Door County Fish Boil
for Tradition and Taste
By Karin Leperi
Addition of Kerosene
to fire
LEFT
Fish Boil “Boil Over”
RIGHT
Door County Fish Boil
Eagle Harbor Sunset
courtesy of Door
County Visitor
Bureau/Jon Jarosh
D
oor County, Wisconsin is
a pastoral peninsula with
Prussian blue waters and
verdant woodlands that
seem to envelop your spirit
and surround your soul. Peace and
tranquility are its byproducts, with
only the lapping of waves and sounds
of seagulls interjecting their refrain.
In between the forests and lakes are
numerous orchards of Door County’s
famous cherry and apple trees —
just begging to be picked at their
ripeness. With its 298 miles of
shoreline, the peninsula can be
strangely reminiscent of New
England; nevertheless, the county
has its own traditions, largely
emanating from a Scandinavian
heritage, that make Door County
decidedly distinctive.
The Tradition
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