native to many places in the world, phragmites has been and continues to be harvested by numerous cultures for a variety of purposes. For example, its long, strong canes make excellent roof thatch material. A native strain of phragmites does exist in the wetlands of Door County and was utilized by the peninsula’s original Native American inhabitants. Indigenous phragmites grows in sparse stands interspersed most harmoniously with a variety of other native plants. It does not usually reach more than six or eight feet tall. The troublesome alien cousin originated in Eurasia and poses a double threat here in North America. It not only out-competes native phragmites, it also interbreeds with the native strain, thus strengthening the aggressive tendencies of future plants. Considering that phragmites is a grass and has a thick root system, control efforts can be labor intensive and generally require application
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invasive species of herbicide for eradication. A precautionary note here: for the sake of water quality, the application of herbicides in and around wetlands and water bodies is regulated by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. The rule of thumb is as follows: if you were to stand in the area where you plan to apply herbicides with just socks on your feet and your socks get damp, you must use an approved, water-safe herbicide. If your socks stay dry, regular Round -Up will do. Phragmites responds well to broad spectrum glyphosate-type herbicides (like Round-Up) that break down in the environment more quickly than other, harsher chemicals. A few approaches can be taken. The best solution depends upon the location and density of the growth, especially in relation to other more desirable vegetation. Digging and frequent mowing can keep phragmites in check, but will not kill it. There are two control methods that involve herbicide application. For both, all standing dead canes are mowed, knocked down or burned off between late fall and early spring. This will allow unimpeded access to new growth and helps minimize herbicide usage. If the stand is thick and no other desirable plants inhabit the area, green shoots of phragmites can be spot sprayed with glyphosate. Spot spraying can be repeated once or twice during the growing season. In August and September, when the plant is drawing energy down into its roots, the green canes can be bundled with twine and cut with a hedge shears. A stronger mix of glyphosate is then painted or sprayed onto the clump of fresh cut stems. This method is preferred when the phragmites is growing among other more desirable plant species. The application is given directly to the offending plant leaving the other vegetation to thrive. Proper herbicide treatments can be over 90 percent effective in one application. Whatever methods are
employed, follow up is necessary as, invariably, some of the root system will survive. A moderate stand of phragmites can take three of four years to fully eradicate. Always use caution when working with herbicides and avoid overspray. Glyphosate will damage or kill any green shore plant it comes in contact with and herbicides not absorbed by a plant are toxic to fish and shore creatures. Laws that govern herbicide use require user responsibility and application only on the target species. The Door County Invasive Species Team has a program to train citizens in the proper treatment of invasive species. For questions about phragmites or other invasive species, or to set up a neighborhood training session, please contact Bob Bultman at dcist1@ gmail.com or (920) 839-2019.
What exactly is an invasive species?
An invasive plant or animal is one that has a tenacious, aggressive ability to out-compete other species for dominance in an ecosystem. Invasive species tend to be generalists, able to exist in a range of habitats and conditions. They also usually are able to reproduce rapidly and in large numbers. While there are native species that have invasive tendencies and can be problematic locally, the real threats are invasive species that are exotic or not from these parts. Exotic plants and animals are free of natural predators and competitors that kept them in check in their native environment. It is important to note that most exotic species are not problematic and have naturalized here without causing problems. The problem arises with some species when, free of competitors and pest species, they propagate profusely.
Invasive species – why bother?
In the presence of invasive species, biological diversity is at risk. Biological diversity, or simply, biodiversity, is the total number and variety of plants and animals that make up an ecosystem. Generally, the greater the biodiversity of an ecosystem, the more important (and usually more fragile) that ecosystem is. The planet is currently experiencing the most rapid rate of species extinction ever and invasive species are a growing part of this genetic loss. The Door Peninsula is a special place, a hotbed of biodiversity. One would have to travel hundreds of miles to find a place that equals the Door Peninsula for the sheer variety of plants and animals that thrive here. For all who enjoy this rare gem, it is a stewardship duty to safeguard the peninsula’s biodiversity for its own sake as well as our enjoyment and the pleasure of all future generations. Closer to the pocketbook, unchecked growth of invasive species is detrimental to our natural spaces, species diversity, economy and property values. With the ability to steadily out-compete rivals, invasive species change the balance in our ecosystems, impacting things like the success and long-term viability of rare plants, commercial fishing catches and even views of the lake. In Door County, tens of thousands of dollars are being spent annually to stem the tide of invasive plants and animals. Nationally, invasive species are costing in the tens of billions of dollars. The good news is that invasive species are manageable as long as action is taken. While invasive species will be a persistent problem, a little effort goes a long way towards keeping them in check.
There is help available.
Locally, Door County Invasive Species Team (DCIST) is hitting the swelling tide of invasive species head on. The DCIST is housed in
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David Nielsen will tell you that he believes creating art is a process of evolution, something that is ongoing and ever changing. Even after a work of art is created, it continues to evolve as its interpretations change. The creation and viewing of the work is a communication first between the art and the artist, then between the art and its viewer. In this ongoing conversation, meaning continues to shift, new perspectives are formed, and the art considered becomes part of life. Nielsen believes that removed from this process, when the subject is reduced to merely what the eye meets on the canvas, something is lost. What is lost is the emotive force within the work itself. Viewing art in this way takes time; it is not passive, the viewer must bring something to the exchange. This is the implicit challenge.
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Nielsen’s most recent work illustrates his way of seeing and interpreting shifting meanings. His paintings are styled like layered time-lapse images where figures move about the canvas. In some, the sun or moon measures a path across the sky. The passage of time is delineated in a seeming series of overlapping frames. In considering these works, the viewer slowly becomes aware of a sense of animation. Particular moments of the study come forward to the eye and then recede. The eye refocuses on the next piece of the sequence and a new moment is revealed. In this way the movement of a couple of hours is condensed into a single scene. Most of these scenes are alive and evolving from Nielsen’s own memories; an afternoon at a beach or night at a campfire are slices of time depicted as whole.
Foreign Cultural Studies in Hamburg, Germany in a non-degree program. In his last year as a student, he apprenticed with Mia Lin in New York. In 2002 he interned at the Peninsula Art School in the Emerging Artist Program, where he exhibited “Seasons,” a collection of eight diptych paintings. It was in Germany that Nielsen became transfixed by the novels of Samuel Beckett. Before long he found himself sketching and then watercoloring over the text on the pages of the books as he read them. He eventually filled all the pages of his copy of How It Is with expressionistic and abstract figures and scenes. This exercise led him to recreate the pages in much larger format, superimposing charcoal drawings and watercolors over selected, disembodied samples of text, screened onto paper. The result of the work was a series ultimately intended to recreate each of the 147 painted pages of his original copy of the book. Beckett’s novel is in the form of a monologue delivered by a narrator crawling through mud. In Nielsen’s interpretation, he positioned himself as a filter of the text, representing the fitful and repetitive prose in austere, sometimes shocking depictions of its existential desperation. Selections of this series were exhibited at Mr. Helsinki’s Restaurant in Fish Creek in 2003 and 2004.
Nielsen explains that in using elements of various styles, he can define space and indicate where things belong together, and where they donʼt, within a composition.
In executing these pieces, Nielsen depicts fractured figures in abstracted forms familiar to the tradition of Cubism. The difference is that rather than trying to show all the way around the subject, here we are being shown different pieces of the frame. Color is also employed to dictate spatial relationships and to lead the eye through the painting. Nielsen explains that in using elements of various styles, he can define space and indicate where things belong together, and where they don’t, within a composition. Here is the guide through the overlapping images: the map for the viewer. Years of study and experimentation have led Nielsen to his current technique. He studied at the Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design where he earned his BFA in drawing. He later spent a year at the Institute for
At this time Nielsen was also making a foray into the Los Angeles art scene. While living in Los Angeles and producing work there, he exhibited in several group shows in galleries throughout the city. His painting “New Now Know How (Olympia 2003)” was
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ART SCENE featured in Los Angeles Design House, 2003, and was shown in Los Angeles Magazine that October. Nielsen had been a summer resident of Door County for many years, and like for many others, it continued to beckon to him. Nielsen finally returned full time in 2004. Presented with the challenge of a smaller art community and a smaller audience than New York or L.A., Nielsen has worked to make a place for himself and his work here. His efforts to promote and create a venue for his own work have led him to promoting and acting as curator of shows for other artists emerging in the area. Through the 2006 season, Nielsen is producing a series of rotating exhibits at Mr. Helsinki’s. One of Nielsen’s influences, the 20th century British painter Francis Bacon, said that a canvas should look as though life passed through it, not on it. In his work, he strives toward this goal. His paintings first command
the viewer’s attention, but then start a dialogue. In his most recent artist statement Nielsen writes, “…I still believe our experiences on this planet, even when they happen as a group, are singular. All people come to art differently, and I feel their emotions are their own. Ideally, art sparks conversation, and tells us to feel and share those ideas with those around us.” By making art that draws us into dialogue with it and with each other, Nielsen realizes his goal of life passing through his work, and its meaning is free to evolve for each viewer. A collection of David Nielsen’s most recent work will be on display at Mr. Helsinki in Fish Creek beginning July 13th, with an opening reception on July 20th. The exhibit will feature 20 new canvases in oils and acrylics. A series of small format prints, drawings, and watercolors are also on display at Blue Horse Bistro through the summer.
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The Printmaker as Storyteller
R. Charlie Lyons
His name is R. Charlie Lyons. His gallery, The Paint Box Gallery, is nestled next to the Red Barn Shops just south of Town Line Road on Highway 42 in Ephraim. There, amidst a broad selection of miniatures and prints by a host of other fine artists, you will find the mother lode of Charlie’s own unique wood-block prints. In a moment, we’ll consider them more fully, but before that, a few words of introduction.
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ART SCENE R. Charlie Lyons was born in Sturgeon Bay in 1940. He attended the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the University of WisconsinMilwaukee. He has taught and lectured throughout Wisconsin, and curated or consulted locally for many years. He has exhibited throughout the Midwest in one-man shows (at least 50 of them), group exhibits, and juried art fairs. His work appears in permanent collections throughout the state. He is represented by the Paint Box Gallery; the Collectors Gallery in West Lompoc, California; and Artworks Gallery in Green Bay. He was recently nominated for the statewide Governor’s Award for the Arts. Now, on to the work. All of Charlie’s prints are hand colored woodcuts. His engagement with wood block carving started early. In high school, like many, he cut his first prints in linoleum blocks which he now describes as “a cold, hard, dispassionate material.” Soon thereafter, he found that wood was his preferred medium, largely because of its warmth. Once in college, he took courses in virtually all of the art forms except wood blocks, but continued to work in that medium on his own. Once he realized that his own originality seemed to express itself solely through wood blocks, the die was cast. Charlie prefers to work in Ponderosa Pine, which is harder and more resilient but still giving under the knife. It cuts relatively easily, allows him to draw with the knife and the gouge but holds up for a reasonable number of prints. Since 1964, he has drawn directly on the block, obviously working out a mirror image of the final print. His drawings are meticulously worked out on the block but they really only pave the way for more spontaneous carving. One might suggest that the drawings are the rehearsals, the cutting the performance. As Charlie says, “If it’s a good drawing, it gets cut and if it’s not, it becomes firewood…Cutting is very final,” he notes wryly.
When it comes time to print, Charlie will do so by hand rather than use a press. Printing by hand allows him to “take into account any surface eccentricities.” It also allows the printer to lift the paper to peek under it and see to it that all is well between the paper and the block. Make no mistake about this: Charlie’s work is about as far from standard print replication as it can be. Charlie began adding color to his wood block prints in 1969. Rather than doing so in the traditional Western way, block by block, which causes a color build-up on the print, he chose to add the color by hand to the printed paper. In this way, he was able to achieve the effect of a “rich, glowing color that seemed to be coming from behind the line.” As a result, there is a luminosity that vibrates through his work – a phenomenon that I find profoundly moving. Looking around the gallery, one is struck by the variety of size in Charlie’s work. While he has done some monumental pieces, there are also miniatures of stunning vitality. In this sense, small has its own kind of achievement. With his usual precision and charm, Charlie explains that “every idea has an appropriate size. Sometimes you just have a small idea . . . it’s a little idea and it just wants to have a certain visual intimacy.” This brings us to the works themselves. In the title, I have described Charlie, the printmaker, as a storyteller. This penchant for storytelling was there from the very beginning. Two of the earliest sets of woodcuts arose out of Charlie’s affection for his hometown and the remarkable people who impacted his life early on. The first series is uncolored and is titled, “A Remembrance of Places Past,” most of which are in Sturgeon Bay; many of these buildings are still standing. Each woodcut comes with a story. If you can get Charlie to tell it, it is well worth the listen.
