Come and Visit Delightful Door County, Wisconsin

Door County is one of Wisconsin’s most popular tourist destinations.
Come and Visit Delightful Door County, Wisconsin
The 2-mile Eagle Trail loop in Peninsula State Park near Ephraim in Door County, Wisconsin, leads to some unusual discoveries. Photo courtesy of Doug Hansen
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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.