The Door Peninsula Wisconsin

Door peninsula area of land eastern wisconsin u s.

The door peninsula wisconsin. The county was created in 1851 and organized in 1861. It is the western portion of the niagara escarpment. Lying between green bay and lake michigan door peninsula is about 80 miles 130 km long and 25 miles 40 km wide at its base and tapering northeastward. The peninsula includes northern brown and kewaunee counties and all of door county.

The door peninsula is a peninsula in eastern wisconsin separating the southern part of the green bay from lake michigan. The rollicking waves that skip towards peninsula s sky high bluffs are part of the niagara escarpment. The dangerous passage known as death s door contains shipwrecksand was known to native americans and early french explorers. 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.

Door county is a popular upper midwestvacation destination. Tripadvisor has 102 705 reviews of door county hotels attractions and restaurants making it your best door county resource. It is named after the straitbetween the door peninsulaand washington island.