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 About Door County, Wisconsin
In August of 1634, a young French
explorer from Canada named Jean Nicolet came ashore on what was then
called Pottawatomi Island. He was the first white man to set foot on
what today is called Rock Island in Door County – an area that covers
492 square miles of the Door Peninsula in upper Wisconsin. What
Nicolet had sought was a mythical passage to the orient. What he had
really discovered was a land rich in natural resources such as trees,
game, fish and fur-bearing animals; he returned to Canada with stories
of the riches he had found in “Ouisconsin.” The rest, as they
say, is history – and Door County has plenty of it...
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Badger
Reprise
Ever since I took my first trip across Lake Michigan on the
S.S.
Badger, I was hooked on the experience and have wanted to repeat the
excursion. It is not often that I get the opportunity to repeat many
excursions – part of this is my own fault, but part of it is due to
the fact that that are just not enough hours in the day or days in
the week to get everything taken care of that is on my “list”. |
Maps
![A map of Door County [Door] (county), Wisconsin, United States. Click to see the map on MSN Maps & Directions](http://r.office.microsoft.com/r/rlidFPExpediaStaticBotResults?P=zrIuogF6VKqMvLEnZCvpVcCF%2b308kIC3lN6cghuUxBuqvrT4yJlPneZujgxvE8jP42rJqBonVr9MOAWFKEyGMEbw1cAU3eAfJ09T9czVxiZReYFl2wp%2bng%3d%3d)
About Door County, Wisconsin
(cont.) But Door County
offers much more than history. Door County's four-season paradise
offers 300 miles of shoreline, five state parks, seventeen county
parks, and other year round activities allowing visitors the
opportunity to relax and unwind. The sights and activities are
endless - apple and cherry orchards, art galleries, golfing, boating,
fishing, hiking, snowmobiling, cross country skiing, lighthouses… the
list is long and varied and there is something on it for everyone.
Sturgeon Bay –
the county seat and only city on the peninsula – was originally
settled in 1835. Today, its charming downtown area has a plethora of
unique shops, galleries and fine restaurants as well as a regional
airport.
Come to Door
County and enjoy the same breathtaking views that Nicolet enjoyed in
1634. But stay for all the beauty and activity that makes Door County
one of the finest destinations that “Ouisconsin” has to offer!
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