Door County Travelers Journal Baileys Harbor

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Features : Baileys Harbor

Last Updated: Aug 24, 2008 - 10:15:00 PM

Features : Baileys Harbor
Village of History: Baileys Harbor
Jul 1, 2008 - 7:13:20 AM

Blacksmith Inn B&B

Baileys Harbor is a village of buildings on the National Register of Historical Places.

In 1848, Captain Justice Bailey piloted his ship into what is now Baileys Harbor to avoid a storm. Captain Bailey worked for Alanson Sweet, who owned a fleet of ships which transported lumber and stone to Detroit. Captain Bailey took samples of pine, maple, beech, and Door County stone back to his employer, who saw possibilities for those products.

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