The second group is called “A Personal Commemorative Postage Stamp Series of Odd and Extraordinary People I Have Known.” Yes indeed, the prints are the size of postage stamps, all of which are colored. As with the buildings, the characters behind the stamps are collected in Charlie’s memory. Not to worry. At this point, we come upon more universal material. As Charlie puts it, “I have a particular fondness for Far Eastern and Middle Eastern literature and poetry and as I am reading these things I am thinking, ‘What could this look like? Do I have a vision of an appearance of this?’ And so my work is in many ways an attempt to visually realize what these tales of wonder and fantasy are. One of the things that I don’t do, however, I do not depict events in the story. Events themselves have a dynamic of their own. This is a dynamic I don’t want to have in the picture. I want the picture more to be an embodiment of the story and a kind of a capturing of the time, of the milieu of the story. I’m trying to introduce a new level of understanding about the story.” Here is the place where remembrance is transformed into myth. At this point, the story is not merely the one Charlie carves into the wood block; it is, as well, the story the finished print calls forth from the imagination of the viewer. The virtual worlds he conjures for us are many and amazing. Behold: The Lost and Legendary Cities, all drawn at the same time but cut over a year so that each block has a singular style; the Aladdin Suite – key elements of the story arranged in a Summer 2006 Door County Living 65
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ART SCENE single frame with geometric precision to match the mystical arc of the tale; The Great Heros of Western Man, celebrating flawed people who happened to appear at the right time in the wrong place; An Informal History of Magic, containing the still unfinished block entitled, A Sacred Blanket for a Shaman (for which I wait). Then there is the monumental
evocation of The Journey of Siddhartha – nine huge wood blocks that would fill one wall of a large room (there is a small version as well). Then there are the Poets and the Dream Forests – and finally, the panels I know best, The Fantasy Voyage of Sindbad, ten blocks which have captured my own imagination for I must also confess loving these
ancient stories. What is it that prompts these serial fantasies? According to Charlie, “The general trend of printmakers to make a series intellectually and visually leads to [many] possibilities with the same or similar subjects.” Such being the case, our own Charlie Lyons works comfortably in the tradition of printmakers
from Dorè to Goya to Baskin – but with the following wrinkle: Charlie’s work goes far beyond illustration. In his own way, Charlie does what medieval illuminators did. He enlightens, he reinterprets, he expands each and every tale he presents in profound and wondrous ways.
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ar t scene By Kathlin F. Sic kel
Festival Founders Set the Stage for an Eminent Musical Tradition
The concert hall was ready, the audience was taking their seats and history was about to be made. In a few minutes the downbeat from Maestro Thor Johnson would commence the first concert of the new Peninsula Music Festival, initiating a tradition that would endure for the next 50 years and beyond. Outside the hall, if a few concert-goers were still arriving, they may have noticed how enchanting it all looked. Cedar trees lined the lighted pathway of wooden bridges that crossed over what seemed to be rushing streams below. This was the scene August 6, 1953, the night that inaugurated the music festival. But there was more going on than met the eye.
(Left to Right) Festival founders Thor Johnson, Kay Wilson and Lorenz Heise.
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There were butterflies in many stomachs, for instance. The ambitious project that was unfolding was the result of an intense year of preparations. Thousands of dollars had been raised and 40 professional musicians had been engaged. In some ways that was the least of it; the past year of preparations had been preceded by many years of dreams and wishful thinking and kitchen table meetings on the part of a determined few. How well it would succeed was an open question, but so many high hopes were riding on it. And then there was the little matter of the “concert hall” by day. It was the high school gym, and although the acoustics were considered “remarkably fine,” the year the festival was launched coincided with the remodeling of Gibraltar High School. In fact, with the exception of the gym, the entire building had been razed and the “concert hall” stood alone in the midst of
the wreckage and the construction site. Then in July torrential rains turned the deep excavations around the building into flowing rivers. The above scene was described in the festival’s 25th anniversary program book by Kay Wilson, chairman of the Peninsula Music Festival Executive Committee. The school’s massive construction project was unknown to the festival committee until after most of the committee’s preparations were complete. Meetings were hastily called to discuss the dilemma, and Wilson wrote: “The debate began between the pessimists and the optimists. In all fairness, the pessimists had much solid ground in their reasoning,” adding that the optimists, of course, prevailed and the festival went forward. Aided by a sympathetic contractor who built bridges from the parking lot and the delivery of cedar trees from a nursery, “the day time nightmare” was transformed when the sun went down. When consulted, Dr. Thor Johnson had been most reassuring about the orchestra’s ability to adapt to the sorry state of the surroundings; if he had any private doubts, they went unexpressed. Johnson was, at that time, the young conductor of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra and, as his biographer Louis Nicholas makes clear, Johnson craved
Thor Johnson leads the early PMF orchestra.
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ART SCENE continued from page 68 the success of this new festival as much as anyone. The conductor had been led to Door County by Ephraim summer resident Lorenz Heise through a series of coincidences. Heise and Johnson shared a common heritage of the Moravian faith and both were the sons of Moravian ministers, which made it easy for them when they met to form a lasting bond of friendship. Both were interested in a newly discovered lode of Moravian music that had been written in America in colonial times. Johnson’s interest took the form of a professional commitment to serving as the music director of a weeklong festival for performance of this music in June 1950. Heise’s daughter, Hedy, remembers her father reading about the planned festival in the Milwaukee Journal and deciding instantly, “We’re going!” Heise, who sang in choruses and churches in both Milwaukee and Ephraim, and his wife Ellamae traveled to Bethlehem, Pennsylvania to attend every concert of the Moravian festival. They were so impressed by what they saw and heard that they approached the conductor – their new friend – and tentatively invited him to consider Door County as the location of a future festival. Johnson’s response was warm and encouraging. “You get it started,” he suggested. A wider Door County audience first learned about Thor Johnson following a community sing one Sunday evening in July 1950. Heise told the Ephraim residents and visitors who had gathered about the festival, the superb concerts, and the outstanding conductor from Ohio who had produced them. Perhaps he would be interested in doing something similar in Door County, Heise reported. Some meetings followed, letters were exchanged, and plans for a music festival began – but at a snail’s pace, until August 1952 when the conductor came to see Door County for himself. Johnson stayed at the Liberty Park Lodge in Sister Bay, and the first meeting between the conductor and
a handful of Door County’s serious music lovers took place “on the front porch of that venerable institution,” according to a festival founder, George Norton. A second meeting followed, he wrote in the 40th anniversary music festival program, with the “same group of people on the porch of Kay and Carl Wilson’s home” in Ephraim. A businessman, Norton had once used his veteran’s benefits from World War II to take voice lessons at a conservatory in Chicago. He was typical of the residents and summer visitors who founded the music festival. Businessmen, retired doctors, wives, and mothers – they were not musicians themselves although several had been classically trained pianists or vocalists – all had a particular appreciation for those who pursued music as a profession and great interest in what Thor Johnson might have to tell them. According to Johnson’s biographer, a larger group gathered at the Ephraim home of Dr. Arthur and Helen Byfield to hear Johnson explain his vision for a music festival. He had specific ideas in mind for the Door County project. It should feature the music of contemporary composers, he said, and it should both regularly commission new works to promote the composing of new music and should include other seldom heard works from what he called “the rich repertoire available for the small, chamber orchestra.” If $10,000 could be raised in time for a concert series the following summer, he would assemble a small symphony – no more than 40 musicians, an ideal size, he said, for the work he had outlined.
From the very beginning the musicians recruited to play in the music festival orchestra have been among the best in the country, and are selected for their ability to be soloists as well as orchestra leaders. Marilyn McDonald, who has served as the festival orchestra’s co-concertmaster since 1991, noted that Johnson was able to recruit his fellow musicians from the nation’s top orchestras. His good friend John Krell (their association went back to graduate school at the University of Michigan School of Music) played flute and solo piccolo in the Philadelphia Orchestra for 30 years; Robert Marcellus was the principal clarinet chair with the Cleveland Orchestra for 20 years. Both Krell and Marcellus remained associated with the music festival in various roles – soloist, guest conductor, board member – through much of its history. Composer and horn player Verne Reynolds came to the Peninsula Music Festival orchestra with Johnson from the Cincinnati Symphony, then taught horn at Eastman School of Music for 36 years. Kenneth Byler, another friend from the University of Michigan, led the Lawrence University Symphony and played for the music festival for 24 years. Also outstanding, McDonald said, were the festival orchestra’s original co-concertmasters Isidore Cohen, who went on to be a member of the renowned Beaux Arts Trio,
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ART SCENE and Raymond Gniewek who became concertmaster of the Metropolitan Opera orchestra. In addition to the musical virtuosity of the festival musicians, what is immediately obvious is the great loyalty that has developed among the musicians themselves and between the musicians and Door County. Even today, the orchestra members arrive each August talking about their year long anticipation of the festival and the “family feeling” attached to it. Remarkably, three of the members of the current orchestra have been with it since the days of Thor Johnson. Both McDonald and violist Sally Didrickson were students of Johnson when they were just teenagers. Didrickson, who teaches, writes for Chamber Music Journal and performs regularly with many Chicago area chamber groups, began playing with the music festival in 1968. McDonald, professor of violin at Oberlin College and a member of
resident chamber music groups at the Smithsonian, first played for the music festival in 1963 and has returned every year since 1971. Timpanist William Wiggins started playing for the festival in 1970. He is also the timpanist for the Nashville Symphony and a member of the Blair Chamber Players at the Blair School of Music at Vanderbilt University where he is also an associate professor. As much as the music festival is a superb musical success story, it is also a story of community pride and success. The festival founders quickly united in support of their new leader, then went out to multiply that support throughout the county. As the music festival prospered, two names became synonymous with it
– Thor Johnson, of course, and Kay Wilson. No performance production can take place without an army of staff behind the scenes smoothing the way,
and Wilson quickly stepped into the role of “chief of staff.” More than ready for the challenge, she had a master’s degree in music from Northwestern University and had taught music in public schools in Minnesota and Illinois for 10 years before she married
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ART SCENE Carl T. Wilson of Door County and Milwaukee. As a wife and mother, she seemed to find opportunities to apply her musical vocation wherever she went. In Milwaukee she could be found conducting the Junior Arions Choral Club or the Roundy Memorial Baptist Church children’s choir or lending her time to some project for the Wisconsin Federation of Music Clubs. She did not shoulder the innumerable duties of running the music festival alone. Every issue of the music festival program makes it abundantly clear that a legion of loyal helpers, advisers, and “worker-bees” assisted her each season. But it was Wilson who accepted the responsibility of organizing the entire endeavor year after year for more than three decades. Her music festival co-founder, Norton, wrote in a 1992 reminiscence of the founding moment: “So…the Peninsula Music Festival was on its way…As we continued to marvel, Kay’s infectious smile and unstifled enthusiasm would carry us forward from that day...” Kay Wilson had been a part time resident of Door County most of her life – first with her parents, then with her husband and children. She was able to function as a mirror image of Johnson. He brought the vision, musical talent, knowledge and his connections to the music world to the Peninsula Music Festival. She brought the optimism and her own connections to Door County to raise the money and the audiences, as well as the organizational skills to ensure the smooth outcome of every little detail.
