8-26-2023 Door County, WI - Finale

The Harbor Light Inn -Our room
was The First Mate's Quarters,
on the 2nd floor just to the left
of that big tree in the middle of
this picture.

The Harbor Light Inn in Gill’s Rock, WI is a wonderful place to hang one’s hat.  Our room was complete with a kitchenette, dining table and chairs and a walk-out deck facing Green Bay (the body of water).  The Inn is located such that lots of other points of interest can be accessed to the north and to the south including the post office in Sister Bay.  This deserves a mention because, after acquiring what might be described as an “overabundance” of mementos and gifts (My bad?), it was necessary to ship our laundry home.  Importantly, we had to find a place for half a smoked whitefish and a chunk of “beer-washed gouda cheese,” from Charlie’s Smokehouse.  Since we never heard of or tasted either of these items, it was imperative to make room for these as well as lots of other important stuff in the luggage! 

This made the trip and is now
safely stored in the freezer
at 1640.  YUM!

 

The trees build tiny leaves up here!
Probably because it's so damned cold!

Friday was the first warm sunny day since leaving the reunion last Sunday.  We decided to explore and drive north until we couldn’t go any farther, up past Northport on highway 42.  The view of the islands and waterway from the tippy top of the peninsula was beautiful.  We packed a small lunch and sat on the swing by the water watching the ferry carry cars and folks back and forth to Plum and Washington Islands.

Hwy 42 on the way to Northport.
Designed by landscape
architect Jens Jensen.

 

Original window

The Last Supper took place at The Lure in Sister Bay.  The building used to be St. Rosalia Catholic Church, built in 1890.  Not realizing this, after looking around for a while, something dawned on this old Catholic girl.  I asked, “Wait a minute!  Did this place used to be a church?”  Indeed.  Fittingly, the bar that served us an ice cold martini and an old-fashioned used to be the altar where of course a lot of wine was consumed!  By the priest, yes, but I’ll guess the altar boys, too.  No ID required!  We were seated outside among thousands of flowers in the garden and placed our fish fry order:  Rob the walleye, Lindy the whitefish.  God had other plans.  He wanted me back in church.  A red cell storm was on approach and before we knew it, we were sitting inside facing the altar!  The fish fry was equally fantastic, indoors or out.

The Lure Restaurant

St. Rosalia Catholic Church ~ 1890

Original pews in what used
to be the Sacristy

Seated outside at The Lure

The bar - What was originally the altar.

 

Finally, the time arrived when we had to pack up and head back to the airport in MKE.  It rained on us the whole way.  All in all, though, this trip was an outstanding Wisconsin and family experience and we are after-glowing and grinning ear-to-ear.  Thanks for tagging along, t-loggers and bye for now!  Love from Lindy and Rob!