Peninsula State Park,
established in 1909, is a 3776-acre state treasure on Wisconsin's Door County peninsula.
Nearly seven miles of Lake Michigan's Green Bay shoreline wrap around a landscape of forests, meadows and wetlands.
www.stateparks.com/peninsula_state_park_in_wisconsin.html
A Road Less Traveled
Eagle Terrace
More than one million people visit Peninsula State Park every year but most days Eagle Terrace is quiet. Congratulate yourself for discovering a place less traveled!
Eagle Terrace links events that span centuries. Was this jagged promontory a sacred place for Indian people? Who stood where you stand, watching both friend and foe paddle with strong, steady strokes? In 1953 (sic), a ragged group of Norwegian immigrants trudged across frozen Eagle Harbor, determined to establish a Moravian community. Look across the harbor to see the village of Ephraim today.
Eagle Terrace is postcard perfect. But this bluff offered a livelihood as well. Eagle Bluff Stone Company (circa 1900) quarried the limestone rock. Descend the steep steps at Eagle trailhead to see for yourself. When Peninsula was established (1909) the quarry closed. The work site became a favorite picnic post. Today it offers sensational views of the sunrise, a rare vantage point in a park with mostly west-facing shore.
http://www.wisconsinhistoricalmarkers.com/2014/07/a-road-less-traveled-eagle-terrace.html
Back to the Trolley after some breathtaking views at
Peninsula State Park.
Peninsula State Park.
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