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When Thor Johnson died unexpectedly in January 1975, it was a blow that many thought would sink the music festival. It had been so much of Johnson’s own making. It was his genius, perhaps, to create something that was so uniquely his own, but also strong enough to go on without him, forging its own identity. The Thor Johnson chapter of the Peninsula Music Festival is only the beginning of the story. Summer 2006 Door County Living 77
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Nick Kwaterski practices his put. (Below) 1957 Resorter Tournament champions.
“A mystical place…” That is how the caretakers and staff of the Peninsula State Park Golf Course view the idyllic location where they find themselves working season after season. A paradise by anyone’s standard, the course is set within an unspoiled forest and surrounded by some of the most magnificent views of the county.
The Peninsula Golf Course has the distinction of being the only stateowned golf course in Wisconsin. That ownership guarantees some special perks, the natural surroundings of Peninsula State Park being the best one of all. Mynn Lanphier, who comanages the 18-hole course clubhouse with her husband Paul Schloemilch, explains, “Golfing here is an experience with nature. It’s not uncommon to
have eagles soaring over the course while golfers play.” There is a lot of other wildlife too: foxes, deer, turkeys, and even the occasional coyote. While we are heading towards the 11th hole, a little fawn not more than a couple of days old naps beneath the shade of a tree. While Mynn and Paul supervise the running of the clubhouse in its
particulars, Keith Nienow maintains the grounds as head greenskeeper. They are overseen by Tom Blackwood, the superintendent of the entire park. Tom’s involvement is an integral part of the course maintenance. A single tree, for example, does not get removed without Tom’s consent. Paul comments, “I believe Tom cares about the trees here like they were his children.” This protective attitude is
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fair ways also evident in Mynn, Paul, and Keith as well as the rest of the staff. The employee dedication is reflected in the small turnover. Chef Kristi Orsted is a perfect example; she has worked at the clubhouse restaurant for 35 years. While being state owned has its benefits, such as not having the pressure of succumbing to development, it also has presented some challenges. One of the biggest challenges was trying to run the course on the budget that the state allowed. It was difficult to maintain the costly industry standard for equipment and grounds keeping. So in 1982, the PGA was formed. Not to be confused with the nationally-known Professional Golfers’ Association, the local PGA, or Peninsula Golf Associates, was established to help fund the needs of the course. This dedicated notfor-profit organization has been directly responsible for the dramatic improvement in the condition of the grounds, such as the state-of-the-art watering system. The PGA, with a current membership of 150, is also responsible for the very popular youth programs. Sixty children each year participate in one of two fourday sessions. After going through the lessons, they are then encouraged to keep playing throughout the summer at Stonehedge Golf Course, with all their greens fees paid for by the PGA. The youth program is also supported by former participants who come back either as high school players or university players to help instruct. This year’s sessions will start June 26th and July 17th. Along with a dedicated staff, there is also a very dedicated following of golfers who return to play at Peninsula as much as possible. This is especially apparent during the annual Resorter’s Tournament. This tournament began in 1925 and is considered to be one of the oldest consecutive match play golf tournaments in the country, if not the oldest. Started as an “end of season” event (back when everything used to close up after Labor Day), the tournament drew large crowds of spectators who would line the fairways
to cheer their favorite players on. Generations of visitors have played in the event, some of them alongside each other. Joe Thompson, from Urbana, Illinois, recalls how his family started playing in the tournament. “We were camping at the park in 1968 when my dad saw the sign promoting the event. He signed up and our family has been involved ever since.” Joe’s dad, Richard, won that year. Joe went on to win the tournament three times, his two brothers won a combined five times, and his son (also Richard) won the 2005 tournament. The Thompsons will be back to try to reclaim their championship status come August. They know that they will face some serious competition, such as Mike Gilliam of Green Bay (a 15-time champion), yet they are looking forward to the challenge. “It’s such an unbelievably classy event,” Joe enthuses. “One of the prizes I won in the tournament was a painted picture of the course done by a local artist. It is, by far, my favorite piece of art. Looking at it reminds me of all the great memories of Peninsula.” Golfers, and maybe a couple of people here and there who are along just to drive the cart, obviously spend the majority of time on the course itself. Nevertheless, it is the clubhouse where everyone converges, people coming and going from early in the morning through the close of the day. Part restaurant, part pro shop, the clubhouse is unassuming, unpretentious and one of the bestkept secrets for dining with a view. Chef Kristi has a devoted fan club that comes in for her deep fried French toast for breakfast and burgers and BLTs for lunch. For those in the know, the clubhouse has also become a great place to order take-out. However, if you have a spare hour to look out over Eagle Harbor and an extra six bucks in your pocket, pick a window seat (they
are all pretty much window seats) and prepare yourself for large portions of simple and delicious county cooking. Once full, golfers wander over to the pro shop side of the clubhouse to see if there is any merchandise that might help improve their game. The right ball might make the difference or perhaps a new hat to shade the sun during play. The logo of the course’s golf wear is a totem pole, a representation of the 40foot memorial pole located between the first and ninth fairways of the course. The memorial pole honors the Potawatomi, who were Door County’s earlier residents. Originally carved in 1927 by a Belgian artist named C. M. Lesaar, the pole was replaced by a laminated pine replica in 1970 by Adlai Hardin. The last Potawatomi Chief, Simon Khaquados, is buried near the pole, his grave marked by a large boulder. For 85 years now, golfers have sought the peacefulness of the course, the breathtaking vistas and the chance to test their skills with a club. Most of those returning have a proprietary sense about the place. It is no surprise then to see the number of memorial benches and trees planted throughout; a perfect testimony to the history of the course and to the attachment that people feel for it.
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A century later, Captain Johnson’s original hospitality is rekindled by owner Brian Vandewalle and ChefProprietor Leah Caplan, along with the promise of a flavorful meal, restful sleep and a retreat from life’s daily challenges. Also revived is an historic principle, perhaps taken for granted by those living on the island 100 years ago: local sustainability. Caplan and Vandewalle re-established The Washington Hotel Restaurant & Culinary School in 2001, united by an unconventional mission. As stated by Chef Caplan, that mission is to restore the agricultural economy of the island. Commitment to this objective
the local economy supported by it. Says Caplan, “It is nice to know that when we need eggs, we call the farmer down the road to order.” Chef Caplan’s menu selections are seasonal and organic, with a constant eye for quality. Beef is purchased from neighboring Washington Island farmers. Mozzarella cheese and housemade ice creams are prepared on site, using fresh Wisconsin dairy. Whitefish caught by local fishermen is featured in such favorites as smoked whitefish pizza. For selections including grilled asparagus and wild leek frittata salad the naturally-growing asparagus and wild leek have been picked fresh
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grow up eating whitefish consistently prepared using the same methods, Caplan explains. “When given the opportunity to sample whitefish in a delicate saffron sauce, for example, their eyes light up experiencing how good it can be.” The mouth of an impressive six-ton brick oven, namesake to the à la carte menu, opens to the active kitchen. Chef Caplan heard of the oven’s availability during the site renovation and felt confident it would be a fit. Purchased from a bakery in Southern Door, the oven had to be ferried to the island before the Lake Michigan waters began to freeze. “This was before Washington Island had the new winter ferry,” explained Caplan, “and the old one was not able to transport the weight.” Once on the island, simply trucking the oven into place was not an option either; a local islander’s crane was needed to gradually ease the massive structure into place along the historic hearth at its new home.
is apparent in every decision they made while enhancing the location and its offerings. Local, sustainable and/or organic products are used whenever possible, in both the menu and the décor. A graduate of the prestigious Culinary Institute of America (CIA) and a leading expert in the regional food movement, Chef Caplan has dedicated her career to offering indigenous foods. “I wanted to be closer to real food and real people,” she explains. Not only healthier and more flavorful for those enjoying the meal, this practice is also healthier for
from the surrounding acreage. Local beers and fine wines are available to complement each meal. A selection of à la carte specialties from the “Brick Oven Menu” are served for lunch or dinner in the parlor or on the garden patio. In The Washington Hotel Restaurant, a prix fixe menu is offered from which guests are treated to such delicacies as whitefish caviar and new potatoes with buttermilk sauce, and organic beef tenderloin with horseradish crust, polenta and sautéed arugula. Entrées delight diners as they experience familiar flavors prepared in an innovative way. Many people
The result has been well worth the required effort and coordination, as the brick oven is now centerpiece to the restaurant’s offerings and unique character. One of few commercial brick ovens in the state, it is integral in the production of the restaurant’s scrumptious breads and trademark pizzas, all crafted from island-grown wheat. Along with the owners’ commitment to regional sustainability, the uniqueness of preparing foods in the brick oven was a draw for several accomplished bakers. Three additional CIA graduates have joined Chef Caplan in preparing dining selections.
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ON YOUR PLATE For those with an interest in crafting their own regional delights, Caplan and her colleagues offer classes through the on-site culinary school. Courses are focused on the use of local and seasonal products in everyday cooking. Offerings include The Art of Bread Making and Handmade Pasta and Gnocchi as well as cheese-tasting and wine-tasting seminars. Participants of all ages are welcome for courses in Doughnut Making and Real Ice Cream. Classes are hosted in a specially designed training/special-event facility, and range in size from two to three people to groups of 20 depending upon topic and format. Private instruction can be arranged year round for students seeking a particular skill or hoping to expand their horizons in the kitchen. For example, Caplan recently assisted a local hunter in uncovering creative methods for preparing wild game. There is also a special course for chefs and restaurateurs entitled “Local and Sustainable Food Purchasing Seminar” scheduled midweek upon request. Sharing the philosophy that guides The Washington Hotel Restaurant business, this seminar covers topics such as flexible menu planning, food costs, total utilization, sourcing product and custom growing. Diners and culinary school students often extend their stay on the island at The Washington Hotel, located above the restaurant and parlor on the second floor of the property’s main building. This space underwent numerous remodels over the past century, but Caplan and Vandewalle chose to revive the original floor plan. “With the carpeting removed and the wood floors exposed, we could see where the walls had once been,” said Caplan. “We simply followed that pattern during our restoration.” The serene setting recalls the past while providing for life’s modern
comforts. Guests are greeted by a tray of green-hued water glasses, formed from re-claimed wine bottles. Antique light fixtures grace the hallway. Warm colors and gentle décor evoke a feeling of calm. Wood floors are softened with naturally-dyed rugs hand-woven by a Washington Island artist. Original sinks still adorn the walls, but have been updated with modern plumbing. Shared baths reflect Captain Johnson’s original design, but with the addition of indulgent steam showers to pamper today’s guests. In the eight sleeping rooms, beds constructed of island timber are dressed in luxuriously soft bed linens of 100 percent organic cotton. On the walls, framed pictures depict the location’s former life. Guests are encouraged to “make themselves at home,” by building a fire in the parlor to take the nip out of the evening air. Meanwhile in the restaurant kitchen, bakers prepare for the day ahead by building a fire in the brick oven. The brick oven fire will burn through the night, to heat the thick, surrounding stone. In the morning, smoldering ashes are brushed into the trap. The warmed stone radiates heat at a steady temperature, providing the perfect baking environment throughout the following day. Functioning in this way, the brick oven that is the restaurant’s trademark is also a fitting metaphor for the business itself. With some effort, a baker lights the fire and the energy and warmth generated is absorbed by its surroundings. This energy is later returned in the form of constant heat by which the baker prepares her food. Likewise, through their support of local farmers, fisherman and artists, owners of The Washington Hotel Restaurant & Culinary School are creating an environment that promises to sustain and nourish their efforts for years to come.
Chef Leah Caplan
•The Washington Hotel Restaurant & Culinary School is located at 354 Range Line Road, just a few miles from the Washington Island Ferry landing. Menus, class schedules and pictures can be found at www.thewashingtonhotel.com. Hotel rooms and culinary courses are available year round; the kitchen is open daily throughout the summer and for seminars and special events during the winter months. For details, rates and reservations call (920) 847-2169. •Special lodging and dining packages include the “Summer Fling,” offered May through October, with two nights’ lodging, dinner for two with wine pairings, breakfasts on both mornings, a gift certificate for the on-site shop and a trio of baked bread to take home (rates from $445, double occupancy plus tax and gratuity). Winter get-aways include a “Chocolate and Spice Lover’s weekend” in celebration of Valentine’s Day, including lodging for two with breakfast, a curry cooking demonstration, spice lovers’ dinner, fireside chocolate and wine tasting (rates from $200 per couple, double occupancy plus tax and gratuity). •The island-grown wheat that is a mainstay of The Washington Hotel Restaurant’s signature Brick-Oven Bread is now also the distinguishing ingredient in a new beer from Capital Brewery of Middleton, Wisconsin: “Island Wheat Ale.” The second annual festival celebrating this offering and its positive impact on Washington Island’s economy will be hosted at The Washington Hotel Restaurant in September, 2006.
