Port Washington (Wisconsin)

Port Washington is a city in Southeast Wisconsin. == Get in == === By car === Port Washington is a quick hop off of I-43 between Milwaukee and Sheboygan. It is on Lake Michigan and it has a great marina to pull your boat into. From the north Coming from Sheboygan take I-43 South, exit Highway 32 South near the Allen-Edmonds Shoe Store. From the west From the West Bend/Newburg Area, take Highway 33 East till you get to the lake. From the south Coming from Milwaukee, take I-43 North, exit Highway 32 North just after the Grafton Exit. Highway 32 merges with Highway 33 to take you to the downtown area. === By boat === 1 Port Washington Marina, 106 N Lake St, ☏ +1 262-284-6606. Marina season is 1 Apr–1 Nov. Daily reservations can be made online. (updated Feb 2025) == Get around == This is a small Wisconsin town. It is nice to park on the street and walk around the downtown. You can also stroll out to the lighthouse on a pleasant day, but it is kinda of slippery. If you park your boat, the marina is in the downtown. The whole place is very main street USA. == See == 1 Pebble House (Port Washington Visitor Center), 126 E Grand Ave, ☏ +1 262-284-0900, toll-free: +1-800-719-4881. This is a house made of pebbles that now serves as a visitor center. (updated Feb 2025) 2 Judge Eghart House, 302 W Grand Ave, ☏ +1 414 530 9692, info@egharthouse.org. Small historic museum. (updated Feb 2025) == Do == Check out the nice small beach on Lake Michigan on the road near the power station. == Buy == == Eat == 1 Dockside Deli, 218 E Main St, ☏ +1 262-284-9440. Tu-Sa 7AM-3PM. Breakfast, sandwiches, wraps, soups, and salads. $15. (updated Feb 2025) == Drink == == Sleep == 1 The Port Hotel Restaurant and Inn, 101 E Main St, ☏ +1 262-284-9473. Check-in: 3PM, check-out: 11AM. Ten-rooms in a renovated 1902 hotel. Not wheelchair accessible. $200. (updated Feb 2025) == Connect == City of Port Washington, 100 W Grand Ave. +1 262-284-2600. 1 W.J. Niederkorn Library, 316 W Grand Ave, ☏ +1 262-284-5031. M-Th 9AM-8PM, F 9AM-6PM, Sa 9AM-1PM. Public access computers with library card or guest pass. WiFi is freely available, but requires a password (network “PT-Library-WiFi”, password “Sunshine”). (updated Feb 2025) == Go next ==