2025 Door County Trip
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Mooch-dock in Belmond
The morning we set out on a trip is so busy with last-minute chores to be done to ready the van and the house. Not to mention catching two cats, one of whom is savvy enough (Primrose) to know something is up and now is the time to hide and perhaps tell her sister (Catnip)…
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Buckhorn State Park, WI
We arrived at Buckhorn State Park in the late afternoon after parking at a church midway to wait out a thunderstorm. We’re in no hurry, so why drive in the heavy rain? Our campground has large spaces tucked into the trees that make them seem private except for the neighbor you may have across the…
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Door County — Day 1
Omro After leaving Buckhorn State Park, lunchtime found us at the town of Omro, WI where we stopped at our first cheese shop, Rockers Cheese House. The sign out front said to ask “What do you call a three-legged cow?” So I did; answer is Lean Beef – ha ha! Note to self, when buying…
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Door County — Day 2
Potawatomi Tower A power walk this morning took us to the Observation Tower and Old Ski Hill Overlook, both along the Ice Age Trail that ends in Potawatomi State Park. Pileated Woodpecker On our way back to Usain, we saw a Pileated Woodpecker on the ground hopping around to scare up bugs. We got close…
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Door County — Day 3
Sturgeon Bay Canal Lighthouses After a morning power walk along Shoreline Road we left Potawatomi State Park to explore sites between here and Peninsula State Park, our home base for the next two days. As we drove toward Egg Harbor, we saw signs leading us to the lighthouses at the Sturgeon Bay Ship Canal. Sturgeon…
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Door County — Day 4
Morning Walk Walking for exercise every morning is something we do at home and have continued on this trip. This morning we used a combination of the Shore Road and trails. Trails are definitely nicer, but after the second time I tripped over a root, we used the road. Trails are great for leisure, but…
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Door County — Day 5
Eagle Tower The distance from our Tennison Bay campground in Peninsula State Park to Eagle Tower is exactly two miles along park roads – a perfect four-mile morning power walk. This is an impressive tower with a very long, gently sloped walkway through the trees that eventually turns back to the road. Everyone gets to…
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Door County — Day 6
Cana Island Lighthouse Our final Door County lighthouse was the best one. Visitors have the option of riding in a wagon pulled by a tractor across the at-the-moment dry causeway to the Cana Island Lighthouse. A recent storm with strong wind took down some trees, so the woodland trails were closed, but we were able…
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Goodbye to Door County
After 6 delightful days in Door County it was time to head back home for more doctor appointments, ugh! Once again, we had to pull over and wait out a thunderstorm during our drive back to Iowa. Visibility was low, as we were constantly reminded by Google Maps all morning, and finally when we ran…
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2025 Door County Trip Recap
09/14/2025 – 09/22/2025 # Dates Campsite City State Type 2 09/14/2025 Paul & Rox House Belmond Iowa Moochdock 3 09/15/2025 Buckhorn State Park Necedah Wisconsin State Park 4 09/16/2025 – 09/17/2025 Potawatomi State Park Sturgeon Bay Wisconsin State Park 5 09/18/2025 – 09/19/2025 Peninsula State Park Fish Creek Wisconsin State Park 6 09/20/2025 – 09/21/2025…