Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Lighthouses
One of the oldest of its kind, dating from 1899, the Canal Station Lighthouse originally
used an experimental design in which only latticework guy wires supported the tower and
lantern. The station was redone after the turn of the 20th century, constructing the skeletal
steel frameworkaroundthe100-foot-tall light.Accesshasbecomerestricted nowtothean-
nual Lighthouse Walk weekend, but you can also see it from boat tours from Sturgeon Bay.
If you arrive on wheels, the north breakwall is supposedly accessible, though views aren't
all that great.
Ditto the restrictions on access for the Sherwood Point Lighthouse nearby.
Wineries
Given the county's proclivity for fruit production, perhaps it's not surprising that wineries
have sprouted up every which way. Technically the only one in Sturgeon Bay itself is Red
Oak Vineyard & Winery (325 N. Third Ave., 920/743-7729, www.redoakvineyard.com ,
hours vary)—or at least the tasting room is downtown (no official tours are offered), where
you can sample the wines from California grapes and one local cherry wine. It's co-owned
by a local Sturgeon Bayer, who studied law before finally seeing the light and returning
home to follow his passion, and good on him for it.
Eight miles north of Sturgeon Bay, in Carlsville, Door Peninsula Winery (5806 WIS
42, 920/743-7431, www.dcwine.com , from 9am daily year-round, $3 tours) is housed in an
old schoolhouse. Tours take in the cellars and winemaking rooms, where 40 Door County
California-style fruit wines are produced. They now have a distillery, part of a $2 million
renovation. A good eatery is attached.
AfewmoremilesalongWIS42toCRI(turnright)bringsyouto Simon Creek Winery
(5896 Bochek Rd., 920/746-9307, www.simoncreekvineyard.com , 10am-6pm Mon.-Sat.
mid-May-late Oct., limited hours Nov.-mid-May, free tours), the county's largest winery.
There's an added bonus of live music Sunday afternoons. I love their Peninsula cream
sherry.
Sinceyou'reonCountyRoadI,you'lldefinitelynoticetheenormousHolsteinatnearby
Schopf's Hilltop Dairy (5169 CR I, 920/743-9779, ww.dairyview.com , 9am-6pm daily,
free tours), with a viewing area as they milk the moo-moos. You can even milk “Cookie”
the cow. Several friends with children swear by this place.
Search WWH ::




Custom Search