Tucked away in northeast Wisconsin, picturesque Door County refers to a 70-mile long region in Wisconsin, USA that contains 34 named islands and dozens of small cities, towns, and communities, each with its own distinct look and feel.

The entire region is located on a peninsula, with the exception of the islands.  It is one of the top vacation destinations in the Midwest.  Extend outside the beauty of the peninsula, you will find the hardworking people of Door County attending to their main agricultural crop, cherries.

This small but vibrant county in Wisconsin is responsible for 10% of all cherry production on the USA.

Door County’s geology and climate are ideally suited for cherry production.  Spring arrives late, which is delayed due to the presence of Green Bay and Lake Michigan, slowing down the budburst in cherries, which reduces the frost damage to fruit blossoms.  Also, the shallow, rocky soils in this part of the world do make some traditional farming activities difficult, but don’t impact cherry farming at all.