The Door Peninsula Wisconsin

The door peninsula is a peninsula in eastern wisconsin separating the southern part of the green bay from lake michigan.

The door peninsula wisconsin.

It is named after the straitbetween the door peninsulaand washington island. The county was created in 1851 and organized in 1861. Its rocky cliffs sandy beaches marshy bays fertile wetlands and conifer forests provide habitat for plants and animals some of which are found nowhere else in the world. The rollicking waves that skip towards peninsula s sky high bluffs are part of the niagara escarpment.

The peninsula includes northern brown and kewaunee counties and all of door county. The dangerous passage known as death s door contains shipwrecksand was known to native americans and early french explorers. Considered wisconsin s most complete park peninsula state park offers over 460 campsites three group camps a summer theater an 18 hole golf course sand beach bike trails a lighthouse and eight miles of door county shoreline. Tripadvisor has 102 705 reviews of door county hotels attractions and restaurants making it your best door county resource.

It is crossed southeast northwest by a waterway at sturgeon bay. It is the western portion of the niagara escarpment. Door county is a popular upper midwestvacation destination.