Cherry pie, cherry pancakes and cherry pastries galore. Lavender fields with 30,000 plants. Twenty-four county and state parks with endless miles of hiking trails, 53 swimming beaches with pristine water, 11 golf courses and nine wineries.
Welcome to Door County, Wisconsin, one of the state’s most popular tourist destinations. With a year-round population of nearly 30,000, the county attracts more than 2 million visitors yearly. My wife, Sharen, and I set out to discover why.