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receives some of the lowest amounts of precipitation in the state.
A bit south of town is a decidedly different kind of vacation, an educational seminar
(from $1,000 with superb food, far less if living off-site) at Bjorklunden (7590 Boynton
Ln., 920/839-2216), more a relaxed, soul-searching means of personal growth than a for-
credit school experience (though it is the northern campus of Lawrence University in Ap-
pleton).ParticipantscanliveinarecentlyreconstructedNorwegian-stylelodgebuiltofloc-
alfieldstoneandundertakecoursesinhumanitiesandnaturalsciences.Somemidweeksem-
inars are also cheaper. Just to stay at the lodge, which looks like a Viking ship, is possible
if space is available. In summer from 1pm-4pm Monday and Wednesday ($4) visitors can
check out the Norwegian stavkirke (church).
During the summer, the gardens of the estate host Door Shakespeare (920/839-1500,
www.doorshakespeare.com ) , with evening performances daily except Wednesday.
In town itself, this author loves a simple pooch-led stroll along one of the county's
longest sand beaches at Baileys Harbor Park.
The Town Hall (can't miss it) has the local visitors information center (corner of WIS
57 and CR F, 920/839-2366, www.baileysharbor.com ) , open daily in summer and fall.
Recreation
Chinook salmon and rainbow and brown trout are the quarry for local charter boats, and
the fishing in Baileys Harbor is some of the best in the county—Lilliputian Baileys Harbor
(pop. 780) boasts a salmon harvest one-half the size of Milwaukee's. Plenty of local guides
are available.
LongtimeguideCaptainLynnof Lynn's Charter Fishing (920/854-5109, lynnscharter-
fishing.com ) has a Ph.D. in zoology and leads a kayak fishing tour.
Only in Baileys Harbor is a glass-bottom kayak guided tour of the local bays (including
the legendary Cana Island lighthouse) from Lakeshore Adventures (920/493-3474,
lakeshore-adventures.com , tours 8am and 3pm, $55), which also rents virtually everything
recreation-wise.