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Door County, Wisconsin

US county information
NameDoor County
StateWisconsin
SeatSturgeon Bay
US Area
Total Area2370 sq mi (6138.3 km2)
Land Area483 sq mi (1251 km2)
Water Area1887 sq mi (4887.3 km2)
Population27961 (2000)
Density22.4/km2 (57.92/sq mi)
Time zoneCentral
Time zoneCentral: UTC-6/-5: -6/-5

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Door County is a county in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of 2000, the population was 27,961. Its county seat is Sturgeon Bay. Door County is a popular vacation and tourist destination, especially for residents of Wisconsin and Illinois.

The county is named after the strait between the Door Peninsula and Washington Island. The dangerous passage, which is now scattered with shipwrecks, was known to early French explorers and local Native Americans. Because of the natural hazards of the strait, where the waters of Green Bay meet the open body of Lake Michigan, they gave it the French appellation Porte des Morts Passage, which in English means the "Door to the Way to Death," or simply, "Death's Door."

Door County Wisconsin Video

This car is in about 50 ft of water in Gil's Rock, Door County. The car has been underwater for about 50years, it fell off of the ferry heading to Washington Island. I do not know what type of car this is.
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Explore The Door show host Jon Jarosh goes on an ice breaking adventure through Death's Door aboard the Washington Island Ferry in this segment from episode 14. Complete episode available at www.DoorCounty.com/podcast.
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Explore The Door show host Jon Jarosh hops aboard an airplane and takes an aerial tour of Wisconsin's Door County Peninsula and surrounding islands. Complete episode available at www.DoorCounty.com/podcast.
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Explore The Door show host Jon Jarosh learns how they make ice cream at the Door County Ice Cream Factory in this segment from episode 17. Complete episode available at DoorCounty.com/podcast.
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Explore The Door show host Jon Jarosh heads out on Lake Michigan with Bousley Sport Fishing Charters to catch a trophy salmon in this segment from episode 10. Complete episode available at www.DoorCounty.com/podcast.
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Explore The Door show host Jon Jarosh checks out the popular Door County Fish Boil in this segment of a new video travel show about Wisconsin's Door County peninsula. Complete episode available at www.DoorCounty.com/podcast.
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Explore The Door show host Jon Jarosh navigates Death's Door and gets a tour of Washington Island, Door County's largest island, aboard the Cherry Train in this segment from episode 10. Complete episode available at www.DoorCounty.com/podcast.
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Summer sailing trip from Saint Joseph, MI , to Door County, WI, aboard Ariel, a Cape Dory 36. This is video 2. Video includes departure from Manistee and northbound trip to Frankfort. Thunderstorm in Frankfort the day before departing early in the morning for Sturgeon Bay Canal. Stopover in Egg Harbor then Fish Creek before heading north through Porte des Mortes passage and a long diagonal across the lake to Pentwater.
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Explore The Door show host Jon Jarosh explores Door County's coast in a kayak on a guided tour with Door County Kayak Tours in this segment from episode 19. Complete episode available at www.DoorCounty.com/podcast.
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Explore The Door show host Jon Jarosh pays a nostalgic visit to the Skyway Drive-In Movie Theater in this segment from episode 9. Complete episode available at www.DoorCounty.com/podcast.
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Kloppenburg Retakes Lead In Wisconsin (For Now) - TPMDC Tweet this news
TPMDC--In addition, WisPolitics reports that Kloppenburg has netted +12 in -Door County-, and Prosser has lost 31 votes in Rusk County. And the Vernon County Broadcaster reports that Kloppenburg has netted +24 there. Add all this together, and Kloppenburg - Date : Thu, 07 Apr 2011 21:35:57 GMT+00:00
