Door County Report
 

Four days of enjoying the beauty of God's creation (with a few quilt
shops visited along the way).

The drive from our home to Door County is about six hours if you take
the fastest, non-scenic highways. The weather Monday was so pretty
even the interstate was scenic. We stopped At Primitive Gatherings
Quilt Shop in Menasha, WI. Dave napped in the car while I enjoyed
seeing the original models of many of the patterns published by
Primitive Gatherings.

The condo we rented for the three nights had wonderful views of the
bay. Dave enjoyed sitting on the balcony with his morning coffee just
staring over the tops of the multi-colored trees to the water. I found
it a little cool on the balcony so sat inside but the large windows
still offered a great view.

According to the weatherman Tuesday was to be the best weather during
our visit so we drove all over the peninsula just drinking in the
colors. We stopped at Quilter's Quest in Sister Bay which is the only
quilt store in Northern Door County. The owner said the store stays
open all winter but cuts the hours November to May. Only the hardy
stay in Door County through the winter. Store had a nice collection of
bright's, batiks and quick graphic quilt samples.

The weatherman was wrong! Wednesday was bright and sunny although only
in the 50's. We were blessed with a second day to explore. This time
we left the more traveled roads and drove through the state forest.
The bright oranges and yellows against the dark green pine trees made
me dream of a fall quilt pattern. One surprising thing was the oak
trees were more orange than at home where oak trees usually turn a
rusty red. We stopped at two antique markets. Since "the season" ends
in two weeks many vendors had close-out prices. I found the regular
prices on the Fostoria glassware much more reasonable then in Chicago
area plus everything was 20% to 50% off. I spent more on glassware
than on fabric this trip.

Thursday morning we had to say good-bye to the comfortable condo and
head home. The drive south took eleven hours rather than the six hours
driving north. Dave took every road marked scenic he could find on the
map. Some of the roads were very narrow country roads with the trees
arching over our heads. Our lunch stop was in Plymouth, WI. After
great sandwiches at a local eatery Dave again napped in the car while
I visited Sewing Basket. Wish this store was 100 miles closer!

We arrived home about 9:30 p.m. and found Mom happy and healthy. My
friend, Mary Jane, who came to take care of Mom stayed until Saturday.
This gave us time to view the local quilt guild show Friday and enjoy
extra visiting before she flew back to her new home in Florida.

As usual I packed several handwork projects for the trip but didn't
even get them out of the bag. Now with memories of all the lovely fall
colors I am anxious to start a fall quilt. Maybe I will just look
through the UFO's and find the maple leaf quilt which is half
finished.

Susan

Door County Report
 

What a lovely trip! Door County is a wonderful place, and one I enjoy
visiting occasionally. My first visit was flying to Washington Island
with my mother, which has a very nice little grass strip airport not
too far from School House Beach. Since we arrived several hours
before my sister and her daughter, we had no transportation to the
hotel, and the phone wasn't working, but there was a rather raggedy,
dirty fellow with a junky car full of fishing gear who offered to take
us to the hotel. We tried to pay him for the ride (he really looked
as though he could use the money), but he just laughed and refused.
The hotel owner told us who he was -- a news anchor from Chicago who
owned a cabin and liked to fish! My second visit to the island was a
driving trip with just my sister, and we had a great time then, too.
I met some women sitting on a porch knitting, and learned a couple of
really handy things about working with color patterns.

The rest of Door County is a lot more crowded, especially during
summer, but is still lovely! One of my favorite little-bitty
cookbooks is from Door County, and I found some wonderful yarn in one
of the small shops, used it to knit a sweater for myself, and wore it
until it literally was in tatters and had gone through so many small
repairs that it was like something Compo would wear on Last of the
Summer Wine -- if Compo knew how to repair holes.

It sounds as though you had exactly the right sort of trip!

Door County Report
 

On 17 Oct, 04:12, Susan Laity Price wrote:
Four days of enjoying the beauty of God's creation (with a few quilt
shops visited along the way).

The drive from our home to Door County is about six hours if you take
the fastest, non-scenic highways. The weather Monday was so pretty
even the interstate was scenic. We stopped At Primitive Gatherings
Quilt Shop in Menasha, WI. Dave napped in the car while I enjoyed
seeing the original models of many of the patterns published by
Primitive Gatherings.

The condo we rented for the three nights had wonderful views of the
bay. Dave enjoyed sitting on the balcony with his morning coffee just
staring over the tops of the multi-colored trees to the water. I found
it a little cool on the balcony so sat inside but the large windows
still offered a great view.

According to the weatherman Tuesday was to be the best weather during
our visit so we drove all over the peninsula just drinking in the
colors. We stopped at Quilter's Quest in Sister Bay which is the only
quilt store in Northern Door County. The owner said the store stays
open all winter but cuts the hours November to May. Only the hardy
stay in Door County through the winter. Store had a nice collection of
bright's, batiks and quick graphic quilt samples.

The weatherman was wrong! Wednesday was bright and sunny although only
in the 50's. We were blessed with a second day to explore. This time
we left the more traveled roads and drove through the state forest.
The bright oranges and yellows against the dark green pine trees made
me dream of a fall quilt pattern. One surprising thing was the oak
trees were more orange than at home where oak trees usually turn a
rusty red. We stopped at two antique markets. Since "the season" ends
in two weeks many vendors had close-out prices. I found the regular
prices on the Fostoria glassware much more reasonable then in Chicago
area plus everything was 20% to 50% off. I spent more on glassware
than on fabric this trip. *

Thursday morning we had to say good-bye to the comfortable condo and
head home. The drive south took eleven hours rather than the six hours
driving north. Dave took every road marked scenic he could find on the
map. Some of the roads were very narrow country roads with the trees
arching over our heads. Our lunch stop was in Plymouth, WI. After
great sandwiches at a local eatery Dave again napped in the car while
I visited Sewing Basket. Wish this store was 100 miles closer!

We arrived home about 9:30 p.m. and found Mom happy and healthy. My
friend, Mary Jane, who came to take care of Mom stayed until Saturday.
This gave us time to view the local quilt guild show Friday and enjoy
extra visiting before she flew back to her new home in Florida.

As usual I packed several handwork projects for the trip but didn't
even get them out of the bag. Now with memories of all the lovely fall
colors I am anxious to start a fall quilt. Maybe I will just look
through the UFO's and find the maple leaf quilt which is half
finished.

Susan

What a great trip Susan! I can almost see everything you described.
DH and I have just returned from our Arctic adventure, finishing up in
Nova Scotia last week where we saw some lovely fall colours too.
Will write a short report on the trip very soon with some pix in my
Picassa albums. Have only been home 2 days with plenty to do.
Cheers
Bronnie