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Andre’s Food & Spirits 23 W. Oak St. Sturgeon Bay (920) 743-4179 $$ B D L Â Applebee’s Neighborhood Bar & Grill 129 N. Madison Ave. Sturgeon Bay (920) 746-8300 $$ D LÂ Birmingham’s 4709 N Bay Shore Dr. Sturgeon Bay (920) 743-5215 $$ Â L D Bluefront Café 306 S. 3rd Ave. Sturgeon Bay (920) 743-9218 $ BW B L Cherry Hills Lodge & Golf Course 5905 Dunn Rd. Sturgeon Bay (920) 743-4222 www.golfdoorcounty.com $$ Â B L D Dal Santo Trattoria 147 N. 3rd Ave. Sturgeon Bay (920) 743-6100 $$ BW D Donny’s Glidden Lodge Restaurant 4670 Glidden Dr. Sturgeon Bay (920) 746-9460 $$$ Â D
Fatso’s 46 Green Bay Rd. Sturgeon Bay (920) 743-6300 $ L D Gilmo’s Bar & Bistro Wavepoint Marina Resort 3600 County CC Sturgeon Bay (920) 824-5440
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Hot Tamales 26 E. Oak St. Sturgeon Bay (920) 746-0600 $ BW B L D Hot Tamales is Sturgeon Bay’s newest spot for authentic Mexican food. Stop in for a full selection of the finest in Mexican fare! Idlewild Pub & Grill 4146 Golf Valley Dr. Sturgeon Bay (920) 743-5630 $ Â L D The Inn At Cedar Crossing 336 Louisiana St Sturgeon Bay (920) 743-4200 www.innatcedarcrossing.com $$$ ÂB L D Java on Jefferson 232 N. 5th Ave. Sturgeon Bay (920) 746-1719 $B Kick Coffee 148 N. 3rd Ave. Sturgeon Bay (920)746-1122 $BL
Leathem Smith Lodge 1640 Memorial Dr. Sturgeon Bay (920) 743-5555 www.leathemsmithlodge.com $$$ ÂD Mandarin Garden 512 S. Lansing Ave. Sturgeon Bay (920) 746-9122 $$ BW L D Mill Supper Club 4128 Hwy 42/57 N Sturgeon Bay (920) 743-5044 $$ ÂD My Sister’s Café 325 N. 3rd Ave. Sturgeon Bay (920) 743-1991 $BL Neighborhood Pub & Grill 1407 Egg Harbor Rd. Sturgeon Bay (920) 743-7018 ÂL D The Nightingale Supper Club 1541 Egg Harbor Rd. Sturgeon Bay (920) 743-5593 ÂD Perry’s Cherry Diner 230 Michigan St. Sturgeon Bay (920) 743-9910 $ B L D Pudgy Seagull Restaurant 113 N 3rd Ave. Sturgeon Bay (920) 743-5000 $ B L D Sage Restaurant & Wine Bar 136 N 3rd Ave. Sturgeon Bay (920) 746-1100 $$$$ BW D Scaturo’s Café 19 Green Bay Rd. Sturgeon Bay (920) 746-8727 $ BW B L D Schartner’s on the Shore 4680 Bay Shore Dr. Sturgeon Bay (920) 743-2421 $$ Â D Sonny’s Pizzeria 43 N. Madison Sturgeon Bay (920) 743-2300 $$ L D BW Stone Harbor 107 N 1st St. Sturgeon Bay (920) 746-0700 www.stoneharbor-resort.com $$$$ Â B L D Things are really cooking at Stone Harbor
• • • DINING IN DOOR COUNTY Restaurants are listed in alphabetical order by town. Information is subject to change. Contact individual restaurants for hours of operation. Inclusion in this directory should not be considered an unqualified endorsement by Door County Living. Restaurants are encouraged to e-mail us with up-to-date information at: dining@dcliv.com.
Restaurant and Pub! We have new entrees to tempt your taste buds. Enjoy dining with us in our waterfront restaurant or al fresco on our beautiful outdoor patio. Unique wine list, great steaks, salads and seafood, homemade soups, Sunday seasonal brunch, and more. Sunset Bar & Grill 3810 Rileys Point Rd. Sturgeon Bay (920) 824-5130 $ Â D
Egg Harbor Bub’s Pub 2740 Hwy 42 Egg Harbor (920) 868-4442 $ Â L D Carlsville Roadhouse 5790 Hwy 42 Carlsville (920) 743-4966 $ÂLD Casey’s Inn 7855 Hwy 42 Egg Harbor (920) 868-3038 $$$ Â L D Cupola Café 7836 Hwy. 42 Egg Harbor (920) 868-2354 $ Door County Coffee & Tea Co. 5773 Hwy 42 Carlsville (920) 743 8930 $L We are a small, familyowned business roasting coffee in small batches to exacting specifications. We believe you’ll taste the difference. In fact, we believe you’ll agree that Door County Coffee® makes the most exquisite cup of coffee imaginable. Grant’s Olde Stage Station 7778 Hwy 42 Egg Harbor (920) 868-3247 $ÂL D Harbor Landing 7829 Hwy 42 Egg Harbor (920) 868-3247 $ BW L D Hof Restaurant at the Alpine Resort 7715 Alpine Rd Egg Harbor (920) 868-3000 www.alpineresort.com $$$ Â B D Katy Rose Provisions 7821 Horseshoe Bay Rd. Egg Harbor
(920) 868-9010 $ LD Landmark Resort Restaurant 7643 Hillside Rd. Egg Harbor (920) 868-3205 www.thelandmarkresort.com $$$ Â D The Landmark Restaurant offers some of the finest food and service in the area! Offering dinner yearround with spectacular sunsets, Friday night fish specials, and Saturday night prime rib specials. Laurie’s Country Calf-A 614 Hwy 42 Egg Harbor (920) 743-5502 $ B L D The Orchards at Egg Harbor 8125 Elm Rd. Egg Harbor (920) 868-2483 orchardsateggharbor.com $ BW B L Shipwrecked Brew Pub & Inn 7791 Hwy 42 Egg Harbor (920) 868-2767 shipwreckedmicrobrew.com $$$ Â L D Trio Restaurant Hwy 42 & County E Egg Harbor (920) 868-2090 $$$ BW D The Village Café 7918 Hwy 42 Egg Harbor (920) 868-3342 $ BW
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The Vineyard Restaurant & Wine Bar 5806 Hwy 42 Carlsville (920) 743-9463 $$$$ BW D Waterview Pub & Grill 7821 Horseshoe Bay Rd. Egg Harbor (920) 868-9200 $ BW B L D
Jacksonport Door Off Broadway Dinner Theatre 5890 Hwy 57 south of Jacksonport (920) 823-2899 $$$$ ÂD Mike’s Port Pub & Grill 6269 Hwy 57 Jacksonport (920) 823-2081 $ Â D
Mr. G’s Supper Club 5890 Hwy 57, south of Jacksonport (920) 823-2112 $$ Â D
Square Rigger Galley 6332 Hwy 57 Jacksonport (920) 823-2404 $ ÂB L Sweet Lou’s 6301 Hwy 57 Jacksonport (920) 823-2182 $$$ Â D
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Baileys Harbor The Blue Ox 8051 Hwy 57 Baileys Harbor (920) 839-2771 $ ÂL D
Coyote Roadhouse 3026 County E Baileys Harbor (920) 839-9192 $$ Â L D
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• • • DINING IN DOOR COUNTY (920) 839-9999 www.harborfishmarket-grille.com $$$$ ÂL D Highland Club at Maxwelton Braes 7670 Hwy 57 Baileys Harbor (920) 839-2321 www.maxwelton-braes.com $$$ ÂL D P C Junction Corner of A & E Baileys Harbor (920) 839-2048 $ BW L D Pen Pub County Hwys A & E Baileys Harbor (920) 839-2141 $ Â L D Sandpiper Restaurant 8166 Hwy 57 Baileys Harbor (920) 839-2528 $ BL Weisgerber’s Cornerstone Pub & Restaurant 8123 Hwy 57 Baileys Harbor (920) 839-9001 $$ Â L D Yum Yum Tree 8054 Hwy 57 Baileys Harbor (920) 839-2993 $LD
Fish Creek Alexander’s Contemporary Cuisine & Fine Spirits 3667 Hwy 42 Fish Creek (920) 868-3532 $$$ Â D Specializing in seafood, steaks, contemporary cuisine, catering and special events (fully licensed and insured). Bar opens at 4:00pm, dinner at 5:00pm. Sunday brunch starting at 9:00am. Bayside Tavern Main St. Fish Creek (920) 868-3441 $ ÂL D Blue Horse Bistro & Espresso 4158 Main St. Fish Creek (920)868-1471 $
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C & C Supper Club 4170 Main St. Fish Creek (920) 868-3412 $$$ Â D The Cookery, Inc 4135 S. Main St. Fish Creek (920) 868-3634 www.cookeryfishcreek.com $$ BW B L D Since 1977, The Cookery has been offering breakfast, lunch and dinner to Door
County. Open daily through October and winter weekends, The Cookery also offers many great tastes to go – including old-fashioned caramel rolls, cinnamon rolls, scones, muffins, and breads as well as a selection of pies. Inquire about nightly specials. Denim Cafe 9341 Spring Rd. Fish Creek (920) 868-1463 $BL Digger’s Grill & Pizza 4023 Hwy 42 Fish Creek (920) 868-3095 $ L D English Inn 3713 Hwy 42 Fish Creek (920) 868-3076 $$$$ Â D Gibraltar Grill 3993 Main St. Fish Creek (920) 868-4745 $$ BW L D
Greenwood Supper Club Intersection of County A & County F Fish Creek (920) 839-2451 $$$ Â D Hands On Marketplace 3655 Peninsula Players Rd. Fish Creek (920) 868-9311 $ B L Reasonably priced, wholesome, kidfriendly lunches, panini sandwiches, quesadillas, salads, pasta salads, nachos, ice cream treats, snacks, and juices for people of all ages. Hands On Hojo Coffee – organic and fair traded. Adult night specials!! 116 daily; Friday evenings 6:30 – 10:00 pm. Mr. Helsinki 4164 Hwy 42 Fish Creek (920) 868-9898 $$$ BW L D
Not Licked Yet 4054 Main St. Fish Creek (920) 868-2617 LD Pelletier’s Restaurant Founder’s Square Fish Creek (920) 868-3313 $$ BW Â B L D Portofino 3931 Hwy 42 Fish Creek (920) 868-2255 $$$ Â D Stillwater’s by the Bay 4149 Main St. Fish Creek (920) 868-9962 $ L D
Sonny’s Pizzeria 3931 Hwy 42 Fish Creek (920)854-2700 $LD
Summer Kitchen 10425 Water St. Ephraim (920) 854-2131 $$ B L D
Summertime Restaurant 1 N Spruce St. Fish Creek (920) 868-3738 www.thesummertime.com $$$ BW BLD
Wilson’s Restaurant 9990 Water St. Ephraim (920) 854-2041 $ L D Wilson’s Restaurant and Ice Cream Parlor has been located in the heart of Ephraim since 1906. A classic Door County landmark that possesses the enchantment to take even the youngest visitors back in time with its old-fashioned soda fountain and ice cream specialties, homebrewed draft root beer, flame broiled burgers and juke boxes playing the classics.
