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Bar Hopping the Peninsula

Visiting Door County for a bachelor/bachelorette party, with friends, or just looking for a break from your family reunion? Keep reading to discover the best route for bar hopping to the tip of the peninsula! Pick your favorite spots, or if you’re feeling bold, have your designated driver drop you off for a drink at each place! Sturgeon Bay Waterfront Mary’s To begin your bar hopping journey, kick off in Sturgeon Bay at Waterfront Mary’s and get a summery drink such as a rum runner, or a Bloody Mary with WI’s favorite garnishes (sausage and cheese) to fill your stomach for the long journey ahead! Gaze across the canal to admire the shipyard or get your eyes set on one of your future stops, Stone Harbor! Kitty O’Reilly’s Irish Pub Kitty O’Reilly’s is a local favorite, and if you didn’t…

7 Reasons to Host Your Bachelorette Party in Door County

Every best friend knows hosting a bachelor or bachelorette party is no small feat! The booking, planning, and coordinating can seem like an impossible task and, at times, overwhelming for that perfection-seeking maid of honor. Luckily, Door County provides the perfect venue with a variety of activities to satisfy even the choosiest of brides-to-be! 1….

7 Reasons Why Baileys Harbor is the Best Town in Door County

Bailey’s Harbor is a fantastic, little town in Door County. The population was close to 1000, according to 2000 census. The town is named after Bailey, a Great Lakes ship captain. His ship was caught in a storm and his crew found shelter here in 1848. Prior to this incident, the town was called Gibraltar….

7 Reasons Why Ephraim is the Best Town to Stay at in Door County

We love Ephraim and we think you will too! Ephraim is a quiet, peaceful town located in between Fish Creek and Sister Bay. There is a lot of cool history belonging to this place. From the old school to the old fire station, this town is almost ancient. On the other hand, it has a…

7 Reasons Why Newport State Park is the Best Park

We love this State Park and we know you will too! Newport state park is a wilderness park, it’s a stargazer’s dream and a kayakers dream too!  What more could you want from one of the 5 gems of Door County’s State Parks.  Close to Ellison Bay, Newport State Park in Door County is Wisconsin’s…

7 Activities That Make Cave Point County Park the Best Park in Door County!

We love this County park and so will you! Cave Point County Park is one of the top destinations located in between Sturgeon Bay and Jacksonport, Door County!  It is a picturesque spot that has an abundance of family activities to do in and around it with a guide or without, during winter, spring, fall…

7 Reasons Fish Creek is the Best Town in Door County

We love Fish Creek and we think you will too! Fish creek is definitely amongst the best towns in Door Country. Even the nature itself behaves civil here. It houses the biggest golf course in all of Wisconsin. The great deal of water provides for amazing kayaking experience. The beaches are eye pleasing to say…

Winter in Door County: What’s Actually Worth the Trip

November through March in Door County is a different vacation. Most restaurants close, most shops close, the trolleys stop running. The peninsula gets quiet in a way that summer never lets it be. The places that stay open are the best version of themselves. What’s actually open in winter Door County Brewing Co. in Baileys…

The Best Summer Job in Door County: Kayak Guide

Most summer jobs in Door County are restaurant work, retail, or housekeeping. Those are real jobs and they pay the bills. But if you ask a guide what the best summer job on the peninsula is, the answer’s not in the restaurant. Guiding kayak tours. I’ve worked this peninsula since 2013. Other guides on our…

Door County Photography Guide’s Perspective

I can always tell when I am the first person of the day at one the most beautiful Door County parks called Cave Point County Park, based on the amount of spider webs I have to walk through in order to get to Jamaica Bay. After setting up my hammock at the usual location, the waiting game…