We were here 2 years ago on the way back from the North to Alaska road trip. Door County is still as fine as ever....for those of you asking "where is the the Door?"....if Wisconsin is the shape of a snow mitten, Door County would be the tip of the thumb.
And Bubs found his Yosemite T Shirt just where he left it....Surrounded by water- there are 300 miles of shoreline up here. Lots of State, County and local parks and preserves and approximately 34 islands of which only a handful are accessible. Baileys Harbor, Carlsville, Egg Harbor, Ellison Bay, Gills Rock Ephraim, Sister Bay and where we are staying- Fish Creek to name a few of the hot spots.
After the beaver and fur trading faded in the mid 1800's many came to settle the "farmland"- which was advertised in Europe and Scandinavia. So here came the Norwegians (The Village of Ephraim), the Belgium's (Brussels), Swedes and Prussians (Sister Bay) and the Germans (Carlsville) followed by the French Canadian (lots of Catholic Church's and Saloons in Egg Harbor), the Danish and Icelandic bachelors looking for love and fish (not in that order). One of my favorite places to chow is at Al Johnson's, you know the one with the grass roof and goats on it!
And yes it has been very very hot...after spending 2 hours looking for the AC button I discovered "no mas".... I texted my cousin Bobby (as we are staying at his condo) asking if he charges more for the Sweat Lodge days? Fox News tells Bubba it is hot pretty much in most of the mid west- damn hot. I do like it staying light till 9ish and light again at 4:30 a.m. Lots of Cherry Blossoms and sun filled beaches and tons of those folks with their bloody easels painting this that and the other thing. Hmmm budding Monet's I suppose. And the best part are the Midwesterners- my fav. Bubba says I look quite petite up here. You go Bubba!