Villaggio’s 4240 Juddville Rd. Juddville (920) 868-4646 $$ BW D Whistling Swan Restaurant 4192 Main St. Fish Creek www.whistlingswan.com (920) 868-3442 $$$$ BW White Gull Inn 4225 Main St. Fish Creek (920) 868-3517 www.whitegullinn.com $$$$ BW B L D Serving breakfast, lunch, dinner, and traditional fish boils – picture yourselves on our patio, watching freshly caught Lake Michigan whitefish being cooked before your eyes over an open bonfire. Breakfast open to the public, as are lunch and dinner – our chefs use only the freshest of produce and other ingredients, preparing each meal carefully to order.
Ephraim Chef’s Hat 9998 Pioneer Lane Ephraim (920) 854-7081 $$ B L D Good Eggs South Ephraim (920)854-6621 $BL Good Eggs: You are one! Breakfast cabana across from the water in south Ephraim. Leroy’s Waterstreet Coffee 9922 Hwy 42 Ephraim (920)854-4044 $BL Old Post Office Restaurant 10040 Water St. Ephraim (920) 854-2734 www.edge-waterresort.com $BD Second Story Restaurant 10018 Hwy 42 Ephraim (920) 854-2371 www.ephraimshores.com $$ B L D
Sister Bay Al Johnson’s Swedish Restaurant 702 N. Bay Shore Dr. Sister Bay (920) 854-2626 $$ BW B L D Base Camp Coffee Bar 10904 Hwy 42 Sister Bay (920) 854-5724 $B Carroll House 645 S. Bay Shore Dr. Sister Bay (920) 854-7997 $ B L Door County Ice Cream Factory 11051 Hwy 42 Sister Bay (920) 854-9693 $ L D In 1912, Door County Merchant pioneer, Al Mickelson, built a special place for Sister Bay residents and visitors to purchase food and enjoy ice cream treats. The store became known as a source of local information in addition to excellent food and service. Today, the tradition lives on in the Door County Ice Cream Factory and Sandwich Shoppe. Drink Coffee 415 N. Bay Shore Dr. Sister Bay (920) 854-1155 $BL Fred & Fuzzy’s Waterfront Bar & Grill 360 Little Sister Rd. Sister Bay (920) 854-6699 www.LittleSisterResort.com $ Â L D Husby’s Food & Spirits 400 Maple Dr. Sister Bay (920) 854-2624 $ Â B L D
The Inn At Kristofer’s 734 Bay Shore Dr. Sister Bay (920) 854-9419 www.innatkristofers.com $$$$ BW D JJ’s/La Puerta Restaurant 10961 Bay Shore Dr. Sister Bay (920) 854-4513 $ Â L D Mission Grille Intersection of Hwy 42 & 57 Sister Bay (920) 854-9070 www.missiongrille.com $$$$ Â L D Exceptional cuisine and fine spirits, Gourmet Magazine Selection, Wine Spectator Award past seven years. Moretti’s 517 N. Bay Shore Dr. Sister Bay (920) 854-6610 $ BW L D Northern Grill & Pizza 321 Country Walk Dr. Sister Bay (920) 854-9590 $ Â L D The Northern Grill, located across from the Piggly Wiggly in Sister Bay, offers a selection of steaks, seafood, pizza, pasta, salads and more. With an arcade and a full bar, it’s the place for great food and fun! Patio Motel & Restaurant 200 Orchard Dr. Sister Bay (920) 854-1978 $LD Sarah’s Snack Shop Cedar Court Shops Sister Bay (920) 854-5977 Sister Bay Bowl 504 N Bay Shore Dr. Sister Bay (920) 854-2841 $$$ Â L D Sister Bay Café 611 N Bay Shore Dr. Sister Bay (920) 854-2429 www.solbjorg.com $$ BW B L D The Waterfront 10961 Bay Shore Dr. Sister Bay (920) 854-5491 $$$$ ÂD Our new restaurant, “The Waterfront,” features upscale elegant dining overlooking the beautiful Sister Bay waterfront. Our menu features Door County’s finest steaks, and innovative fresh fish and seafood. Look for The Waterfront when you’re in Door County. It promises to be a memorable dining experience!
Ellison Bay Mink River Basin 12010 Hwy 42 Ellison Bay (920) 854-2250 $$ ÂL D Rowleys Bay Restaurant 1041 Hwy ZZ Rowleys Bay (920) 854-2385 www.wagontrail.com $$ Â B L D T. Ashwell’s 11976 Mink River Rd. Ellison Bay (920) 854-4306 $$$$ Â D The Viking Grill 12029 Hwy 42 Ellison Bay (920) 854-2998 door-county-fish-boil.com $ Â B L D
Gills Rock/ Northport GT Coffee 12625 Highway 42 Gills Rock (920) 854-9907 www.GalleryTen.com $BL Northport Pier Restaurant 215 Hwy 42 Northport Dock (920) 854-4146 www.wisferry.com LD Shoreline Restaurant 12747 Hwy 42 Gills Rock (920) 854-2606 www.theshorelineresort.com $$$ BW L D
Washington Island Albatross N7W1910 Lobdells Point Rd. Washington Island (920) 847-2203 Cellar Restaurant Main Rd. Washington Island (920) 847-2655 $$ L D Deer Run Golf Course and Resort Main & Michigan Rds. Washington Island (920) 847-2017 Nelsen’s Hall Bitters Pub W19N1205 Main Rd. Washington Island (920) 847-2496 $ Â L D
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Overlooking the wonders of Door County’s woodlands, the Juniper Inn bed and breakfast cozies up their guests in an intimate yet stylish home on Maple Grove Road, properly set between Fish Creek and Ephraim. Romance awaits couples from honeymooners to those celebrating decades of marriage in rooms named after the nature surrounding the inn, such as The Evergreen and The Red Maple. Each window’s
panoramic view reminds the guest why sanctuary, peace, and relaxation are second nature in this getaway we call the Door Peninsula. Inviting decks sit guests up on the hill, overlooking the treetops from the forest below. The morning show may include the silent graceful Red-tailed Hawk, dutifully looking for breakfast, a deer walking carefully through the junipers, or wild canaries serenading the guests as they are served homemade
granola, Swedish fruit soup, coffee, tea, and more. Four unique abodes have a few amenities in common, such as cozy maplesurrounded fireplaces, private bathrooms, TV/DVD, and stereo. One larger room, The Evergreen, has an oversized two-person whirlpool tub. The Lilac could be the reader’s choice due to its over-stuffed lounging chair and ottoman set. Every space in the Juniper Inn is tastefully decorated,
allowing for comfortable function, coupled with notable appreciation for the graceful architecture. For that comforting nestling feeling, the great room boasts a large fireplace, bookshelves full of good reading, and DVDs for all to enjoy. Smooth leather furniture, warm wood floors, and wool tapestry rugs welcome the guests to feel right at home. Guests may not ever want to leave their heavenly accomodations, so the Juniper Inn offers special
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rush hour involves a casual stroll on the pier Whatever your vacation needs, it’s all here, from skiing to sunning to creative cuisine. There’s wildlife and nightlife too. Give us a call or drop by our website. And discover a new destination for your next vacation.
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packages so they truly do not have to. For example, the Juniper Picnic, a gourmet basket of lovely sandwiches, champagne, fruit, chocolate, flowers, and keepsake wine glasses can be delivered to the room. The Honeymoon Package is an upgraded Juniper Picnic including breakfast delivery every morning. For the more adventurous visitor, the Juniper Inn is a lovely maple-lined bike ride into Ephraim, where the water is to the west and
everything else is to the east. The Sky Way DriveIn is only a hop, skip, and a jump away as well. Fish Creek, one of the busiest villages, is a pleasant twentyminute bike ride away. Or, for beauty’s sake, a visitor can take a slow, winding car ride through Peninsula State Park, home of the American Folklore Theater. Next time you’re in search of a tranquil retreat, look no further than the Juniper Inn.
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Awaken to the sound of waves lapping the shore. Linger over breakfast as the morning light glistens on the water. Kayak the harbor, bike to a lighthouse. Fifteen guest rooms each with in-room whirlpool, fireplace, balcony & a view of the harbor. Romance & relaxation are yours! Visit our website for honeymoon packages and virtual tours. On the shore of Baileys Harbor Door County, Wisconsin
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Door County’s • • • STAYING IN DOOR COUNTY
Lodging guide
Sturgeon Bay Along The Beach B & B
3122 Lake Forest Park Road (920) 746-0476 Bed & Breakfast $105 - $135 Amenities: Cable, Full Breakfast, Waterfront
AmericInn Lodge & Suites of Sturgeon Bay
622 S Ashland Ave (920) 743-5898 Hotel/Motel $59-$175 Amenities: Fireplace, Whirlpool, Continental Breakfast, Cable/ Movies, Smoke Free, Indoor Pool, Sauna, Pets With Approval, Meeting Rooms
The Barbican
132 N 2nd Ave (920) 743-4854 Bed & Breakfast $115-$220 Amenities: Fireplace, Whirlpool, Limited Food Service, Cable/ Movies
Bay Shore Inn
4205 Bay Shore Dr (920) 743-4551 Resort $79-$309 Amenities: Whirlpool, Kitchen Facilities, Cable/Movies, Smoke Free, Waterfront, Fitness Center, Indoor Pool, Tennis, Boating, Fishing, Playground, Bike Trails, Meeting Rooms
Beach Harbor Resort
3662 N Duluth Ave (920) 743-3191 Resort/Hotel/Motel $69-$210 Amenities: Smoke Free, Waterfront/Beach, Jet Ski & Bike Rentals, Cottages & Rooms
Black Walnut Guest House
454 N 7th Ave (920) 743-8892 Bed & Breakfast $135 - $145 Amenities: Whirlpool, Continental Breakfast, Smoke Free
Bridgeport Resort
50 W Larch St (920) 746-9919 Resort $69-$299 Amenities: Fireplace, Whirlpool, Continental Breakfast, Limited Food Service, Kitchen Facilities, Cable/Movies, High-Speed Internet, Smoke Free, Waterfront/ Beach, Wheelchair Accessible,
Fitness Center, Outdoor Pool, Indoor Pool/ Water Park, Sauna, Tennis, Fishing
The Chadwick Inn
25 N 8th Ave (920) 743-2771 Bed & Breakfast $110-$135 Amenities: Fireplace, Whirlpool, Continental Breakfast, Movies
Chal A Motel
