Open Hearth Lodge
Travel Blogs from Sister Bay
Touring the rest of Door County Peninsula
... home made breads, canned goods, egg, and it reminded us a lot of Whidbey Island, WA were we used to go in the summers when we lived in Seattle.
Sturgeon Bay is 40 miles from Green Bay, so is very self sufficient - with 3 grocery stores and amenities for every need, and all the little villages contribute to the overall success of the peninsula. ...
Hiking in the Parks
Today, after a relaxing breakfast on the deck, we headed out to explore the peninsula. There is so much to see and do here, we barely touched on what lay ahead of us for the day. We went to Whitefish Dunes State Park, where we walked for an hour on the beach that was much like the Oregon coast sand, ...
Sand Bay at Sturgeon Bay, WI
Words cannot express how shocked we were to see where we had landed in the dark last night. The house had a loft apartment, 2 downstairs bedrooms and living room and kitchen downstairs - we selected the loft apartment for our two night stay - little did we know what we would see when we awoke the next morning. We had a great ...
On our way to Wisconsin
... because all the prices were high.
Sunday - we decided to drive inland to visit a local cheese making facility. Since it was Sunday they weren't making cheese but they were selling so we bought some.
Drove through some of the small towns but they were closed!! Our town of Menominee was open but only all the restaurants and bars.
Well we are off to Green Bay ...
Lots of lighthouses
We started our trip with a lunch stop at the new Hard Rock Four Winds located in New Buffalo, MI. It is located in the SW portion of the state just above the Indiana border. From here we head to Milwaukee to see the first of 5 lighthouses for the day. I am impressed with Milwaukee's waterfront, It has a nice Riverwalk/Lakewalk and has some nice parks right on Lake Michigan. We spent the night in NE ...
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Amenities
- Free High-Speed Internet
- Swimming pool
- Wheelchair accessibility
- Free parking
- Pets allowed