Posts Tagged ‘wisconsin’

Top 10 things to do in Door County, WI

// August 2nd, 2012 // 4 Comments » // Food, Places Sister Bay, WI

Traveling north through Door County, Wisconsin’s small towns and fishing villages, it’s easy to understand why the area is sometimes called the “Cape Cod of the Midwest.” Indeed, there are many similarities, although Door County would seem to be one of the Midwest’s best kept secrets. Ninety percent of its estimated two million annual visitors …read more…

Friday photos: Cherry pit spittin’ in Door County, WI

// July 19th, 2012 // 2 Comments » // Food, Places Door County, WI

[Fish Creek, WI] — Nothin’ says summer in Door County like spittin’ cherry pits — unless you’re talking about a Door County fish boil, of course, which I’ve written about previously. You’ll find so many cherries in Door County, you’d think they grew on trees. Oh, um, never mind, they do. The county is particularly well-known for its …read more…

Goats on a hot sod roof – Al Johnson’s Swedish Restaurant, Door County, WI

// July 17th, 2012 // 7 Comments » // Food, Places Al Johnson's Swedish Restaurant, Sister Bay, WI

[Sister Bay, WI] — Could this be what they mean by a “green” building? Arguably one of Door County, Wisconsin’s most distinctive dining establishments, Al Johnson’s Swedish Restaurant features live goats grazing on its sod roof. The family-owned eatery has been around for more than 60 years, but the grass roof and its bovid caretakers …read more…

A good, old-fashioned fish boil in Door County, WI

// July 13th, 2012 // 7 Comments » // Events, Food, Places Historical re-enactor Charles Dickson regales visitors with the history of Door County's famous fish boils

[Ellison Bay, WI] — Here in Door County, Wisconsin, they take their history — and their fish boils — seriously. I’ve come to Rowleys Bay Resort near the northeastern tip of Door County for a real, old-fashioned fish boil — one that comes with its own historical re-enactor. “A fish boil is where we cook …read more…