Even by Door County's laid-back standards, the tiny settlements that dot the "Top o' the Thumb" have a leisurely charm and simplicity. Ellison Bay, Wisconsin, offers one of the most spectacular scenic areas to be found on the entire Door County Peninsula.

Thoroughly charming Ellison Bay, Wisconsin was founded in 1866 by Johan Berndt Eliason, who came to America from Denmark. In 1848, Eliason reached Buffalo, New York, where he bought a sizeable piece of land in Door County through the U.S. government. The U.S. Land Office later reported the land belonged to "John Ellison" and that the cove on the property was called "Ellison Bay".

As was the case in Mr. Ellison's day, Mother Nature still has something special in store for residents and their guests traveling north of Sister Bay, a breathtaking vista of Ellison Bay from the crest of a 200-foot-high escarpment. The sight is particularly beautiful when fall wears its fancy dress.

Visitors and part- or full-time residents of Ellison Bay enjoy watching numerous potters and other artisans plying their trade. North of Ellison Bay's quaint business district lies The Clearing, a school of the arts, literature and ecology. The Clearing's campus is set amid a pristine woodland high above the shores of Green Bay. Nearby Newport State Park, a semi-wilderness area, has within its boundaries secluded hiking and cross-country ski trails.

Four miles east of Ellison Bay on the Lake Michigan shore lies Rowleys Bay, the gateway to the Mink River estuary. The Nature Conservancy shoreline of pristine wilderness is the home of many rare plants, birds and animal life. The cross on the shoreline is a replica of one built by Jesuit missionaries in the late 1600's. The bay bears the name of Peter Rowley, who lived there during the middle 1800's.

For more information on activities in and around Ellison Bay, Wisconsin, visit:

• The Door County Navigator
• Egg Harbor Business Association
• Door County Living
• Door County Online
• Door County Vacations
• Travel Wisconsin - Door County
• Door Bell.Net LakeCam
• Door County, WI
• Door County Chamber of Commerce
• The State of Wisconsin
• View Ellison Bay, WI Area Jobs on Yahoo HotJobs
• Ellison Bay, Wisconsin on Wikipedia.com
• Ellison Bay, Wisconsin on epodunk

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