After combing the vital records, I went across the street to the Door County Public Library to the Genealogy Section and did more research. I was able to find some interesting death and cemetery information on infant children of Samuel Newton Bacon and his son Franklin Charles Bacon that I didn't have in my research before from Bayfield Cemetery. The BEST part about this library is that they have EVERY newspaper online as well as other helpful online hints that I can use even when I'm not in Door county. What a great resource! You can see these resources at http://doorcountylibrary.org/genealogy.
Even after combing library records, I went back to Vital Record twice to find more information on new information I found in the library records. It was a great research day!
After going to the county and library buildings, I decided to go just a few blocks away and across the bridge to the Door County Maritime Museum to see if I could find more information on Grandpa Newton Bacon. I found out that the museum was lacking a curator so no one was available to help me find out more information, but the gal at the info desk did have me go up to the second floor to the lighthouse room and see what I could find.
The outside of the Maritime Museum had all sorts of different boats and a little boardwalk.
The main visitor center and shop.
I went upstairs and started to look for the lighthouse room, but found some other interesting things. There are some beautiful stained glass windows.And, then I found myself in another room full of naval and coast guard information and boats before walking through the doors to the fresnel lens and the lighthouse section.
Newton Bacon's name - right in the middle |
Range Lights |
Cana Island Lighthouse |
The Lighthouses of Door County |
After I was done at the Maritime Museum, I headed back to Bailey's Harbor. Meanwhile, John (from a few weeks ago who came to work on our axles at Gene Miller's place) had brought his son from Indiana and they were installing our new axles and Moryde suspension.
By the time I came back, John and his son had left and I suggested to Scott we go to Sister Bay for a little dinner at Al Johnson's Swedish Restaurant and Butik on Bay Shore Drive. A few minutes later, we headed out and enjoyed a fun Swedish dinner with servers in full costumes. The restaurant was packed! We only had to wait about 1 minute before they called our name to be seated so we were quite fortunate. Some people had been waiting awhile.
So, you're probably wondering what's up with the grass on the rooftop...well, many Scandinavian countries have sod roofs and Al Johnson's is no exception. Usually, there are goats on the rooftops grazing, but we didn't see any the evening we were there. But, here's a picture of what it generally does look like.
Web Photo |
Web Photo |
The food is excellent there! Scott had this really yummy dessert (he loves to eat dessert first and then takes his dinner home). I had their Swedish Pancakes with Meatballs (the specialty).
Web Photo I forgot to take a photo of my dinner. |
It was a great day of research and walking the streets of Sister Bay. The town has a charming harbor and some fun shops and eating establishments. There is also a nice park and condos overlooking the bay. I took photos of the park and bay, but can't seem to find them. Oh well. You could do a little Googling and you can see how cute it is.
Here's where I went today - Bailey's Harbor to Sturgeons Bay to Bailey's Harbor to Sister Bay to Bailey's Harbor. Whew!
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