Publisher’s tips prove helpful on vacation trip

Dear Phil,

Well, what started as an idea of our family vacation to Door County, Wisconsin, ended as a plan once we finished reading your two editorials of your trip up north.

Thanks for sharing because the information we learned in your vacation notes helped make our trip to the peninsula a great time!

We took the route through Milwaukee and enjoyed supper at “Friday’s First Row,” a T.G.I.Friday’s in the Miller Park baseball stadium. We got to sit outside, right over the rail of the field. It was very neat and on a beautiful evening — just no game that night to watch.

We enjoyed the Riverwalk through the city the next day and then headed north to our next stop at Lambeau Field in Green Bay.

We spent three nights in Ephraim, a neat little town with short, scenic drives to the other six other small towns we visited.

Just as you suggested, we saw a sunset on the water and did so while eating supper at Fred and Fuzzy’s in Sister Bay, a restaurant right on the shore. The scene was so beautiful!

We also took the ferry to Washington Island — car and all — and what a pretty scenic ride and drive that was around the island.

Do you remember the wavy section of Route 42 between Gill’s Rock and Northport on the way to ferry? It was such a neat sight, we stopped and took a picture.

We also took Route Q across the peninsula to Bailey’s Harbor to the Cana Island Lighthouse on Lake Michigan. The lighthouse was neat — as were the 97 small steps of the winding stairway to the top! At the top, there was not much room to stand — but oh what a beautiful sight.

We then took Route F over to Fish Creek to Peninsula State Park. It was a pretty drive through the park as was the overlook on Sven’s Bluff. Nicolet Beach’s parking was full, so we didn’t get to stop there. All three days we found great places to eat with the help of Trip Advisor and were never disappointed!

So that’s our trip in a nutshell, and we thank you, again, for sharing your Door County adventures with your readers.

And, by the way, you must have swatted all the mosquitoes away, for thankfully we only saw one!

Sincerely,

Tim, Susan, Nic and Tate Mattson

Maryville