Autumn in Door County

After hearing about Door County, WI, for many years, we decided to check it out a few weeks ago. October was the perfect month to visit as there were no crowds, the shops and restaurants were still open, and there was still some color on the trees. One of the most charming things about Door County is that north of Sturgeon Bay, there are no chains (like Walmart, McDonald's, etc.) allowed. Subway's bid to come into the little town of Sister Bay was recently defeated. As a result, visitors end up eating at interesting places like the Rusty Tractor Cafe.

Since Door County is on a peninsula, we were never far from water and beautiful views. The tranquility and rural nature of the roads continued as we came home by way of the Upper Peninsula, staying in St. Ignace before crossing the always impressive Mackinac Bridge in the morning. Reading again about the history and construction of the Bridge made us marvel at this 5-mile engineering feat. We also remembered the Yugo that blew off the bridge years ago and were glad the day we crossed was not windy. We took a full day to come home from St. Ignace, soaking in the fantastic fall colors of the Lower Peninsula and saving up the memories to get us through a long Michigan winter.