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Island Time: Ferry Over to Washington Island

There are some places in Door County where you go to see the sights, and then there are places where the real attraction is simply being there. For me, Washington Island falls firmly into the second category. When guests at the Blacksmith Inn on the … Read more
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Get Out on the Water!

I love sharing this beautiful peninsula that I call home with guests and visitors. It brings me great joy to direct folks towards amazing dining experiences, down shady hiking trails, into incredibly curated galleries, and to some of Door County’s ot… Read more
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Best Spots For Live Music

If you’ve ever stayed with us at the Blacksmith Inn on the Shore, you already know that Door County doesn’t just look beautiful, it sounds beautiful too. The county is alight with great spots to seek out concerts, performances, shows, hootenannys; wh… Read more
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Our Favorite Spring Wildflower Hikes

Spring doesn’t arrive in Door County all at once; it tiptoes in. You notice it first in the birdsong. Absent since the end of last year, our avian friends begin to return and catch us up on everything they've been doing down south. Grass begins to pe… Read more