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Door County Coastal Byway. The Door County Coastal Byway is a 66-mile (106 km) loop beginning and ending at the intersection of WIS 42 and WIS 57 by Sturgeon Bay. [2] The loop follows WIS 42 and WIS 57 along the coasts of Lake Michigan and Green Bay in Door County. [2] Highlights include orchards, vineyards, and forests. [2]
Door County Coastal Byway (WIS 42 and WIS 57) north of Sturgeon Bay to Northport is classified as a Wisconsin Scenic Byway [83] and National Scenic Byway. [ 84 ] There are five rustic roads in the county. [ 85 ]
The name of the peninsula and the county comes from the name of a route between Green Bay and Lake Michigan. Humans, whether Native Americans, early explorers, or American ship captains, have been well aware of the dangerous water passage that lies between the Door Peninsula and Washington Island, connecting the bay to the rest of Lake Michigan.
Peninsula State Park is a 3,776-acre (1,528 ha) Wisconsin state park with eight miles (13 km) of Green Bay shoreline in Door County. Peninsula is the third largest state park in Wisconsin and is visited by an estimated one million visitors annually.
Detail of NOAA Chart #14909 Closer detail of NOAA Chart. Porte des Morts, also known as Porte des Mortes, the Door of Death, and Death's Door is a strait linking Lake Michigan and Green Bay between the northern tip of the Door Peninsula and the southernmost of the Potawatomi Islands.
It's the fourth time since 2019 that Door County has been recognized nationally for its fall scenery and fall colors.