Gills Rock
The end of the road — a tiny fishing village at the tip of the peninsula where you catch the passenger ferry to Washington Island or eat smoked whitefish at Charlie's. Blink and you'll miss it; the Death's Door views are worth not blinking.
All places in Gills Rock
Bea's Ho-Made Products
A roadside stand that began in 1961 when Linda Landin sold cherries off a picnic table, now hand-packing more than 100 kinds of small-batch jams, jellies, and pickles (no artificial colors) on a family homestead the Landins have held since 1884. The name is no typo: it has read "Ho-Made" for decades. Order the chopped cherry jam, the grandmother's recipe that first turned the stand toward preserves.
Charlie's Smokehouse
Smoked whitefish eaten on the dock at the tip of the peninsula: the county's best cheap lunch.
Shoreline Scenic Cruises
The peninsula's oldest sightseeing cruise line, sailing out of Gills Rock near the tip: the signature run heads toward the Death's Door strait, passing the Pilot and Plum Island range lights with a stop at Plum Island. A trip for the far-north, lighthouse-and-shipwreck crowd.
The Shoreline Restaurant
A waterfront restaurant on Green Bay at the tip of the peninsula, under new ownership as of this year: broiled whitefish, hand-cut steaks, and window seating built around the sunset. Dinner comes with a complimentary salad, vegetable, and starch.
Washington Island Ferry Line
The crossing is the attraction: 30 minutes through Death's Door, ice-breaking in winter. Take the car; the island is bigger than it looks.