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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Copyright 2008
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?
Hands clasped, softly we walk the bed of cedar, a new wind out of the north, stop to watch a diving loon, admire rocks at land's edge awash in teal and cobalt blues, snakes--two of them--faded brown, an Indian paintbrush swaying in orange. Now overhead the whisper of wings--
Doris got herself all gussied up and traveled over to the
annual Bayland Classic Car Show at Jim Olson Motors in Sturgeon Bay.
Over fifty vehicles of all kinds and vintages entered the competition.
There was everything from cars of the early part of the century to
modern-day modified cars, trucks, and motorcycles. It was a very hot
day but Doris sat in the sun like a princess and charmed her admirers.
Fans of
traditional straight ahead jazz that soothes the soul always find what
they're looking for when the kids from Birch Creek Music Camp play
together. Year after year the different groups comprising the Jazz
Ambassadors validate how serious musicians who don't know each other
can quickly become a combo and weave gorgeous harmonies and enchanting
melodies.
Jefferson Street in Sturgeon Bay is the venue for a small but fun Saturday festival in July. On the city's northside, this street has a large number of small shops and galleries on both sides, often referred to as the Jefferson Street Shops. You can't miss them if you're headed out of town, since this is the main drag and flows into Egg Harbor Road and then back to Highway 42/57 north. It doesn't take a long time to capture the essence of the fest.
Although weather conditions have taken their toll on this year’s fresh cherry crop, The Wisconsin Cherry Growers Association, headquartered in Door County, would like to inform residents and visitors alike that there will be cherries available for sale this summer.
A new lady named Doris has recently joined our team here at DoorCountyTravelersJournal.com. And what a special staff member she is! We're thrilled she has accepted her new position, which has primary responsibility for searching out interesting Door County places and people and transporting our writers and photographers to them. As we get busier, we sure could use the help! Doris started work on July 5, 2008. She comes to us with a wonderful travel background. Here's a short bio on Doris.
