I've never been to Door County, WI this time of year, and I was excited to be there in the fall with all of the leaves. And pretty they were! Mom and I didn't get up to Jacksonport until about 6 P.M. last night, and we saw that our hotel was doing a fish boil. Fish boils are a Door County tradition, or, as our cook called them, a tourist trap. :-) Our group consisted of mostly out-of-towners (or so it seemed) from Illinois and other parts of Wisconsin (from my analysis of parking-lot state license plates as we drove in). Even if it is a tourist trap, it's a fun tradition and everyone seemed to be enjoying themselves.
We started with hor d'oeuvres, and then, right before the cooks took the fish, potatoes and onions out of the pot, they ushered us outside to watch and to hear the history of the fish boil.
To be honest, Mom and I were a little wary of trying the fish boil. Let's be honest, boiled fish doesn't really sound incredibly appetizing. But, we decided we wanted the full Door County experience, and actually, it was much better than we expected!
In order to get the pot to boil over, they threw some kerosene on the fire, and below is the result. Whoa!
Afterwards, as they took the giant pot back into the kitchen to serve the fish, we headed back inside. The dish came with Lake Michigan whitefish, baby red potatoes, onions (my favorite part! very tender and sweet), and steamed vegetables. For dessert, we had some Door County cherry pie a la mode. Definitely worth trying!
Today, we drove through Peninsula State Park, which winds around the coast of Lake Michigan. Mom and I decided to do a little photo shoot.
My mom is so pretty!
Doesn't this look like a nice place to read a book? :-)
We took some classic "throwing leaves" pictures. It might be cuter if we were two years old, but it was fun anyway!
On the way out of the park, we saw this gorgeous tree. I think bright red-orangy leaves are my favorite.
Happy fall, everyone!
My mom is so pretty!
Doesn't this look like a nice place to read a book? :-)
We took some classic "throwing leaves" pictures. It might be cuter if we were two years old, but it was fun anyway!
On the way out of the park, we saw this gorgeous tree. I think bright red-orangy leaves are my favorite.
Happy fall, everyone!
