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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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?
This is the kids' section of the website. We'll keep adding Door County topics of interest to kids. The Kids Edition of the Door County Travelers Journal is edited by an elementary school teacher and is kid safe.
If you have a story about Door County to contribute, please let us know. We'll probably publish it!
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.
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.
The Fourth Annual Settlement Shops Fine Art Fair went off with a flair this year. The Ambassador Jazz Combo from Birch Creek played. And they played well, especially considering these seven teenage boys had only performed music together for a week or so!
A colorful event it was!
The event was held on Saturday, August 4 under sunny skies and fairly warm temperatures. Art and food vendors lined the courtyard between the lodging building of this property and the permanent (although primarily seasonal) retail businesses that offer anything from books to cherry pies.
"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.
Nick and his family lived here in the lighthouse for a whole week!
Hi, my name is Nick. My family and I stayed in the Potawatomie Lighthouse on Rock Island this summer. This is what it was like.
First we took the car ferry to Washington Island. One thing you should know about Washington Island is that everyone waves at you. Next we took another smaller ferry over to Rock Island. Once we got to the island we loaded our gear onto the DNR's four wheeler and rode to the lighthouse along a small dirt path. This was a highlight of the trip!
