Beaches
Sister Bay
Sister Bay Beach
“Our home beach. A pier built for jumping off, rentals when you want to paddle, and one of the best sunsets on the peninsula — some nights with a…”
Sunset SpotLive MusicKid Approved Dogs: no
Sister Bay
Our home base. Walkable beach strip, night-time bands, goats on a roof, and a Piggly Wiggly with a shockingly good local beer aisle.
15 places we go
Coffee
Sister Bay
Analog Ice Cream & Coffee
“Everyone loves an ice-cream-and-coffee combo, and Analog leans all the way in. Our warm-weather default.”
Seasonal
Coffee
Sister Bay · behind Ecology Sports
Basecamp
“Hidden behind Ecology Sports — the caffeine stop that feels like a local secret, because it mostly is.”
Coffee
Sister Bay
Happy Coffee
“The morning stop in Sister Bay. Get there before early afternoon, because when it’s gone, it’s gone.”
Coffee
Sister Bay · at the Peach Barn property
June’s Farmhouse
“Coffee and tea by morning, wine by evening, live music in the backyard most days — the front-porch half of the Peach Barn property.”
Live Music
Date Night
Sister Bay · Hwy 57, next to Twelve Eleven
Thyme
“Farm-to-table without the fuss, from two decades of Door County restaurant know-how. Casual enough for a weeknight, good enough for the last night…”
Family Dining
Sister Bay
Al Johnson’s Swedish Restaurant
“Breakfast, settled: Swedish pancakes with strawberries and whipped cream, served under a roof with actual goats grazing on it. The beer garden out…”
Hickey PickKid Approved Veg options
Family Dining
Sister Bay
Door County Creamery
“Local goat cheese, amazing gelato, and a solid local wine shelf in one stop. We never leave without something for the cottage fridge.”
Veg options
Family Dining
Sister Bay
Husby’s
“The great family-friendly bar: TVs when there’s a match on, a great patio, and live music spilling out of the garage on summer evenings. Everyone…”
Kid ApprovedLive Music
Family Dining
Sister Bay · between Ephraim and Sister Bay
Sip
“Half café, half homegoods shop, all dangerous for the wallet. Come for breakfast, stay for a browse, come back for trivia night.”
Veg options
Family Dining
Sister Bay
Sister Bay Bowl
“The best fish fry in Door County and the best perch you will ever have, full stop. Bowl a few frames while you wait, catch live music some nights,…”
Hickey PickLive Music
Kid Stuff
Sister Bay
Johnson’s Park
“The mom-and-pop go-kart track: single and double karts, mini golf, batting cages, and an arcade. Zero polish, maximum grins.”
Kid Approved
Kid Stuff
Sister Bay
Pirate’s Cove Adventure Golf
“The big theatrical mini-golf — caves, waterfalls, the works. The one the kids beg for from the back seat.”
Kid Approved
Wine, Beer & Cider
Sister Bay
Peach Barn Farmhouse & Brewery
“Casual in the best way: a great barn, a big yard, live music every afternoon, and all ages welcome. Throw the lawn chairs in the trunk and settle in.”
Live MusicKid Approved
Wine, Beer & Cider
Sister Bay
Twelve Eleven Wine Bar + Provisions
“A destination wine bar right in Sister Bay. Fire pits, blankets on cool nights, a glass of something good — the evening plan that requires no…”
Live Music