Tuesday 9-4 Rain, Fog and Rain

It seemed that rain fell hard most of the night, this morning a neighbor at the rv park said we received 3.5 inches. The roads were wet and there were deep puddles everywhere so we waited for things to dry up a bit before heading up the coast. 

Waiting was fine, we were not in a hurry. We went over and took showers, the restroom and showers here are not fancy but they are really clean and well maintained. We also did a bit of reading. Before we left Larry filled the fresh water tank and on the way out of the park he dumped the tanks. 

Door County is located on a peninsula, it has lots of small quaint villages located along the shores of Lake Michigan, the surrounding areas are mainly agricultural. There is lots of wildlife, while driving we saw a flock of turkeys and a deer running through a crop field. The villages offer lots of lodging, shopping and access to the water via parks and marinas. Since the county is on a peninsula as much as possible we drove up the east coast and back down the west coast. There are a number of light houses in Door County but many of them are not open to the public, a few can be viewed only from boats. The two we ended up stopping by were at the same location. They were Sturgeon Bay Canal Station Lighthouse and North Pierhead Lighthouse. Sturgeon Bay Canal Station Lighthouse was established in 1899 and automated in 1972. There is a pier you walk on to get to the North Pierhead Lighthouse. It was established in 1882 and automated in 1972. It was a metal lighthouse. We were lucky when we arrived because the fog had just lifted enough we could see both lighthouses. It was windy so the walk on the pier was a little chilly. Both lighthouses were very well kept up. We saw a beacon that warns ships about the canal and seawall.

Sturgeon Bay Canal Station Lighthouse

Coast Guard boats

North Pierhead Lighthouse

A beacon that warns boat about the canal

Late in the afternoon the sky in front of us was getting real dark, we stopped in Sturgeon Bay to get gas and then we moved to a Target parking lot. Good thing we stopped because it started to rain. We stayed there for a few hours. The rain lighten up a little so we walked over to McDonald's for dinner. After dinner it started to rain again so we waited some more. Once the rain was gone we went on down the road. 

Larry surprised me by stopping in Green Bay at the Oneida Casino. It has 10 electric sites for $15. Once we setup the Minnie we walked over to the casino to pay for the night and sign me up for the Players Club. In order to get a site you have to be a member of the players club so I had to put the site in my name considering Larry doesn't gamble. They actually have two casinos. A small casino and bingo hall are located by the RV Park. The main casino is by the hotel, this one has a non-smoking area but it's not in a separate room. They have a free shuttle that takes you to the main casino and back to the RV Park. Before going gambling we had a blonde brownie with butterscotch morsels for dessert. It was really good. After dessert I went over to the small casino and got the shuttle. I gambled for a few hours and had fun.