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Where once a tedious portage was necessary to avoid the 100-mile voyage around the tip of the Door Peninsula, today boats and giant freighters easily ply the ship canal between Green Bay and Lake Michigan. Sturgeon Bay, named for its fine natural harbor, is one of the largest shipbuilding ports on the Great Lakes. This city in Door County also is a popular Wisconsin vacation spot and, befitting its waterfront location, offers a host of recreational activities including boating, fishing and pleasure cruises . Learn More...

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POINT OF INTEREST | 7 Things To DoWhitefish Dunes State ParkSturgeon Bay, WIOne of the jewels in Wisconsin’s state park system, visitors to Whitefish Dunes State Park in Door County are spoiled for views. With tall sand dunes, indigenous villages, dense forests, and sandy beaches, every corner here is worth a wander. Just an hour north of Green Bay, this natural spot is full of easy-access wonder.

THING TO DOCave Point/Whitefish Dunes Segway TourFrom 1 hour to 2 hours

THING TO DODoor County Day Trips: Sightseeing Top to BottomFrom 7 hours to 8 hours

THING TO DOSturgeon Bay Canal City Segway Tour w/ Private Tour Option2 hours

THING TO DODesign Your Own Door County Tour with free pickup6 hours

THING TO DOFoxy Pedaler Sturgeon Bay Private Bike Tour2 hours

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ARTICLESturgeon Bay Where once a tedious portage was necessary to avoid the 100-mile voyage around the tip of the Door Peninsula, today boats and giant freighters easily ply the ship canal between Green Bay and Lake Michigan. Sturgeon Bay, named for its fine natural harbor, is one of the largest shipbuilding ports on the Great Lakes. This city in Door County also is a popular Wisconsin vacation spot and, befitting its waterfront location, offers a host of recreational activities including boating, fishing and pleasure cruises.

NATIONAL PARKApostle Islands National Lakeshore The Apostle Islands lie offshore from Bayfield Peninsula in Lake Superior in northwestern Wisconsin. There are 22 Apostle Islands ranging in size from 3 acres to 14,000 acres. All but Madeline Island

NATIONAL PARKBruce Peninsula National Park Along both sides of the Bruce Peninsula, the park encompasses 155 square kilometres (60 sq. mi.). Bruce Peninsula National Park preserves one of the last remaining wild areas in southwestern Ontario; it is the core of the Niagara Escarpment World Biosphere Reserve. The backbone of the park is a portion of the Niagara Escarpment, a 725-kilometre (451-mi.) ridge that extends from Queenston Heights on the Niagara River to Tobermory.

NATIONAL PARKChequamegon Nicolet National Forest In north-central and northeastern Wisconsin, the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest comprises 1.5 million acres in four separate regions. The Chequamegon (she-Wa-ma-gon) area covers 856,938 acres east, south and northwest of Park Falls on SRs 182 and 13; the Nicolet (nik-oh-LAY) area totals 661,200 acres east of Rhinelander and is accessible via several major highways.

NATIONAL PARKEffigy Mounds National Monument Three miles north of Marquette on SR 76, Effigy Mounds National Monument extends 3 miles along the bluffs of the Mississippi River and covers 2,526 acres. The Yellow River divides the tract into two sections. The 206 mounds, some built in the shape of animals and birds, contain the remains of a Native American society that lived in this region between 1,000 and 2,500 years ago. At the visitor center a video and museum explain the history of the mounds.

NATIONAL PARKFathom Five National Marine Park At the tip of the Bruce Peninsula, Canada's first national marine park protects the wealth of marine history at the bottom of the treacherous channel between the 22 islands off the Bruce Peninsula and Manitoulin Island

NATIONAL PARKGrand Portage National Monument A half-mile from the village of Grand Portage off SR 61, the scenic historical site of Grand Portage National Monument embraces the stockade and the 8.5-mile portage—a foot path used to carry boats and supplies from Lake Superior to the Pigeon River—followed by the voyageurs to Fort Charlotte and the boundary waters separating Canada and Minnesota. The Grand Portage was the fur trade's linchpin—through this portage passed all the trade goods from Montréal and furs from the Canadian Northwest.

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