Egg Harbor Lodge
Travel Blogs from Egg Harbor
Touring the rest of Door County Peninsula
Drove out to the end of the peninsula past many wineries, and even more orchards of apples, cherries, plums, and vegetable gardens so huge, that many farmers have fruit/vegetable stands outside the front of their barns. Many grow our favorite apple, Honey Crisp, at these local farms, so on our last day, we left with a bag of them for the road. Many of the farms ...
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
... the bay and the sunrise without even getting out of bed. It was absolutely gorgeous! No neighbors - most had gone home for the summer or had already closed down their summer homes in readiness for the coming winter. So it was peaceful and quiet like owning our own beach lot, and only about 7 miles from the village of Sturgeon ...
On our way to Wisconsin
... is run by the city and sits on the river that divides Michigan and Wisconsin. This is a beautiful combined park/campground and the only drawback is the nearby train that loves to blast their horn during the night.
We drove across the river to the Wisconsin welcome center for information and visited a few antique stores. One we went in was another pickers paradise but he didn't want to ...
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 ...