{"id":52651,"date":"2019-09-18T10:37:16","date_gmt":"2019-09-18T15:37:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/?p=52651"},"modified":"2019-10-17T10:23:32","modified_gmt":"2019-10-17T15:23:32","slug":"door-county-a-wisconsin-fall-vacation-destination","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/door-county-a-wisconsin-fall-vacation-destination\/","title":{"rendered":"Door County: A Wisconsin Fall Vacation Destination"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Imagine a small town where goats on a restaurant roof cause a traffic jam and a county where visitors to its small, scenic towns gather around huge outdoor pots to watch traditional<a href=\"https:\/\/www.doorcounty.com\/experience\/fish-boils\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> fish boils<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_52657\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-52657\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-52657\" src=\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Cave-Point-County-Park-Fall-Kayaker-02.jpg\" alt=\"Door County shows off its colors to kayakers and other boaters (Door county photo)\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Cave-Point-County-Park-Fall-Kayaker-02.jpg 640w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Cave-Point-County-Park-Fall-Kayaker-02-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Cave-Point-County-Park-Fall-Kayaker-02-370x247.jpg 370w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Cave-Point-County-Park-Fall-Kayaker-02-406x271.jpg 406w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Cave-Point-County-Park-Fall-Kayaker-02-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-52657\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Door County shows off its colors to kayakers and other boaters (Door County photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>This is <a href=\"http:\/\/doorcounty.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Door County<\/a>, a peninsula that separates the calm waters of Green Bay from the turbulent waves of Lake Michigan and where the must-take-home items are chocolate-covered cherries or cherry pies and the must-visit time of year is fall.<\/p>\n<p>An easy drive from Green Bay\u2019s airport, the route on the way to Sturgeon Bay, the first vacation town on the peninsula, is dotted with the crimsons, golds, and pinks of changing leaves. And, as TV ads say, \u201cBut wait.\u201d The colors keep intensifying when driving northwest along curving roads through picturesque villages.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_52663\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-52663\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-52663\" src=\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/FallScenery-backroads-6-2832x2128300dpi-2.jpg\" alt=\"This back road in northern Door county wound around a golden forest before heading back to Hwy 42. (J Jacobs photo)\" width=\"640\" height=\"481\" srcset=\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/FallScenery-backroads-6-2832x2128300dpi-2.jpg 640w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/FallScenery-backroads-6-2832x2128300dpi-2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/FallScenery-backroads-6-2832x2128300dpi-2-370x278.jpg 370w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/FallScenery-backroads-6-2832x2128300dpi-2-406x305.jpg 406w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/FallScenery-backroads-6-2832x2128300dpi-2-600x451.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-52663\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">This back road in northern Door County wound around a golden forest before heading back to Hwy 42. (J Jacobs photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>That restaurant with the goats is up in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.doorcounty.com\/discover\/sister-bay\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sister Bay<\/a>. The fish boils are in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.doorcounty.com\/discover\/fish-creek\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Fish Creek<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.doorcounty.com\/discover\/ephraim\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ephraim<\/a>, and a couple of other villages. But Door County\u2019s famed cherry items are everywhere from farm and orchard markets and gas stations to wineries and cheese shops.<\/p>\n<p>However, a trip to \u201cThe Door\u201d means you can leave the car at your B&amp;B, inn or condo. This is a great place to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.doorcounty.com\/experience\/run-bike-hike\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">bike, hike or walk<\/a>. I\u2019ve biked the great trails in <a href=\"http:\/\/dnr.wi.gov\/topic\/parks\/name\/peninsula\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Peninsula State Park<\/a> on the bayside and the back roads across fields and woods. My place had loaner bikes but there are bike shops including one near the south entrance to the park.<\/p>\n<p>But I also loved taking a fall cruise out of Sister Bay to see the park from the water.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_52661\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-52661\" style=\"width: 548px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-52661\" src=\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/door-county-2-019-1-e1568590440505.jpg\" alt=\"Some fall views are 97 steps up. (J Jacobs photo)\" width=\"548\" height=\"599\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-52661\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Some fall views are 97 steps up. (J Jacobs photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>I worked off ice cream sundaes at <a href=\"http:\/\/wilsonsicecream.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Wilson&#8217;s<\/a> and fudge and cherry\/chocolate cookies from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.seaquistorchards.com\/orchards\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Seaquist Orchards<\/a>&#8216; market walking around the bayside harbors and hiking Dunes State Park on the lakeside.<\/p>\n<p>But not everything here is horizontal. If the Cana Island Lighthouse near Bailey\u2019s Harbor on the lake side is open, do the 97 stairs up. The view is spectacular, particularly in fall.<\/p>\n<p>Colors here are not just outside. Door County is an<a href=\"https:\/\/www.doorcounty.com\/experience\/arts-culture\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> artists\u2019 colony<\/a>. Potters, painters, and photographers have studios and shops in every town. Artists from across the country go there to participate in the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.peninsulaschoolofart.org\/events\/dcpaf\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Peninsula School of Art\u2019s<\/a> annual prestigious July Plein Air Festival. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.peninsulaschoolofart.org\/events\/dcpaf\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Edgewood Orchard Gallery<\/a> in Fish Creek has an amazing sculpture park.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_52666\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-52666\" style=\"width: 540px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-52666\" src=\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/IMG_1471-e1568591293822.jpg\" alt=\"Find surprising figures when wandering the sculpture park at Edgewood Orchard Gallery in Fish Creek. (J Jacobs photo)\" width=\"540\" height=\"512\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-52666\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Find surprising figures when wandering the sculpture park at Edgewood Orchard Gallery in Fish Creek. (J Jacobs photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>You can also do your own thing, from stained glass and sculpture to jewelry and ceramics at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.handsonartstudio.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Hands On Art Studio<\/a>, up the road from Edgewood.<\/p>\n<p>Oh, and if here in October take the\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/doorcountytrolley.com\/ghost-tour\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Trolley Ghost Tour<\/a> or the <a href=\"https:\/\/doorcountytrolley.com\/haunted-pub-crawl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Haunted Pub Crawl<\/a>. I think I saw a strange face in a mirror at a haunted house and felt shivers when visiting a haunted lighted house.<\/p>\n<p>Just remember to charge your phone each night so you are camera-ready for fall, and maybe, ghosts.<\/p>\n<p>For accommodations and other help, visit <a href=\"http:\/\/doorcounty.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Door County Visitor Bureau<\/a> or call 800-527-3529.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>At UrbanMatter, U Matter. 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