2018 Wisconsin – part 3, northern part of the county
On our first day, we went to a Maritime Museum at the northern tip of the peninsula. We saw a sign with the explanation of why the Edmund Fitzgerald sank...
2018 Wisconsin – part 4, tug boat John Purves, Sturgeon Bay
Tuesday saw us at another maritime museum in Sturgeon Bay on the canal between the bridges. The highlight was getting to explore an actual tug boat. Built in 1919, it...
2018 Wisconsin – part 5, another museum and a fish boil
We went to the Door County Historical Museum on Sturgeon Bay in the afternoon while it was raining outside. The entry room was so interesting, because a local taxidermist had...
2018 Wisconsin – part 6, outdoor museums on a cold, windy day
The last day in Door County was so cold and windy. Take a look at the waves at Sister Bay on the Sturgeon Bay side of the peninsula. windy day...
2018 Wisconsin – part 7, how Door County developed
Curiosity led us to wonder how Door County developed. The first residents were Indians who hunted, fished, and trapped furs. When the French trappers came, they traded with the Indians....