After listening to heavy rain for over four solid hours and waking to huge puddles flooding most of the roads in the RV park, we did not hold out much hope for the day. But God had other plans and the day turned out to be beautiful.
We stopped back to Sister Bay because there is a restaurant there that has covered its roof with live grass and has three goats they put up there to attract customers. When we got to town yesterday they had already taken them in because the humidity was too high (who knew goats had a humidity problem), anyway, we wanted to see them and we wanted to be able to put a picture in our blog.
Goats on the Roof at Al Johnson’s restaurant in Sister Bay, WI
We didn’t eat there because its a Swedish buffet and neither one of us eats enough to justify the cost, besides, the goats were doing their job and there was a waiting list. But for all my Foodie friends we did find the Door County Creamery which specializes in all cheeses made from goats milk from their own farm. Since goat’s milk does not have as much of the caseins that I am sensitive to as cow’s milk, I was able to eat all their food made with goat cheese. Look at this picture. Is it not beautiful!
Lamb Gyro with Goat Cheese
This is a lamb gyro with perfectly seasoned roasted lamb on a fresh baked pita, with baby summer lettuces and goat feta cheese and goat’s milk sour cream with a homemade slaw with kale, brussel sprouts, white beans and lettuce. Even Jim who never likes kale or brussel sprouts thought the meal was delicious. For me, the best in days.
From there we drove North to see the deck at Ellison Bay Bluff County Park. You know you are driving a dangerous road with high steep drops when you see the tops of big trees in your sight path from your car window. We did get out and walk out onto the overhang, but even the four foot chain link fence didn’t make it feel that safe.
Onward to Gills Rock where the ferry runs to Washington Island and you get a long distance view of the lighthouse on Plum Island protecting “Deaths Door”. There were four major shipwrecks in that area and the sunken boats still lay almost on top of each other.
The best part of the day was the lighthouse on Cana Island. 
It was built in 1869 and had its first lens lighted April 1, 1870 and has not missed a day since. It is still in continuous operation under the supervision of the Coast Guard. We were told at one of the lighthouses that the lighthouse keepers were the pre-cursor to the Coast Guard which I thought was interesting. To get to the island, you either have to wade through the water in ankle deep cold water or wait for a wagon pulled by one of John Deer’s finest to take you across. We opted for the wagon.
Wagon that takes you across the flooded walkway to lighthouse
We even got to walk the 97 steps to the top of the lighthouse. Something I didn’t know was that the early lamps burned lard that had to be heated in the kitchen and then carried up the steps to the lamp every 2 to 2 1/2 hours all night to keep the lamp lit. I can only imagine how happy they were when the lights were converted to mineral oil or kerosene that would last a lot longer.
inside the Fresnal lens
View from Lighthouse of Lake Michigan facing SW
By the way Kerry, you have to be 42 inches tall to go up the lighthouse and they let me in!
Tomorrow morning we leave for Duluth Minnesota for two days. The ride will take most of the day so I don’t expect to write anything tomorrow. Just a boring ride day.
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