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. However, next time you visit, look around at Sturgeon Bay. What got me thinking about it was a program this morning on Wisconsin Public Radio about the best small towns (population under 12,000) in Wisconsin. Certainly Sturgeon Bay should be considered one of them. It has marinas, a wonderful diverse and thriving "downtown", great shops, restaurants, golf courses, many yearly festivals, fishing tournaments, a state park, fantastic hiking/bike trail, and much, much more to boast about.
So if you are just visiting Door County or if you are looking for homes for sale, property for sale, or condos for sale, ask your realtor (me, I hope!) to tell you about Sturgeon Bay. You may just be surprised!
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