page_title: Door County, Wisconsin
section_title: Springtime
hierarchical_section_title: Door County, Wisconsin / Attractions / By season / Springtime
caption_attribution_description: English: A cherry tree in w:Door County, Wisconsin. Cherry orchards are common around [w:Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin]. This tree is the Balaton variety as indicated by the orchard. Information on Balaton's history: http://www.hrt.msu.edu/faculty/Iezzoni/Balaton/HistoryBalaton.html
context_page_description: Door County is the easternmost county in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2010 census, the population was 27,785. Its county seat is Sturgeon Bay.
  The county was created in 1851 and organized in 1861. It is named after the strait between the Door Peninsula and Washington Island. The dangerous passage, known as Death's Door, contains shipwrecks and was known to Native Americans and early French explorers.
  Door County is a popular Upper Midwest vacation destination.
context_section_description: Maple syrup production was 983 gallons in 2017 from seven operations. This was similar to figures from 2012, but down from 2007 when 15 operations produced 2,365 gallons.
  The sucker run, which was a popular fishing event in the 19th century, occurs in March and April. Suckers may be taken by frame dip nets, and the sucker run is also sought out as viewing opportunity. Another permitted method of fishing for suckers is by speargun. In April 2018, the state speargun record for longnose sucker was taken by out of Door County waters on the Lake Michigan side. It weighed 3 pounds, 9.9 ounces and was 21.25 inches long.
  Another attraction is mushroom hunting on public land. Additionally, as of 2017 there are two commercial mushroom operations.
caption: Cherry tree, August
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