As a birthday present to my husband, we returned to Door County the first weekend in December for a Winter Wine Tour and Carriage Ride. Door County is full of many things to delight all your senses with one of my favorite being its history. Our driver took us down a path following the bayside which intersetingly had a stone wall along most of it. He proceeded to tell us that during World War II, between 1945 and 1946 many German prisoners of war were employed in Door County. Lack of labor during the war meant these POWS were very important in assisting the cherry orchard owners. When harvesting was…

My husband and I traveled to Door County this year for our second annual “road trip”! We had an amazingly perfect long weekend! Door County is aptly named “The Cape Cod of the Midwest”! I couldn”t agree more. The scenery is absolutely breathtaking. Our adventure started on Washington Island. We took the ferry crossing Devils Door passage and rented motor bikes to tour the Island. Our first stop was Schoolhouse Beach. This is one of only five sandless beaches worldwide made entirely of small rocks and named for a one room school house which existed long ago. Next we traveled to a Lavendar Farm. Our last stop was Washington Island…