Union Thuggery: Playing Hardball in Wisconsin - Intellectual Conservative Tweet this news
Intellectual Conservative--But tell that to the union bosses. Largess to public employees is a budget breaker -- in -Wisconsin's- case, $3.6 billion in the near term. (It's even more in other states -- over $5 billion budget shortfall next--door - Date : Fri, 08 Apr 2011 01:13:26 GMT+00:00
Harsdorf recall drive on track, Democrats say - Richmond-News Tweet this news
Richmond-News--A report filed Friday with the -Wisconsin- Government Accountability Board shows the Committee to Recall Harsdorf has received $67695 in donations and spent $67156. The amounts collected and spent on the Harsdorf drive are higher than the f - Date : Thu, 07 Apr 2011 17:02:48 GMT+00:00
Community Calendar - Superior Telegram Tweet this news
Superior Telegram--Superior: The -Wisconsin- Legislature's Joint Committee on Finance hosts a public hearing on Gov. Scott Walker's state budget proposal from 9 am to 4 pm at Wessman Arena. Superior: Superior Douglas -County- Senior Center, 1527 - Date : Fri, 08 Apr 2011 12:32:16 GMT+00:00
What The News Gods Give, They Also Take Away - Newsradio 620 Tweet this news
Newsradio 620--Get the biggest tent they've got--one that stretches from Kenosha to Superior, from the southwest tip of the state to -Door County-. Then, set up turnstiles at each highway entrance. We won't collect tolls. We'll charge admis - Date : Fri, 08 Apr 2011 12:30:46 GMT+00:00
'The Bone House' brings twists and turns to Lake Michigan's shore - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Tweet this news
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel--The car ferry Eyrarbakki arrives on Friday morning at the Northport Pier in -Door County- after a frigid crossing of Death's Door. By Carole E. Barrowman, Special to the Journal Sentinel The dangerous strait between Washin - Date : Fri, 01 Apr 2011 18:49:06 GMT+00:00
Report Ranks More Than 3000 Counties on the Base of Health and Wellness - TopNews United States Tweet this news
TopNews United States--It came as a surprise when Kendall was found to be on the top among the counties of Illinois and at the same time LaSalle which is right next -door- to Kendall was ranked 65th. The report also pointed out that more than half of the - Date : Mon, 04 Apr 2011 08:40:43 GMT+00:00
Wisconsin apple harvest down in 2010 - Green Bay Press Gazette Tweet this news
Green Bay Press Gazette--While -Door County- saw some low temperatures in the spring, the crop wasn't as far along as other parts of -Wisconsin- when freezing temperatures took their toll. Nationally, US apple production for 2010 was pegged at 9.3 bi - Date : Tue, 29 Mar 2011 23:59:59 GMT+00:00
Clean Wisconsin: Midwest Wind Energy suspends Calumet County wind project - Wisbusiness.com Tweet this news
Wisbusiness.com--“The suspension of the wind siting rule has already killed two wind projects and cost our state hundreds of jobs,” said Reopelle. “We encourage our legislators to open the -door- to clean energy in -Wisconsin- by reversing this dang - Date : Wed, 30 Mar 2011 20:25:43 GMT+00:00
1/3 of State's Metro Areas Lost Jobs Last Month - WTAQ Tweet this news
WTAQ--Unadjusted county unemployment rates ranged from 5.5 percent in Dane County to 13.9 in -Door County-. Officials say it's not unusual for the rates to go up in February, as more job-seekers resume their searches for work. Those who stop looking - Date : Wed, 30 Mar 2011 21:36:56 GMT+00:00

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Municipalities and communities of Door County, Wisconsin

County seat: Sturgeon Bay
CitySturgeon Bay
VillagesEgg Harbor * Ephraim * Forestville * Sister Bay
TownsBaileys Harbor * Brussels * Clay Banks * Egg Harbor * Forestville * Gardner * Gibraltar * Jacksonport * Liberty Grove * Nasewaupee * Sevastopol * Sturgeon Bay * Union * Washington
Unincorporated
communities
Baileys Harbor * Carlsville * Carnot * Detroit Harbor * Ellison Bay * Fish Creek * Gills Rock * Institute * Kolberg * Little Sturgeon * Maplewood * Namur * North Bay * Northport * Rosiere � * Rowleys Bay * Salona * Valmy * Vignes * West Jacksonport * Whitefish Bay
Footnotes�This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties



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