3910 Hwy 42/57 (920) 743-6788 Hotel/Motel $34-$64 Amenities: Non-Smoking Rooms, Museum
Chanticleer Guest House
4072 Cherry Rd (920) 746-0334 Bed & Breakfast $120-$275 Amenities: Fireplace, Whirlpool, Limited Food Service, Continental Breakfast
Cherry Hills Lodge & Golf Course
5905 Dunn Rd (920) 743-4222 Resort $89-$155 Amenities: Restaurant, Full Breakfast, Smoke Free, Outdoor Pool, Golf Course, AAA Official Appointment Program Member
The Cliff Dwellers
3540 N Duluth Ave (920) 743-4260 Resort $75-$190 Amenities: Whirlpool, Continental Breakfast, Kitchen Facilities, Cable/Movies, Waterfront, Outdoor Pool, Sauna, Tennis, Boating, Fishing, Bike Trails, Cottages & Rooms
Colonial Gardens B & B
344 N 3rd Ave (920) 746-9192 Bed & Breakfast $100-$175 Amenities: Fireplace, Whirlpool, Limited Food Service, Full Breakfast
Comfort Inn
923 Green Bay Rd (920) 743-7846 Hotel/Motel $89-$145 Amenities: Whirlpool, Continental Breakfast, Internet, Indoor Pool, Microwaves & Refrigerators
Garden Gate B & B 434 N 3rd Ave
(920) 743-9618 Bed & Breakfast $50-$120 Amenities: Full Breakfast, Cable/ DVD/CD, Smoke Free
Glidden Lodge Beach Resort 4676 Glidden Dr (920) 746-3900 Resort $140-$375 Amenities: Fireplace, Whirlpool, Kitchen Facilities, Cable/Movies, Smoke Free, Waterfront/Beach, Fitness Center, Indoor Pool, Sauna, Tennis, Meeting Rooms
Hearthside Inn B & B
2136 Taube Rd (920) 746-2136 Bed & Breakfast $65-$750 Amenities: Full Breakfast, TV/VCR, Country Dance Barn
Holiday Motel
29 N 2nd Ave (920) 743-5571 Hotel/Motel $39-$70 Amenities: Continental Breakfast, Refrigerators, Cable, Pets with Approval
The Inn At Cedar Crossing
336 Louisiana St (920) 743-4200 Bed & Breakfast $75 - $190 Amenities: Fireplace, Whirlpool, Restaurant, Continental Breakfast Cable/Movies, Smoke Free
Inn The Pines
3750 Bay Shore Dr (920) 743-9319 Bed & Breakfast $120 - $150 Amenities: Fireplace, Whirlpool, Limited Food Service, Continental Breakfast, Cable/Movies, Smoke Free
Leathem Smith Lodge
1640 Memorial Dr (920) 743-5555 Resort $67-$210 Amenities: Fireplace, Whirlpool, Restaurant, Lounge/Bar, Continental Breakfast, Cable/ Movies, Non-Smoking Rooms, Waterfront, Outdoor Pool, Tennis, Boating, Fishing, Golf, Playground, Meeting Rooms
Little Harbor Inn
5100 Bay Shore Dr (920) 743-3789 Bed & Breakfast $120 - $175 Amenities: Fireplace, Whirlpool, Continental Breakfast, Smoke Free, Waterfront
Lodging facilities are listed in alphabetical order by town. Information is subject to change. We encourage readers to contact these establishments for more specific information. Inclusion in this directory should not be considered an unqualified endorsement by Door County Living. Innkeepers are encouraged to e-mail us with up-to-date information at: lodging@doorcountyliving.com. The Pembrooke Inn
410 N 4th St (920) 746-9776 Bed & Breakfast $80-$120 Amenities: Fireplace, Whirlpool, Full Breakfast, Smoke Free
Quiet Cottage B & B
4608 Glidden Dr (920) 743-4526 Bed & Breakfast $180-$225 Amenities: Full Breakfast TV/VCR/ DVD/CD, High Speed Internet
The Reynolds House B & B
111 S 7th Ave (920) 746-9771 Bed & Breakfast $69 - $160 Amenities: Fireplace, Whirlpool, Continental Breakfast, Smoke Free
Sand Bay Beach Resort & Suites
3798 Sand Bay Point Rd (920) 743-5731 Resort $85-$299 Amenities: Fireplace, Whirlpool, Full Kitchen or Snack Bar, Indoor Pool, Sauna, Game Room, Fish Cleaning Facilities, Coin Operated Laundry, Meeting Facilities, Library Lounge
Sawyer House B & B
101 S Lansing Ave (920) 746-1640 Bed & Breakfast $90-$200 Amenities: Fireplace, Whirlpool, Full Breakfast, TV/CD
Amenities: Fireplace, Whirlpool, Restaurant, Lounge/Bar, Kitchen Facilities, Cable/Movies, NonSmoking Rooms, Waterfront, Fitness Center, Indoor Pool, Outdoor Pool, Sauna, Boating, Bike Trails, Hiking Trails, Snow Shoeing, Meeting Rooms, Business Traveler Services
Stroh Haus B & B
608 Kentucky St (920) 743-2286 Bed & Breakfast $60 Amenities: Fireplace, Whirlpool, Full Breakfast, Outdoor Swimming Pool, Wedding Garden, Gathering Room
Westwood Shores Waterfront Resort
4303 Bay Shore Dr (920) 746-4057 Resort $79-$289 Amenities: Fireplace, Whirlpool, Kitchen Facilities, Cable/Movies, Smoke Free, Waterfront, Wheelchair Accessible, Fitness Center, Indoor Pool, Outdoor Pool, Sauna, Boating, Fishing, ATV Trails, Snowmobiling, Meeting Rooms, Business Traveler Services
White Lace Inn
16 N 5th Ave (920) 743-1105 Bed & Breakfast $70 - $135 Amenities: Fireplace, Whirlpool, Full Breakfast, Cable/Movies, Wheelchair Accessible
Scofield House B & B
White Pines Victorian Lodge
Snug Harbor Resort
Egg Harbor
908 Michigan St (920) 743-7727 Bed & Breakfast $84 - $220 Amenities: Fireplace, Whirlpool, Continental Breakfast, Cable/ Movies, Smoke Free 1627 Memorial Dr (920) 743-2337 Resort $50-$169 Amenities: Fireplace, Whirlpool, Kitchen Facilities, Cable/Movies, Non-Smoking Rooms, Waterfront, Boating, Fishing, Water Skiing, Playground, Cottages & Rooms, Pets With Approval
Stone Harbor Resort & Conference Center 107 N 1st Ave (920) 746-0700 Resort $99-$501
114 N 7th Ave (920) 746-8264 Bed & Breakfast $70-$225 Amenities: Fireplace, Full Breakfast, Cable
Alpine Resort
7715 Alpine Rd (920) 868-3000 Resort $70-$186 Amenities: Restaurant, Lounge/ Bar, Kitchen Facilities, NonSmoking Rooms, Waterfront/ Beach, Outdoor Pool, Tennis, Boating, Fishing, Golf Course, Playground, Bike Trails, Hiking Trails, Cottages & Rooms, Meeting Rooms
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7942 Hwy 42 (920) 868-3113 Resort $99-$210 Amenities: Fireplace, Whirlpool, Cable/Movies, Smoke Free, Wheelchair Accessible, Fitness Center, Indoor Pool, Sauna
Bay Point Inn
7933 Hwy 42 (800) 707-6660 Resort $225-$259 Amenities: Fireplace, Whirlpool, Limited Food Service, Continental Breakfast, Kitchen Facilities, Cable/ Movies, Non-Smoking Rooms, Waterfront, Meeting Rooms
Cape Cod Motel
7682 Hwy 42 (920) 868-3271 Hotel/Motel $69-$79 Amenities: TV/ Movies, Refrigerator, Playground
The Cornerstone Suites
6960 Hwy 42 (920) 868-3005 Resort $130-$220 Amenities: Whirlpool, Full kitchen, Deck
Door County Lighthouse Inn B&B
4639 Orchard Rd (920) 868-9088 Bed & Breakfast $105-$175 Amenities: Whirlpool, Full Breakfast, Smoke Free, Wheelchair Accessible, Private Deck
Egg Harbor Lodge
7965 Hwy 42 (920) 868-3115 Resort $100-$325 Amenities: Fireplace, Whirlpool, Non-Smoking Rooms, Outdoor Pool, Tennis
The Feathered Star 6202 Hwy 42
(920) 743-4066 Bed & Breakfast $110-$130 Amenities: Whirlpool, Continental Breakfast, TV/VCR, Refrigerator, Wheelchair Accessible, Pets Allowed
The Landing
7741 Hwy 42 (920) 868-3282 Resort $61-$233 Amenities: Whirlpool, Kitchen Facilities, Cable/Movies, Smoke Free, Indoor Pool, Outdoor Pool, Tennis, Playground, Bike Trails, Snowmobiling
Lull-Abi Inn of Egg Harbor
7928 Egg Harbor Rd (866) 251-0749 Hotel/Motel $49-$159 Amenities: Whirlpool, Kitchen Facilities, Non-Smoking Rooms, Bike Trail
Mariner Motel & Cottages
7505 Mariner Rd (920) 868-3131 Resort $60-$140 Amenities: Kitchen Facilities, Smoke Free, Outdoor Pool, Waterfront/Beach, Walking Trails, Bikes, Canoes and Row Boats, Cottages & Rooms
Shallows Resort
7353 Horseshoe Bay Rd (920) 868-3458 Resort $65-$350 Amenities: Fireplace, Whirlpool, Kitchen Facilities, Cable/Movies, High-Speed Internet, Non-Smoking Rooms, Waterfront, Outdoor Pool, Tennis, Boating, Fishing, Playground, Bike Trails, Cottages & Rooms, Pets With Approval, AAA Official Appointment Program Member
Shipwrecked Brew Pub & Inn 7791 Hwy 42 (920) 868-2767 Bed & Breakfast $69 - $129 Amenities: Restaurant, NonSmoking Rooms
Jacksonport Innlet Motel
6259 Hwy 57 (920) 823-2499 Hotel/Motel $50-$150 Amenities: Whirlpool, Restaurant, Lounge/Bar, Cable/Movies, NonSmoking Rooms, Wheelchair Accessible, Snowmobiling
Baileys Harbor Baileys Harbor Ridges Resort & Lakeview Suite
8252 Hwy 57 (920) 839-2127 Resort $52-$210 Amenities: Fireplace, Whirlpool, Kitchen Facilities, Cable/Movies, Non-Smoking Rooms, Wheelchair Accessible, Playground, Bike Trails, Hiking Trails, Snow Shoeing, Cross Country Skiing, Snowmobiling, Cottages & Rooms, Meeting Rooms, Pets with Approval
Baileys Harbor Yacht Club Resort
8151 Ridges Rd (920) 839-2336 Resort $79-$249 Amenities: Fireplace, Whirlpool, Kitchen Facilities, Cable/Movies, Non-Smoking Rooms, Waterfront, Fitness Center, Indoor Pool, Outdoor Pool, Sauna, Boating, Fishing, Tennis, Playground, Bike Trails
Square Rigger Lodge & Galley
Baileys Sunset Motel & Cottages
7573 Hwy 42 (920) 868-3884 Resort $130-$350 Amenities: Fireplace, Whirlpool, Indoor/Outdoor Aquatic Center, Exercise Room, Recreation Center
6332 Hwy 57 (920) 823-2404 Hotel/Motel $75-$250 Amenities: Whirlpool, Restaurant, Lounge/Bar, Cable/Movies, Non-Smoking Rooms, Waterfront/ Beach, Sauna, Cottages & Rooms
Newport Resort
Whitefish Bay Farm
Beachfront Inn at Baileys Harbor
Meadow Ridge
7888 Church St (920) 868-9900 Resort $79-$257 Amenities: Fireplace, Whirlpool, Continental Breakfast, Kitchen Facilities, Cable/Movies, HighSpeed Internet, Smoke Free, Wheelchair Accessible, Fitness Center, Indoor Pool, Outdoor Pool, Sauna, Meeting Rooms
3831 Clark Lake Rd (920) 743-1560 Bed & Breakfast $89 - $99 Amenities: Full Breakfast, Smoke Free
8404 Hwy 57 (920) 839-2218 Resort $38-$120 Amenities: Kitchen Facilities, Non-Smoking Rooms, Playground, Hiking Trails, Cottages & Rooms
8040 Hwy 57 (920) 839-2345 Hotel/Motel $60-$150 Amenities: Continental Breakfast, In-Room Coffee, TV, Internet, Non-Smoking Rooms, Waterfront/ Beach, Indoor Pool/Water Park, Sauna, Pets with Approval
