Charleston Living Magazine Nov-Dec 2021
We end the year with a bang - festive holiday tablescapes to help set the table for entertaining, and holiday fashion for the latest trends in what to wear this season. We also showcase our top picks for dining over the holidays.
We end the year with a bang - festive holiday tablescapes to help set the table for entertaining, and holiday fashion for the latest trends in what to wear this season. We also showcase our top picks for dining over the holidays.
- No tags were found...
You also want an ePaper? Increase the reach of your titles
YUMPU automatically turns print PDFs into web optimized ePapers that Google loves.
TRAVEL<br />
Occupying a narrow peninsula that juts into Lake Michigan<br />
just above Green Bay, Door County is often referred to as the Cape<br />
Cod of the Midwest, and it’s easy to see why. Atmospheric villages<br />
with names like Egg Harbor and Sister Bay rim a coastline that’s<br />
dotted with lighthouses and marinas; within the interior, shady<br />
woodlands give way to cherry orchards (it’s one of the top sour<br />
cherry-producing regions in the country) and neat farms where<br />
cows graze beside red barns.<br />
During the summer months, visitors come to hike and bike<br />
through expansive state parks, swim in Lake Michigan’s bracing<br />
water, and sail toward brilliant sunsets. Winter brings ice fishing,<br />
snowmobiling, snowshoeing, cross-country skiing, and, during certain<br />
weekends, candlelight tours of the woods on cross-country skis.<br />
Holiday festivals such as Sturgeon Bay’s Festival of Trees, Ephraim’s<br />
Luminary walks, and spirited gatherings in Baileys Harbor, Sister<br />
Bay, Ephraim, Egg Harbor, and Ellison Bay are filled with hot drinks,<br />
festive lights, sleigh rides, and lots of shopping at Scandinavianthemed<br />
holiday markets. The northern lights also begin to make their<br />
presence known with bright wisps of color in the nighttime skies.<br />
But what sets Door County apart from other outdoor wonderlands<br />
is the community of artists and makers who occupy its more<br />
than 100 galleries, studios, workshops and theatres.<br />
One of the first establishments to focus exclusively on Door<br />
County artists is the Hardy Gallery, which opened in 1961 and occupies<br />
a 19th-century warehouse set on the dock in Ephraim. Though<br />
PHOTOS JOHN NIENHUIS<br />
116 | <strong>Charleston</strong><strong>Living</strong>Mag.com