Door County Gets A Shout Out In Chicago Magazine
Door County was featured as a getaway in Chicago Magazine's recent issue.
The crashing waves at Cave Point headline the article which described the Door as, "...with roughly 300 miles of coastline and quaint New Englandy towns...", and, "Wisconsin's crooked-finger peninsula...". Pretty accurate descriptions I would say.
Favorite Door County spots receiving special mention are Ellison Bay, Porcupine Road and Ellison Bluff Road---all leading to Ellison Bluff Park.
The article invites the reader to, "Picture an eagle's nest made of metal and bolted to the side of a sheer cliff. That is what Ellison Bluff County Park offers."
Cave Point County Park in the town of Sevastopol seems an amazement and a frightening place to the writer as she describes, "...the bluffs are without barriers of any kind. A sign exhorts visitors to hang on to children and pets. Scramble along the slippery ribbons of trail at your peril. Most hikers stay up on the ledge; but you can rock-hop right down to the water, where grottos pock the limestone and sharp outcroppings offer quasi shelter should a sudden squall come up. When the wind is right, blowholes send flumes of water skyward with the force of whales spouting. Spend an hour wandering around in this misty never-never land and you’ll probably be ready to go somewhere that’s officially, well, somewhere."
In all the years I've been living in Door County and going to Cave Point I don't think I've ever known anyone to be lost. If you make a trip to the Door you must see Cave Point despite this writers imaginative description!
Peninsula State Park is mentioned as, "...definitely somewhere" and described as "...a prominent swatch of emerald green...", and "...the Grand Central Station of Door County attractions". The writer gives a bit of Door County history as she writes about a cemetary where, "...stones go back to the 1700s. Increase Claflin arrived in 1834 and became the “First White Settler in Door County,” according to his tombstone...".
The writer counts among her must do list the Yardley Inn, Rowleys Bay Resort, White Gull Inn and Door County Coffee and Tea.
Here is the link for the Chicago Magazine article--enjoy.