Blacksmith Inn
8152 Hwy 57 (920) 839-9222 Bed & Breakfast $115-$275 Amenities: Fireplace, Whirlpool, Continental Breakfast
Garden Inn
8076 Guy St (920) 839-2617 Hotel/Motel $65-$75 Amenities: Tea & Coffee, Color TV, Boat Parking
Gordon Lodge Resort
1420 Pine Dr (920) 839-2331 Resort $130-$250 Amenities: Whirlpool, Restaurant, Lounge/Bar, Cable/Movies, Waterfront/Beach, Fitness Center, Outdoor Pool, Boating, Fishing, Tennis
The Inn at Windmill Farm
3829 Fairview Rd (920) 868-9282 Bed & Breakfast $110-$125 Amenities: Fireplace & Library, Full Breakfast, Smoke Free
Journey’s End Motel
8271 Journey’s End Ln (920) 839-2887 Hotel/Motel $50-$150 Amenities: Fireplace, Kitchen Facilities, Limited Food Service, Non-Smoking Rooms, Cottages & Rooms, Pets With Approval
Maxwelton Braes Golf Resort
7670 Hwy 57 (920) 839-2321 Resort $80-$115 Amenities: Whirlpool, Restaurant, Bar/Lounge, Outdoor Pool, Golf Course, Banquet Hall, Cottages & Rooms
Nelson Lakeview Motel 8120 Hwy 57 (920) 839-2864
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STAYING IN DOOR COUNTY Hotel/Motel $2800-$3800 (weekly) Amenities: Fireplace, Whirlpool, Kitchen, Waterfront/Beach, NonSmoking Rooms, Steamroom, Library, Washer/Dryer
The New Yardley Inn
Hotel/Motel $69-$325 Amenities: Fireplace, Whirlpool, Kitchen Facilities, Cable/Movies, Outdoor Pool, Cottages & Rooms
Evergreen Hill Condominium
3360 County E (920) 839-9487 Bed & Breakfast $105-$150 Amenities: Fireplace, Whirlpool, Full Breakfast
3932 Evergreen Road (800) 686-6621 Resort $89-$204 Amenities: Fireplace, Whirlpool, Full Kitchen, Cable/Movies/VCR, Smoke Free, Indoor Pool
Orphan Annie’s
Fish Creek Motel & Cottages
7254 Hwy 57 (920) 839-9156 Hotel/Motel $95-$125 Amenities: Kitchen Facilities, Wheelchair Accessible, Smoke Free
The Rushes Resort
Western Shore of Kangaroo Lake (920) 839-2730 Resort $139-$295 Amenities: Fireplace, Whirlpool, Kitchen Facilities, Waterfront, Fitness Center, Indoor Pool, Boating, Fishing, Tennis, Cross Country Skiing, Playground
9479 Spruce St (920) 868-3448 Hotel/Motel $58-$175 Amenities: Complimentary Coffee, Cable, Water View, Cottages & Rooms
Harbor Guest House
9480 Spruce St (920) 868-2284 Resort $115-$275 Amenities: Fireplaces, Kitchen Facilities, Cable/Movies, Smoke Free, Waterfront, Boating, Cross Country Skiing, Snowmobiling
Hilltop Inn
7950 Hwy 57 (920) 839-2016 Hotel/Motel $90-$120 Amenities: Microwave, Refrigerator, Water View
Hwy 42 & County F (920) 868-3556 Resort $79-$199 Amenities: Fireplace, Whirlpool, Restaurant, Kitchen Facilities, Cable/Movies, Non-Smoking Rooms, Outdoor Pool, Cross Country Skiing, Snowmobiling
Fish Creek
Homestead Suites
Square Rigger Harbor
Hwy 42 & F (920) 868-3525 Resort $52 - $250 Amenities: Fireplace, Whirlpool, Kitchen Facilities, Cable/Movies, High-Speed Internet, Indoor Pool, Cross Country Skiing, Snowmobiling, Cottages & Rooms
4006 Hwy 42 (800) 686-6621 Resort $75-$189 Amenities: Fireplace, Whirlpool, Limited Food Service, Continental Breakfast, Kitchen Facilities, Cable/ Movies, Smoke Free, Fitness Center, Indoor Pool, Outdoor Pool, Sauna, Cross Country Skiing, Snowmobiling, Playground, Meeting Rooms
Beowulf Lodge
Julie’s Park Café & Motel
AppleCreek Resort
3775 Hwy 42 (920) 868-2046 Resort $55-$155 Amenities: Fireplace, Whirlpool, Kitchen Facilities, Cable/Movies, Non-Smoking Rooms, Wheelchair Accessible, Indoor Pool, Tennis, Playground, Bike Trails, Hiking Trails, Cross Country Skiing, Snowmobiling
By-The-Bay Motel
Hwy 42 (920) 868-3456 Hotel/Motel $59-$155 Amenities: Smoke Free, Water View
Cedar Court Inn 9429 Cedar St (920) 868-3361
4020 Hwy 42 (920) 868-2999 Hotel/Motel $49-$71 Amenities: Restaurant, Cable, Smoke Free, Pets Allowed, Trailer Parking
Little Sweden Vacation Resort
Hwy 42 (920) 743-7225 Resort $175-$350 Amenities: Fireplace, Whirlpool, Kitchen Facilities, Cable/Movies, Smoke Free, Fitness Center, Outdoor Pool, Indoor Pool, Sauna, Tennis, Playground, Bike Trails, Hiking Trails, Snow Shoeing, Cross Country Skiing
Main Street Motel 4209 Main St (920) 868-2201
Hotel/Motel $49-$96 Amenities: Cable, Themed Rooms
Peninsula Park-View Resort
W3397 Hwy 42 (920) 854-2633 Resort $49-$199 Amenities: Fireplace, Whirlpool, Limited Food Service, Kitchen Facilities, Cable/Movies, HighSpeed Internet, Non-Smoking Rooms, Wheelchair Accessible, Outdoor Pool, Cottages & Rooms
Settlement Courtyard Inn
9126 Hwy 42 (920) 868-3524 Resort $72-$224 Amenities: Fireplace, Whirlpool, Limited Food Service, Continental Breakfast, Kitchen Facilities, Lounge/Bar, Cable/Movies, High-Speed Internet, Wheelchair Accessible, Smoke Free, Outdoor Pool, Bike Trails, Hiking Trails, Snow Shoeing, Cross Country Skiing, Snowmobiling
Thorp House Inn & Cottages 4135 Bluff Ln (920) 868-2444 Bed & Breakfast $75-$215 Amenities: Fireplace, Whirlpool, Breakfast, TV/VCR, Cottages, Rooms & Beach House
The Whistling Swan Hotel
4192 Main St (920) 868-3442 Bed & Breakfast $135 - $185 Amenities: Restaurant, Lounge/Bar, Continental Breakfast, Cable/ Movies, High-Speed Internet, Smoke Free
White Gull Inn
4225 Main St (920) 868-3517 Bed & Breakfast $136-$265 Amenities: Fireplace, Whirlpool, Full Breakfast, Restaurant, Cable/ Movies, Smoke Free, Wheelchair Accessible
Ephraim Bay Breeze Resort
9844 Hwy 42 (920) 854-9066 Resort $53-$169 Amenities: Fireplace, Whirlpool, Cable/Movies, Non-Smoking Rooms, Waterfront/Beach, Outdoor Pool, Cottages & Rooms
Eagle Harbor Inn
9914 Hwy 42 (920) 854-2121 Bed & Breakfast $69-$237 Amenities: Fireplace, Whirlpool, Limited Food Service, Kitchen Facilities, Fitness Center, Indoor Pool, Sauna, Meeting Rooms
Edgewater Resort
10040 Water Street (920) 854-2734 Resort $65-$295 Amenities: Whirlpool, Restaurant, Kitchen Facilities, Cable/Movies, Non-Smoking Rooms, Waterfront/ Beach, Outdoor Pool, Sauna, Cottages & Rooms, Meeting Rooms
Ephraim Guest House
3042 Cedar St (920) 854-2319 Resort $75-$185 Amenities: Fireplace, Whirlpool, Kitchen Facilities, Cable/Movies, Smoke Free
The Ephraim Inn
Smoke Free, Fitness Center, Indoor Pool, Outdoor Pool, Playground, Meeting Rooms
The Hillside Inn of Ephraim
9980 Hwy 42 (866) 673-8456 Bed & Breakfast $190-$275 Amenities: Fireplace, Continental Breakfast, TV/DVD, CD, Internet
The Juniper Inn B & B
N9432 Maple Grove Dr (920) 839-2629 Bed & Breakfast $85 - $195 Amenities: Fireplace, Whirlpool, Full Breakfast, TV/VCR
Lodgings at Pioneer Lane
9994 Pioneer Lane (920) 854-4515 Bed & Breakfast $110-$195 Amenities: Full Breakfast, Smoke Free
9996A Pioneer Lane (800) 588-3565 Hotel/Motel $65-$175 Amenities: Fireplace, Whirlpool Cable/Movies, Non-Smoking Rooms, Wheelchair Accessible
Ephraim Motel
Pine Grove Motel
10407 Hwy 42 (920) 854-5959 Hotel/Motel $45-$95 Amenities: Continental Breakfast, Cable/Movies, Smoke Free, Outdoor Pool, Playground
Ephraim Shores
10080 Hwy 42 (800) 292-9494 Hotel/Motel $91-$108 Amenities: Whirlpool, Cable/ Movies, Non-Smoking Rooms, Wheelchair Accessible, Waterfront/ Beach, Fitness Center, Indoor Pool
10018 Hwy 42 (920) 854-2371 Resort $75-$210 Amenities: Whirlpool, Restaurant, Kitchen Facilities, Cable/Movies, Smoke Free, Waterfront/Beach, Fitness Center, Indoor Pool, Playground
Somerset Inn
Evergreen Beach Resort
Spruce Lane Lodge
9944 Hwy 42 (920) 854-2831 Resort $75-$140 Amenities: Cable/Movies, NonSmoking Rooms, Waterfront/ Beach, Outdoor Pool, Playground
French Country Inn of Ephraim 3052 Spruce Lane (920) 854-4001 Bed & Breakfast $65-$100 Amenities: Fireplace, Breakfast, Smoke Free, Common Area
Harbor View Resort
9971 S Dane St (920) 854-2425 Resort $130-$185 Amenities: Fireplace, Kitchen Facilities, Cable/Movies, Cottages & Rooms
High Point Inn
10386 Hwy 42 (920) 854-9773 Resort $80-$328 Amenities: Fireplace, Whirlpool, Kitchen Facilities, Cable/Movies,
10401 Hwy 42 (920) 854-1819 Resort $59-$169 Amenities: Fireplace, Whirlpool, Kitchen Facilities, Cable/Movies, Smoke Free, Indoor Pool, Outdoor Pool 3038 Spruce Lane (920) 854-7380 Hotel/Motel Amenities: Studio Suites with Kitchen
Trollhaugen Lodge
10176 Hwy 42 (920) 854-2713 Hotel/Motel $49-$149 Amenities: Fireplace, Whirlpool, Limited Food Service, Continental Breakfast, Kitchen Facilities, Cable/ Movies, Smoke Free, Cottages & Rooms, AAA Official Appointment Program Member
Village Green Lodge
Cedar Street (920) 854-2515 Bed & Breakfast $85-$170 Amenities: Fireplace, Whirlpool, Limited Food Service, Continental Breakfast, Cable /Movies, Smoke Free, Wheelchair Accessible, Outdoor Pool
Waterbury Inn 10321 Hwy 42 (920) 854-2821
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The Shoreline Village is on the northernmost tip of the Door County Peninsula in the quaint Village of Gills Rock. Located beyond the end of the road, bordered by cedar trees to the north, the Village Park and green space to the East, and the beautiful waters of Green Bay and Death's Door Passage to the West. With no highways or
roads in front or near your unit you can enjoy the quiet and peaceful surroundings with beautiful water views from each unit. Owners have direct water access to their own private shorefront and marina. This is a water view you not only can enjoy but can also feel and hear. Do not let this opportunity to own waterfront property slip by. With a limited number of units available contact the realtor for detailed information now.
