Door County - Day 4

Ah, Sunday. Day of rest? Not on your life.

Pat and I did a quick stroll around Ephraim and discovered the Anderson Dock & Warehouse. The warehouse/dock area is on the National Register of Historical Places and the warehouse is covered with the names of people who have docked there or just visited. You can see more here at our photo album for today.

After oatmeal and cherries we were off to Sturgeon Bay, a short trip to southern Door County. We drove in to the Coast Guard station (oops, Homeland Security Coast Guard – now, doesn’t that make you feel safer? How much do you suppose we spent replacing all those signs?) but most of it is marked off limits to the public so we didn’t stay long. We stopped at the Information Center and asked about waterfront dining in Sturgeon Bay – the response was not favorable. Turns out about the only place is an Applebee’s and neither of us has ever been very impressed with this particular chain.

We did go to the Door County Maritime Museum in Sturgeon Bay. There is to this day an active ship building industry in Sturgeon Bay. The museum is a must stop for anyone with an interest in boats or boat building. It is rather awesome to see how something like a modern-day oil tanker is put together piece by piece. Throw in some of the latest cruise ships and it is all fairly mind boggling. There were also several automatic loading and unloading ships designed and built in Sturgeon Bay for use on the Great Lakes for transporting grain and coal. All-in-all an impressive exhibition. And, I found a new prop for our Celebrity…

Right across the street from the Maritime Museum was – Applebee’s.

On the water.

With a bunch of cheeseheads watching the Packers.

What could be better? The Pack DOES appear to be back. Brett (Saint Bretavius of Favre up here) Favre tied Dan Morino’s touchdown passes record (420) and also had his 149th win as a starter, passing John Elway's all-time record, AND started his quarterback-record 240th consecutive game! Oh, and the food wasn’t bad either. Not outstanding, just “not bad”. “Not” anything, as you probably know, is kind of a Wisconsin kind of thing. “How you doing?”. “Not bad”. “What do you know?”. “Not much, you?”. And so it goes...