Door County, Wisconsin

8/26/10 Here we are on the shores of Lake Michigan. The water temperature was 71 degrees! This is Whitefish Dunes State Park in Door County. This gem of an area is a penninsula in Lake Michigan that has Green Bay on the west side. We had heard about it from many of the campers and people we had run into on our travels so we decided to make it a part of our Wisconsin adventure. Below you will see pictures from the area. I have about 120 more for home viewing! After a day of being "true tourists" we got out the maps and decided which way to turn tomorrow. We had been in Door County for 2 days and 2 days in the Milwaukee area. A total of 5 days in Wisconsin so time to move on. After pouring over maps, looking at predicted weather forecasts, and realizing that we already have over 3,500 miles logged in and already 3 weeks into this we decided to start heading south then west. More info to follow after Illlinois! We are not going to make it all the way over to the east coast. Just having too much fun in the areas we have been and understanding that it takes a lot more work and energy when you are traveling on a motorcycle in hot weather!

8/27/10 Here I am with Molly, the chocolate lab! We stayed in Sturgeon Bay (Door County) with a fellow P.E.O. sister and her husband. They treated us as family and we absolutely fell in love with the area. We also got our "Molly" fix. What a great retreat from the campsites and hotels.

8/27/10 Kathy with Judy and Jon at their home in Sturgeon Bay. The area was in the countryside about 5 miles north of the town. It was a great place to start our adventures around the peninsula. They make great cherry muffins, oatmeal with cherries and pecan french toast! Can you tell that Door County is famous for their sour cherry crops! Thanks so much for everything Judy and Jon.

Shores of Whitefish Dunes beach. This is right below the "meridian" which is halfway to the North Pole! The county has it's most northern area called Gills Rock and Northport which have ferries that go out to Washington Island. So many little harbor towns, lighthouses, friendly people and great fish! We got perch one night and whitefish the next.

Another view from the motorcycle along Lake Michigan. Little towns called Fish Harbor, Bailey's Harbor, Egg Harbor, Ellison Bay, Sister Bay, etc. I would recommend it highly!

8/25/10 Of course it wouldn't be proper if we didn't visit the famous Lambeau Field- home of the Green Bay Packer's. They had a preseason game the day after we were there so people were coming in for tours. We even went down Mike Homgren Way! A little nostalgia for us Seahawk fans. The weather these few days were great- in the 70's during the day. Not sure if I could survive the cold, cold winters though.
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