Gills Rock, WisconsinFriday - Monday, May 14 - 17, 2004

Door County is known as the “Cape Cod of the Midwest”. It is a peninsula stretching north between Green Bay and Lake Michigan. This weekend the ten lighthouses that have guarded the islands and harbors of Door County will be open for their once-a-year visit. We have many places to walk, from isolated Rock Island, with it’s recently restored lighthouse to beautiful Peninsula State Park, home of Eagle Bluff Lighthouse, on Green Bay’s shore, each with its own appeal.

We will stay at the Shoreline Resort at Gill's Rock, the northernmost tip of the peninsula. All rooms are close to the shoreline, where the spectacular water view extends to the hoizon, providing beautiful sunsets.

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Friday afternoon, we'll have time to walk and get acquainted with our environs.

Saturday catch the Ferry for Rock Island (via Washington Island). Rock Island has no vehicular traffic and is a special place with an interesting history. There is an old boat house with a small museum and lighthouse. After a walk around the six-plus mile circumference of the island, we retrace our journey back to the peninsula and dinner.

Sunday, we'll take a narrated tour of Plum and Pilot Islands, which are normally inaccessible to the public. other lighthouses will also be available, and for those just wishing to walk, Newport State Park is close by. In the evening you have the option of going to one of the best fish boils on the peninsula.

Following breakfast Monday, we head to Peninsula State Park to hike and have lunch before heading for home.

During the weekend there will be opportunities to visit the villages of Door County.

Tour includes lodging, breakfasts, trail lunches, Saturday night dinner, transport to Rock Island, admissions and guided hiking. Tour fee: $645* ($195 add'l single occupancy). Tour deposit: $350. Reservation deadline: April 4th, at which time the full fee is due.

*Fee for a two-night (Friday & Saturday) tour is $545 ($145 add'l single occupancy).

Transportation available from Chicago's O'Hare airport.