For Door County tips, like best season to visit, best beach, the best of the best, read on.
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Having visited the Door County of Wisconsin three times, today’s topics delves into the best of bests. Three hours north of Chicago, Door County is in the northern peninsula past Green Bay surrounded by lake Michigan. Its series of towns offer unique gifts, all of which I will cover today.
Best Town
I love them all, whether the streets of Egg Harbor, the bridges of Sturgeon Bay, the northerly lights from Gills Rocks, or the cliff of Fish Creek. But my favorite town to walk is Sister Bay, facing west, ideal for sunset. What makes Sister Bay unique is its ambience, the gift shops, ice cream parlors, café, the Al Johnson’s grass seeded roofs with goats. Other restaurant highlights are Wild Tomato and Boathouse on the Bay for dinner. Both offer outdoor seating, Boathouse also offering shutters that open if seated inside the restaurant. For ice cream and coffee visit Analog ice cream and coffee. Sister Bay has an energy unlike any other.
Best Beach
Hands down, the most unique and removed Door County beach experience award goes to the School House beach at the Washington Island. Located a fifteen-minute ferry ride away, the beach is covered by smooth ivory pebbles, sparing you the annoyance of dry sand but abundant with turquoise green waters. Though popular, the beach will be far less crowded owing to its location up north. The beach and ferry to and from the island fits neatly in two to three hours.
Best Park
For most unique experience, visit the Cave Point County Park. It boasts stacked pebbly shores, deep cliff, howling waves, and the prize, the cave from where tourists dive into Lake Michigan.
Best Season to visit
Fall colors bring the entire peninsula to life, making it my pick for best season. It is not necessarily less crowded than summer.
Best Place to Stay
The favorite place I stayed at was the condo 1202 at Little Sweden. It had two bedrooms with two queen size beds, a double futon, and a king master, ideal for a party of 7, overlooking an emerald pond. Its located between Fish Creek and the Egg Harbor.
There. Those are my list of Door County Bests. It’s barnlike shops selling fresh cheese, fruit, and abundant wineries will keep you coming back. If you like this, subscribe. Next time, we explore Colorado.