Exploring rural Wisconsin’s Door County-- an enchanting vacation destination

By Tom Wilmer

Published December 12, 2021 at 9:53 PM PST

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Door County's Little Sister Bay where family fun goes on non-stop year-round.

Join correspondent Tom Wilmer in Door County, Wisconsin where he discovers the outdoor paradise. Join the conversation with Julie Gilbert, President and CEO of Destination Door County and Jon Jarosh, director of communications and public relations.

Gilbert and Jarosh offers enticing insights about the peninsula situated not far from Green Bay but a world apart.

Family owned and run Rowley's Resort in Door County, Wisconsin's ever popular fish boil serves fresh white fish and all the fixin's

Door County offers an array of attractions for outdoor enthusiasts—from hiking, biking, fishing to cross country skiing and so much more.

The Washington Island Ferry sails year round from the Door Peninsula to nearby bucolic Washington Island.

Julie Gilbert, President and CEO of Destination Door County

Jon Jarosh Destination Door County director of communications and public relations

Christmas Market in Door County, Wisconsin is a must-do activity.

Funding for Journeys of Discovery provided by Nashville's Big Back Yard economic initiative focused on rural communities in the southwest quarter of Tennessee and the Shoals Region of Northern Alabama.

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