Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Information
Ephraim's
information center
(920/854-4989,
www.ephraim.org
or
www.ephraim-door-
county.com
)
,isrightalongWIS42.A24-hourkioskisthereinseasonforlast-minutemotel
scroungers.
Sister Bay can sure get congested on a typical summer Saturday—symbolic of its status
as the largest community north of Sturgeon Bay (though the population is a mere 695).
It's also the only spot north on the peninsula where a minor mall reveals itself. Named for
twin islands offshore, the bay—not offering quite the windbreak of Eagle Harbor—never
gotmuchnoticefromsouthboundsteamersuntilScandinaviansettlersdiscoveredthedense
forest land in the surrounding hills and erected cabins in 1857.
Sights
On the south edge of town is the
Old Anderson House Museum
(intersection of WIS 57
andFieldcrestRd.,920/854-7680,toursweekendsandholidaysmid-May-mid-Oct.,free),a
restoredhousedatingfrom1895.ThisbabywasbuiltinMarinette, Wisconsin,anddragged
across the ice to get here.
Festivals and Events
SisterBay'squaintvillagepark,withoneoftheprettieststretchesofbeacharound,hoststhe
huge
Fall Festival
and is the linchpin of a fine community network of parks, which offer
regular doses of free big band, jazz, country, and folk concerts, one each summer Wednes-
day afternoon.
