"Even the Natives Admired Door County Last Weekend" from the June 5, 1956 Door County Advocate
Even the Natives Admired Door County Last Weekend
Beautiful Door county was never beautifuller than she was Sunday, when even hard boiled natives were prompted to get out and count their scenic blessings. In fact there were more natives than outsiders, probably due to unfortunate, conflicting publicity regarding the cherry blossoms.
The volume of traffic was far lower than it usually is on a "Blossom Sunday." Ordinarily the Cherry road has cars bumper to bumper to bumper. Not this year, and it's too bad because the blossoms were at their peak.
But there was much more than cherry blossoms. We took the grand tour, up the bay side to Sister Bay and down the lake side again. Along Poverty Row (Cottage Row to the uninitiated) there was activity of opening for the summer season. In the woods white trilliums poked their heads out of the soft forest soil.
CARRIED AWAY by the beauty of the cherry blossoms, twirler Sherron Pape was prompted to a bit of ballet. This photo, incidentally, will appear on the cover of a national magazine for baton twirlers. —Reynolds photo
Tempts a Photographer
The bluffs in the Horseshoe Bay Farms area are almost as colorful as in fall, with greens, yellows and reds to tempt a color photographer.
The camping season at Peninsula park is well under way. Weborg point has dozens of early-birds in their trailers and Nicolet beach, where may Improvements in facilities have been made, also has a good start toward full activity. A couple boys on a raft were poling Huck Finn style on Nicolet bay as we went by. We hope they stayed on the raft. The water is still a bit cool.
A CYO picnic group from Green Bay climbed the park tower and we assumed our familiar role of information bureau. You could see a freighter going down the lake on the other side of the peninsula. The water was very calm, the air clear. A good day for a leisurely sail.
There were ball games under way at Baileys Harbor, Sister Bay and Institute, all with good crowds, especially the first mentioned. The minors may have attendance trouble, but the Door county league always seems to draw well.
The Complete Sundae
At Ephraim we downed an Ephraim Centennial Special (a sundae with everything but the waitresses on it) at Wilson's and looked over the village's new tourist information booth that'll be a busy place very soon.
Between Ephraim and Sister Bay we noted the new barn in the Red Barn area. Whoever thought of the original Red Barn knew what he was doing.
We took the tour down the attractive main street of Sister Bay. Then headed back along the lake. A grey fog bank gave Lake Michigan an opposite shore. Between Baileys Harbor and Jacksonport we admired, as always, the beautiful stretch of wooded shoreline through which the highway winds. This writer would like to have a home there, with solid glass facing the ever-changing lake.
A day like Sunday makes you realize what Mitch is always bragging about. We've got a right to brag!
[Author not stated
Obituary for Sherron Schroeder (née Pape): https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/kenoshanews/name/sherron-schroeder-obituary?id=12329892
Genealogy entry for Earl Mitchel LaPlant: https://ancestors.familysearch.org/en/L2T4-JCB/earl-mitchel-laplant-1882-1965 ]
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