Sturgeon Bay is "Door County" too! - 04/30/08 10:32 AM
April 25th, 2008
My mother lives in Sturgeon Bay in a charming little 1920's house in the "Historic District" and loves it. That's interesting because when she first began coming to Door County in the 1970's, she, like many people today, didn't consider herself to be in "Door County" until she was in the village of Egg Harbor! Anything south of that was, well, just Wisconsin.
Granted, as you go up and down the northern part of the peninsula from Egg Harbor, Fish Creek, Ephraim, Sister Bay, Ellison Bay, Gills Rock, Baileys Harbor, and Jacksonport, you are in the more tourist-oriented areas. … (0 comments)

REAL ESTATE REALITY CHECK-Door County Real Estate - 04/23/08 10:52 AM
April 23rd, 2008
Recently I and one other Sturgeon Bay Realtor were quoted in an article in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel and caused a minor uproar among some of the other Door County Realtors. Apparently, it is taboo to even insinuate all might be less than perfect here in Door County. Well, here is the reality check-we simply told it like it is - sales are down and the inventory of homes, land, condominiums, and all Northern and Southern Door County real estate is up. Is this a shock or even news? Real estate sales and mortgage foreclosures have been in … (1 comments)

What ever happened to “cabins” and “cottages”? - 04/01/08 09:36 AM
 
 March 26, 2008
What do "cabin" and "cottage mean to you?  To me a cabin has to be small and simple, fairly rustic inside and out, preferably knotty pine on the inside with pine floors and a stone fireplace (maybe the only source of heat).  The bedrooms (no more than 2 of them) usually didn't have any closets and maybe there was a sleeping loft. The kitchen was basic and not a separate room-a stove, refrigerator and sink with little storage because you didn't need it.  The furnishings were hand-me-downs from home-"comfortable".  There was one bathroom.  That's a rule, hard and fast.  If … (2 comments)

 

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