Door County, WI

[RoxMonster]

DH and I are headed to Door County this summer for our 5 year wedding anniversary. We've never been before and have some tentative activities planned but would love recommendations for other must-dos or good places to eat.

We are avid hikers and plan to spend most of our time outdoors. We are staying at a B&B in Fish Creek for 5 nights. So far, I have the following as things I'd like to do:
-Hike at Peninsula State Park, Whitefish Dunes State Park and Cave Point County State Park. (Any other parks we should check out for good hikes?)

-Take the ferry to Washington Island to check out lavender festival and then continue on the second ferry to Rock Island to do some hiking.

-Explore the shops in all the small towns in NorDoor.

-Visit some of the wineries on the peninsula for tastings

Any other popular or recommended activities?

So far, the only restaurants I have down as "must do" are Wild Tomato for pizza, Waterfront for a nice anniversary dinner, and many people have recommended Fred and Fuzzy's for casual waterfront food. We love pretty much all cuisines and price point does not matter. Any other recs?

[laterz]

We go every year. Some thoughts.

* Rent bikes and bike in peninsula state park. It's a 10mile loop.
* there's a drive in just past fish creek. There's also mini golf a bit more north. Pirates cove.
* the Cookery is great food. Esp the fried perch. Not too casual not too fancy.
* lots of lighthouses to tour
* Seaquist orchard has awesome sweets and food goodies. Cherry and apple pie!
* Stillwaters for a burger and people watching.

Now I want some Wild Tomato pizza!

Let me know if you have questions. Have fun!

[saywhatnow]

Wilsons in Ephraim is great...a little diner for burgers and EXCELLENT milk shakes. We really enjoyed renting a boat if you're up for that. We rented in Sister Bay. Right by that dock is Al Johnsons Restaurant. We have never eaten there but they have a cute gift shop and a grass roof with real goats grazing....it's something to see! In Fish Creek, the fish boil at Pelletiers is fun. We also really like the food at Gibraltar Grill. Have a great time. We go every year and love how relaxing and picturesque it is.

[hurricanedrunk]

I love Door County. Some of our favorites
*Alexanders for a nice dinner - it's right outside of Fish Creek.
*Simon Creek Winery - they have free tastings - buy a bottle of your favorite along with some cheese and drink it on their patio overlooking the vineyard- beautiful.
*Door County Bakery for corsica bread
*Eat at Good Eggs for breakfast. All they serve is breakfast burritos and it's amazing.
*Note Ephraim is a dry city so a heads up if you eat there and want a drink. There was talk about changing it but I don't know if it passed yet.
* We went to the Hands On Art Studio on our honeymoon and made a beautiful glass sculpture - if that's up your alley. We haven't been back since then but it's a nice souvenir.

[SJ]

We went for our 1st anniversary!

We rented & rode bikes at the state park, ate lots of yummy food, and just relaxed at the B&B.

[RoxMonster]

Lots of awesome suggestions; thanks, everyone!

And I think someone just posted on the Trip Advisor Door County forum that Ephraim did start serving alcohol--I think it was super recent. I'll be honest, it being a dry town played into our decision to not stay there originally lol.

[Blueper]

I would get to rock island early so that you can go around the entire island without worrying about getting on the last ferry. If I lived closer I would go out there at least every other year.

-The far side of the island used to support a small town and you can still tell where the buildings used to be.  

-There are some cool carvings in the stone that the workers on the Thoradson buildings did a bit past the main campground.  

-There are live-in tour guides at the lighthouse.  

-If the hike in sites are unoccupied they are a great place for resting.

Cave Point is pretty cool with the cairns, but I didn't think that I needed more than 30 minutes there.  It isn't terribly large and can get crowded. I haven't been to schoolhouse beach yet, but it is on my to-do list.

[whiskeytails]

Ephraim was the last place in the state to be dry. Now we, as a state, can fully embrace being the drunkest place in the US.

I better go refresh my club & vodka.

www.greenbaypressgazette.com/story/news/local/door-co/news/2016/04/05/ephraim-dry-no-more/82632760/

PS: I've never found a good winery in DC--all way too sweet.

[RoxMonster]

Jun 4, 2016 20:48:38 GMT -5 whiskeytails said:

Ephraim was the last place in the state to be dry. Now we, as a state, can fully embrace being the drunkest place in the US.

I better go refresh my club & vodka.

www.greenbaypressgazette.com/story/news/local/door-co/news/2016/04/05/ephraim-dry-no-more/82632760/

PS: I've never found a good winery in DC--all way too sweet.

I love sweet and semi-sweet wine, so this is a great thing for me!

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Jun 2, 2016 17:21:57 GMT -5 RoxMonster said:

Lots of awesome suggestions; thanks, everyone!

And I think someone just posted on the Trip Advisor Door County forum that Ephraim did start serving alcohol--I think it was super recent. I'll be honest, it being a dry town played into our decision to not stay there originally lol.

As pp mentioned, yes, it is no longer dry. But I don't even think there is a grocery store there? It's SUPER tiny. We stayed in Ephraim last year, and we just bought some booze at the grocery store in Sister Bay, I think.

If you like mini golf, you have to go to Red Putter. It's old and run down and fucking awesome.

Second the Wilson's recommendation. YUM!