Door County offers the traveler so much to do in summer. Sometimes it's overwhelming to figure out what to do when ... there's so much choice! Let us help you find some fun things to do. Check out our articles! Our kids section pays particular attention to what kids might want to do during their visit. After all, it's their vacation too, right? We're working on several feature articles to be published soon, and we'll be covering as many of the festivals this year as we can. Look for write-ups and lots of photos. Why not bookmark this site for future reference? See you in Door County, where every season charms the spirit.
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Yes, Doris got the bug to get up to Pumpkin Patch and see what's what at this major Door County festival. In fact, she found herself decorated with all kinds of nasty pumpkin bugs on the first day of Egg Harbor's Annual Pumpkin Patch Festival. She spent the two-day extravaganza at the Dovetail Gallery on the north end of the village.
EggHarbor's Annual Pumpkin Patch Festival is one of the best events in
DoorCounty for kids. It's held the first weekend of each October in downtown
EggHarbor. Going strong now for about two decades, Pumpkin Patch seems to have become synonymouswith colorful fall fun on the
Peninsula. People come from all over the
Midwest and beyond, year after year, to soak in the feeling this busy event imbues. They eat, play, relax, and depart with cheer. Children are major participants in this festival.
Kids truly love Pumpkin Patch Festival, plain and simple. Why?
The Egg Harbor New Year’s Parade has been a happening for over thirty years. How many places have a parade on such a day? Isn’t that day reserved for football, recovery from New Year’s Eve, and generally schlepping around at home and accomplishing little? Not so in the charming village of
EggHarbor, Wisconsin, a place which suddenly comes to life on January 1 in the early afternoon. In fact, it celebrates life,
DoorCounty style. So how did this parade get its start? A short history lesson begins the story of one of Wisconsin's most interesting parades.
Children and their families descend upon the Landmark Resort every year on the day after Thanksgiving to spend some time with Santa Claus and to enjoy a delicious breakfast buffet along with this famous guy. The event is a tradition that highlights
EggHarbor's Holly Days, which includes a tree lighting in
HarborViewPark late Friday afternoon. Holly Days festivities continue in downtown Egg Harbor on Saturday with horse-drawn wagon rides and visiting time with Santa at the Main Street Shops, among other activities for kids and families.
According to Wikipedia, Gelato, or the plural Gelati, is Italian ice cream made from milkand sugar, combined with other flavorings. The gelato ingredients (after an optional pasteurization) are frozen while stirring to break up ice crystals as they form. Like high end ice cream, gelato generally has less than 35% air - resulting in a dense and extremely flavorful product. The name comes from the Italian word gelare, meaning "to freeze".
You don't need to take a trip to Paris or the Gold Coast of Chicago to find a little eating place that fits the usual definition of the word "bistro". There's one right in Egg Harbor, and it's convenient, upscale (but not particularly pricey), and it's the new kid on the block.
The Bistro at Liberty Square is now open in Egg Harbor. It's at the southern end of downtown. A few years ago this same location was home to a small diner with a 50's motif, complete with a couple of classic cars parked out front. Now, under new ownership and totally remodeled, it's an attractive, airy, and sparkling clean eating place and more.
Years ago Egg Harbor was more of a town to drive through than the destination it is today. The Village of Egg Harbor is home to some very unique establishments that cater largely to the tourist but are also favorites among the locals.
For a good overview of what's available, check out the Egg Harbor Business Association's Visitor Center. For some of our personal favorites gleaned from years of wanderings, read on!
"Extra, Extra! Read all about it!" Mrs. Kathy Beck, owner of the Dovetail Gallery in Egg Harbor, has a 70 million year old dinosaur egg on display! The egg still has a Hypselosaurus baby inside, but it will never hatch because it's been fossilized.
Seventy million years ago a landslide or flood probably buried the nest and egg. Water, rock and dirt turned to sediment, which kept the egg safe.
