Door County’s history of breweries is as potent as the brews themselves. During prohibition the man who founded the American Academy of Brewing, chemist Robert ‘Doc’ Wahl, closed his academy in Chicago and purchased an orchard in Door County when brewing was no ...
Fall is a beautiful season in Sturgeon Bay…and far from boring. Between driving on winding roads framed with vivid orange and gold leaves, harvesting a bushel of apples, and heading out to a patch for pumpkin picking in October, there are plenty of activities to ...
Is there a better way to enjoy the fall season than to spend a lovely day plucking apples, drinking cider, and munching on donuts at one of many Door County orchards? We think not! Throughout our scenic peninsula, there is a real abundance of cherry and apple orchards ...
It’s tough traveling with dietary restrictions. Back home, in everyday life, you get into a groove of cooking the right foods, buying the right snacks, and knowing the local hotspots for gluten-friendly meals out. But here – on vacation – you’re in a foreign ...
On your first visit to our peninsula, you’ll quickly learn that there are many experiences that are difficult to find anywhere else – chief among them are Door County Fish Boils. A tradition that reaches back over several generations to 19th century Swedish and ...
American icon Buffalo Bill Cody, may have said it best: “I could never resist the call of the trail.” His words ring true in Wisconsin today – although it’s the Door County Wine Trail that beckons. There are many ways to explore the infectious culture of our ...
What’s the best way to take in all the rich maritime history and seasonal beauty that Wisconsin’s Door Peninsula has to offer? How about a bird’s eye view from atop one of many historic Door County Lighthouses? More than a few of these historic landmarks were ...
Welcome home. This phrase has been at the center of our culture at Bay Shore Inn since we first opened our doors as a guest lodge in 1922. We believe it’s for this very reason that we’ve met so many wonderful people and have so many guests who return year after ...
Door County offers some of the Midwest’s most scenic, well-groomed cross-country skiing and snowshoeing trails! It boasts four state parks along the peninsula, along with numerous other natural areas, providing more than 50 miles of trails for anybody interested in ...
It’s true that there are many unsettling and fearsome things in the world, and this is accurately reflected in Door County, Wisconsin, where you’ll find numerous historic buildings, tales from maritime past, and even untimely deaths of former inhabitants. Are you ...