We woke up early to a beautiful sunrise and got on the phone
to pin down a transient slip. Because
Door County is so popular, and it is labor-day weekend it was no small feat.
We played the “who’s got the shortest waiting list” game
with a couple of our favorite marinas last night and luckily got a spot at Egg
Harbor Marina for the next few days – one of our favorite places. The marina is recently tripled in size and
has a great protective seawall to protect from north winds. It also has great fuel prices, a nice clean
shower set-up, laundry etc. Best part is
it’s a one-block walk up to the main street of Egg Harbor.
Heading for the grocery this evening we found a concert in
the park and decided it was a better offer than grocery shopping. A trio played great rock legends songs and
they were quite talented. We enjoyed it
very much. Then, since we had no
groceries we stopped at Shipwrecked for dinner.
Great evening.
For the many loopers who don’t make the Wisconsin side of
Lake Michigan: Door County is the
“thumb” of the state of Wisconsin and it is exquisite. There are tall limestone cliffs, covered with
hills of pine and deciduous trees. The
regulations are very strict here and so there are no franchise businesses. Everything is local and one-of-a-kind. The Door, as it is called, prides itself on
about 5 or 6 small towns and they are separated by cherry orchards, apple
orchards, farms and woods. Every town
has its charms and you can drive from the south end to the northern tip in
about 1-2 hours. During that trip you
can test approximately 30 different kinds of homemade cherry pie – if you are
up for a gourmet eating challenge.
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Sunrise over Detroit Harbor |
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Pilot Is, vegetation killed by Cormorant droppings |
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Eagle Bluff Lighthouse, Peninsula State Park |
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Tiered housing |
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Great Venue for a concert |
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Rock Seating, cool but enjoyable, fun in Door County |
Cherry pie would taste might good right about now. Just finished my spinach smoothie after yoga class, along with a slice of fresh banana bread. All loaded up for the trip to Prairie Grove tomorrow for the Clothesline Fair. Forecast is for 70% chance of thunderstorms tomorrow, 60% on Sat, and 20% for Sun/Mon. Oh well, it will be fun to see our kids and grands anyway. Glad you're back in Badger country, and Egg Harbor is a great place for sure. Enjoy!
ReplyDeleteSince we didn't see this by boat, we'll have to plan to go by land. Sounds lovely!
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