From the upper $300,000's
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• Directly On The Water • Duplex Condominiums • 2 Bedroom, 2 Bath/Den • Waterfront Sun Deck • Coastal Architecture
• Walking distance to unique shops and restaurant • Flexible floor plans for customizing
Kellstrom - Ray Agency, Inc. REALTOR (920) 854- 2353 • Thomas Group Development, Inc (920) 854-7836
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STAYING IN DOOR COUNTY Resort $85-$187 Amenities: Whirlpool, Kitchen Facilities, Cable/Movies, Smoke Free, Fitness Center, Indoor Pool, Playground, Snowmobiling
Sister Bay Birchwood Lodge
337 Hwy 57 (920) 854-7195 Resort $79-$219 Amenities: Fireplace, Whirlpool, Kitchen Facilities, Cable/Movies, Smoke Free, Wheelchair Accessible, Fitness Center, Outdoor Pool, Indoor Pool, Sauna, Tennis, Snowmobiling, Meeting Rooms
Bluffside Motel
403 Bluffside Ln (920) 854-2530 Hotel/Motel $39-$150 Amenities: Coffee & Doughnuts, Cable/TV, Refrigerator
Century Farm Motel
10068 Hwy 57 (920) 854-4069 Hotel/Motel Amenities: Pets Allowed
Church Hill Inn
425 Gateway Dr (920) 854-4885 Resort $65-$174 Amenities: Fireplace, Whirlpool, Limited Food Service, Full Breakfast, Cable/Movies, Smoke Free, Fitness Center, Outdoor Pool, Sauna, Meeting Rooms
Coachlite Inn of Sister Bay
830 S Bay Shore Dr (920) 854-5503 Hotel/Motel $45-$125 Amenities: Fireplace, Whirlpool, Kitchen Facilities, Continental Breakfast, Cable/Movies, NonSmoking Rooms
Country House Resort
715 N Highland Rd (920) 854-4551 Resort $70-$330 Amenities: Fireplace, Whirlpool, Limited Food Service, Continental Breakfast, Kitchen Facilities, Cable/Movies, High-Speed Internet, Non-Smoking Rooms, Wheelchair Accessible, Waterfront, Outdoor Pool, Tennis, Meeting Rooms
Edge of Town Motel
11902 Hwy 42 (920) 854-2012 Hotel/Motel $40-$80 Amenities: Cable/Movies, NonSmoking Rooms, Pets with Approval
Helm’s Four Seasons Resort 414 Mill Rd (920) 854-2356
Resort $70-$260 Amenities: Fireplace, Whirlpool, Continental Breakfast, Limited Food Service, Kitchen Facilities, Cable/Movies, Non-Smoking Rooms, Wheelchair Accessible, Waterfront, Indoor Pool, Fishing, Meeting Rooms
Open Hearth Lodge
Hotel Du Nord
200 Orchard Dr (920) 854-1978 Hotel/Motel $42-$74 Amenities: Restaurant, Cable/ Movies, Non-Smoking Rooms, Playground
11000 Hwy 42 (920) 854-4221 Resort $130-$200 Amenities: Whirlpool, Restaurant, Kitchen Facilities, Cable/Movies, Smoke Free, Waterfront, Indoor Pool
The Inn At Little Sister Hill
2715 Little Sister Hill Rd (920) 854-2328 Resort $69-$169 Amenities: Kitchen Facilities, Cable/Movies, Smoke Free, Wheelchair Accessible, Outdoor Pool, Playground, Bike Trails
Inn On Maple
414 Maple Dr (920) 854-5107 Bed & Breakfast $85 - $115 Amenities: Continental Breakfast, Limited Food Service, Cable/ Movies, Smoke Free
Liberty Park Lodge
11034 Hwy 42 (920) 854-2025 Resort $65-$149 Amenities: Fireplace, Continental Breakfast, Cable TV, Use of Boat Slips, Beach, Game Room, Cottages & Rooms
Little Sister Resort
360 Little Sister Rd (920) 854-4013 Resort $75-$165 Amenities: Fireplace, Limited Food Service, Restaurant, Lounge/Bar, Kitchen Facilities, Cable/Movies, Non-Smoking Rooms, Waterfront, Tennis, Boating, Fishing, Playground, Bike Trails, Cottages & Rooms, Meeting Rooms
Moore Property Services
949 Cardinal Ct (920) 854-1900 Resort $120-$455 Amenities: Kitchen Facilities, Cable/TV, Non-Smoking Units, Waterview, Indoor Pool, Tennis, Washer/Dryer, Dock
Nordic Lodge
2721 Nordic Dr (920) 854-5432 Resort $60-$160 Amenities: Whirlpool, Continental Breakfast, Cable/Movies, Smoke Free, Wheelchair Accessible, Indoor Pool, Bike Trails, Cottages & Rooms
1109 S Bay Shore Dr (920) 854-4890 Resort/Hotel/Motel $59-$125 Amenities: Whirlpool, Continental Breakfast, Cable/Movies, NonSmoking Rooms, Indoor Pool
Patio Motel
Pheasant Park Resort
130 Park Ln. (920) 854-7287 Resort $88-$274 Amenities: Fireplace, Whirlpool, Full Kitchen, Smoke Free, Outdoor Pool, Indoor Pool, Exercise Facilities, Game Room, Children’s Play Area, Conference Room
Scandinavian Lodge
264 Hwy 57 (920) 854-7123 Resort $90-$260 Amenities: Fireplace, Whirlpool, Kitchen Facilities, Cable/Movies, Smoke Free, Wheelchair Accessible, Fitness Center, Indoor Pool, Outdoor Pool, Sauna, Tennis, Playground, Bike Trails, Meeting Rooms
Sweetbriar B & B
102 Orchard Dr (920) 854-7504 Bed & Breakfast $130-$200 Amenities: Fireplace, Whirlpool, Continental Breakfast, Smoke Free, Wheelchair Accessible
Village View Motel
414 Bay Shore Dr (920) 854-2813 Hotel/Motel $41-$90 Amenities: Continental Breakfast, Cable/Movies, Non-Smoking Rooms
Voyager Inn
232 Hwy 57 (920) 854-4242 Hotel/Motel $55-$95 Amenities: Whirlpool, Cable/ Movies, Non-Smoking Rooms, Outdoor Pool, Sauna
Woodenheart Inn
11086 Hwy 42 (920) 854-9097 Bed & Breakfast $85-$129 Amenities: Fireplace, Full Breakfast, TV
Ellison Bay Anderson’s Retreat
12621 Woodland Drive (920) 854-2746 Resort Amenities: Swimming Pool, Fishing, Outdoor activities
Cedar Grove Resort
P.O. Box 73 (920) 854-2006 Resort $275-$2350 Amenities: Full Kitchen, Beach, Tennis, Boat Slip Rental, Exercise Room, Playground
Hillside Inn of Ellison Bay
Hwy 42 (920) 854-2928 Hotel/Motel $38-$70 Amenities: Continental Breakfast, Restaurant, Lounge/Bar, Smoke Free, Wheelchair Accessible
Hotel Disgarden B & B
12013 Hwy 42 (920) 854-9888 Bed & Breakfast $65 - $125 Amenities: Continental Breakfast, TV/VCR, Smoke Free, Waterfront
Maple Grove Motel of Gills Rock
809 Hwy 42 (920) 854-2587 Hotel/Motel $65-$85 Amenities: Non-Smoking Rooms, Pets with Approval
The Parkside Inn
11946 Hwy 42 (920) 854-9050 Hotel/Motel $59 - $79 Amenities: Continental Breakfast, TV/VCR
Wagon Trail Resort & Conference Center
1041 Hwy ZZ (920) 854-2385 Resort $59-$359 Amenities: Fireplace, Whirlpool, Restaurant, Kitchen Facilities, Cable/Movies, Smoke Free, Waterfront, Fitness Center, Indoor Pool, Sauna, Tennis, Boating, Fishing, Playground, Bike Trails, Hiking Trails, Cross Country Skiing, Snowmobiling, Cottages & Rooms, Meeting Rooms
Sauna, Bike Rental, Boat Ramp, Pets Allowed, Cottages & Rooms
On The Rocks Cliffside Lodge 849 Wisconsin Bay Road (888) 840-4162 Hotel/Motel $305 - $775 Amenities: Fireplace, Whirlpool, Full Kitchen, TV/VCR, Waterview
Shoreline Waterfront Motel
12747 Hwy 42 (920) 854-2606 Hotel/Motel $59-$119 Amenities: Continental Breakfast, Restaurant, Lounge/Bar, Smoke Free, Waterfront
Washington Island Bitter End Motel
1201 Main Rd. (920) 847-2496 Hotel/Motel Amenities: Refrigerator, Microwave, Restaurant
Deer Run Golf Course and Resort
Main & Michigan Roads (920) 847-2017 Resort $69-$99 Amenities: Continental Breakfast, Restaurant, Lounge/Bar, Cable/ Movies, Smoke Free, Golf Course
Dor Cros Inn
Lobdell’s Pt Rd & Main Rd (920) 847-2126 Resort $70-$143 Amenities: Kitchenettes, Grills, Cabins & Rooms
The Townliner
1929 Townline Rd (920) 847-2422 Hotel/Motel $60-$110 Amenities: Kitchen, Refrigerator, TV
Washington Hotel, Restaurant & Culinary School W14 N354 Range Line Rd (920) 847-2169 Bed & Breakfast $119-$159 Amenities: Fireplace, Continental Breakfast, Restaurant, Kitchen Facilities, Cooking School
Gills Rock Harbor House Inn
12666 Hwy 42 (920) 854-5196 Bed & Breakfast $69-$199 Amenities: Fireplace, Whirlpool, Continental Breakfast, Refrigerator, Microwave, Gas Grill, Satellite TV,
96 Door County Living Summer 2006
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The Car rington Pub & Grill
Great View, Tasty Food, Friendly Crew
beautiful view overlooking the bay of Green Bay
relaxed and inviting atmosphere
casual dining
fine wine & spirits
new menu
The Carrington Pub & Grill is located just south of Egg Harbor, on the north end of the Landmark Resort property.
7643 Hillside Road
Egg Harbor, Wisconsin 54209
920-868-3205
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FISH CREEK
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STURGEON BAY
An adorable cottage tucked away STURGEON BAYon a beautiful lot a view of the tucked canal through An with adorable cottage away onthe a towering beautiful pines. First floor has relot withThree a viewbedrooms. of the canal through the been towering modeled. Heated workshop. pines. Three bedrooms. First$179,900 floor has been remodeled. Heated workshop. $179,900
FISH CREEK
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SISTER BAY
Truly an extraordinary country inn, Sweetbriar Bed SISTER BAY and Breakfast offers 6 country luxurious accommodations, Truly an extraordinary inn, Sweetbriar Bed state-of-the-art kitchen, and 2 accommodations, bedroom owner and Breakfast offers 6 luxurious quarters, on 16 acres. state-of-the-art kitchen,$859,000 and 2 bedroom owner quarters, on 16 acres. $859,000
SEVASTOPOL
This very livable three bedroom home features SEVASTOPOL vaulted ceilings, feature windows, hardThis very livablebeautiful three bedroom home features wood and a 3-season sunroom. Deeded vaultedflooring, ceilings, beautiful feature windows, hardaccess to a sand beach. $485,000 wood flooring, and a 3-season sunroom. Deeded access to a sand beach. $485,000
JACKSONPORT
More than 1 JACKSONPORT acre of land surrounds this home perched on1the edge of thesurrounds Logerquist ConserMore than acre of land this home vancy. Wood floors, formal dining room, and more! perched on the edge of the Logerquist ConserGreat $273,000 vancy.second Wood flhome. oors, formal dining room, and more! Great second home. $273,000
EGG HARBOR
Bay Shore Drive retreat. Two bedroom, two bath, EGG HARBOR openShore concept Lake two Michigan Bay Drivedesign retreat.with Twoloft. bedroom, bath, stone replace with wood stove. on open ficoncept design with loft. 2-car Lakegarage Michigan 2.5 wooded, park-like acres. $279,900 stone fireplace with wood stove. 2-car garage on 2.5 wooded, park-like acres. $279,900
FISH CREEK
Wonderful homeFISH on 2.6CREEK beautiful acres, just minutes to Fishhome Creekonactivities. Fouracres, bedrooms, two Wonderful 2.6 beautiful just minbaths, replaces, partialFour basement, heated utes to two Fish fiCreek activities. bedrooms, two flbaths, oors, and $309,000 two 3fioutbuildings. replaces, partial basement, heated floors, and 3 outbuildings. $309,000
EGG HARBOR
The Orchards EGG Village HARBOR at Egg Harbor. Two - four bedroom duplex units at and twoHarbor. bedroom The Orchards Village Egg Twohomes. - four Near the duplex Orchards Golf Course and downtown. bedroom units and two bedroom homes. Open Saturdays & Sundays, 11 am-2pm Near the Orchards Golf Course and downtown. Open Saturdays & Sundays, 11 am-2pm
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