COVID19 & A Door County Getaway

Hi everyone- well here it is- almost another year since my last post. I say I’m going to do better but business happens and I get busy. This year with COVID I have had more downtime. I’ve spent more time with the children and searching for our new nanny.

Fred and I were planning a group trip in July- on a river cruise, Emerald Waterways, on the Danube river. We were so looking forward to it and then COVID-19 cancelled all plans. So we planned a closer to home- getaway to a place that we’ve talked about but have never been, Door County, WI. It was an easy 6 hrs drive from central IL. We made a slight detour to drop off our son at his cousins house and then we had to go through numerous and expensive toll booths in Chicago before getting to WI Border. Typically though you can skip the traffic of Chicago.

Door county is the THUMB of Wisconsin and boasts several small towns/villages. All are accessible to each other with a mere 10-40 min drive. We did ALOT of driving as we wanted to get around and “see it all”. We stayed in Egg Harbor. One of the southern-most towns along the peninsula. Next time though I personally found that I loved Fish Creek or Ephraim- these are super cute, beautiful, quaint villages.

In Egg Harbor we stayed at the Landmark Resort– I would suggest this resort to any family. It had a wonderful little hiking path, 3 buildings and 3 pools, tennis courts, kids play area, shuffle board, BBQ areas and the rooms were CONDOS of 1-2-3 bedrooms. Great for families!

We ate breakfast at White Gull Inn one morning- I HIGHLY recommend it! One of their dishes was cherry French Toast (won a price on the TODAY Show for this dish)- it was well worth it! We are big breakfast people and love eating out. The other “fun” place/ “must eat” place in Door County is Al Johnson’s Swedish Restaurant– there are LIVE goats grazing on the grassy rooftops. What a fun family stop!

Aren’t the goats cute on the rooftop? Al Johnson’s Restaurant

In the evenings we ate at CHOP (a steakhouse in Sister Bay), and my personal FAVORITE was Donny’s Restaurant at Glidden Lodge. This place is hidden away on the “quiet side” of door county- across the peninsula from Egg Harbor- it was so good and the scenery and the restaurant itself were beautiful! Wild Tomato is a pizza chain up there referred to by a friend of mine, we did not make it there but if he drives 4 hrs to get it- then it must be good right? On our “next time” list for sure!!

After dinner you will want to hit up an ice cream place and maybe play some miniature golf. Of perhaps you’d like to stroll the shops? Or sit by the bay and watch the sunset! There is even a drive in movie theater! Being the old people that we are – we chose to wind down back out condo with some old re-run episodes of Hogans Heroes or my favorite- Golden Girls and just relax and unwind. But there is certainly plenty to do in a very laid-back atmosphere.

Daytime activities are in abundance. If your water people there are LOTS of Kayaking options, boating options, swimming options, and public beaches. There are national forests up there with great hiking trails, skiing and snowmobiling trails in the winter, bicycle paths galore, and beautiful lighthouses to tour as well! There are also farmers markets, vineyards and wine tastings, cheese tasting warehouses and so much more!

We enjoyed 3 nights and 4 days there- but would’ve been happy with 4-7 nights as well. I would’ve loved 1 day to sit at the poolside and relax after all the running around we did!

If you are looking for a family vacation for next year, romantic couples getaway, or maybe hosting a reunion next year… consider Door County! So much to do, so many places to go, and so many activity options for everyone!

Ask me your questions today!