Shopping in Sturgeon Bay

7 places, each with a quick take from us — kept current as hours and seasons change.

• Cornucopia

  An independent kitchen shop on Sturgeon Bay's Third Avenue — the place to find the gadget, pan, or gift you didn't know you needed. A well-stocked, browsable stop for anyone who cooks.

• Door County Candy

  Terry Ullman has been making fudge and chocolates in downtown Sturgeon Bay since 1996. Reach for the sea salt caramel fudge or a pecan bear claw turtle, and the ice cream counter scoops Cedar Crest year-round.

• Door County Confectionery (Sturgeon Bay)

  A downtown Sturgeon Bay chocolate and fudge shop, one of four Door County Confectionery locations that have made candy on the peninsula for more than half a century. Get the handcrafted fudge or a Bear Paw, all made in Door County.

• Grandma Tommy's Country Store

  A seasonal roadside stop at the Highway 42/57 fork on the way up the peninsula, stocked with Door County cherry everything from salsa to fudge. Grab a homemade cherry pie, then sip a glass of wine or beer on the porch while you shop.

• Novel Bay Booksellers

  The south end's marquee independent bookstore — a women-owned, tightly curated shop on Sturgeon Bay's Third Avenue, strong on fiction, kids' books, and Door County history. The kind of place where a staff recommendation actually lands.

• Popelka Trenchard Glass

  A working hot-glass shop, not just a gallery — Jeremy Popelka and Stephanie Trenchard have made and shown glass here in downtown Sturgeon Bay since 1997. Popelka works in the Venetian murrini tradition; Trenchard casts figures into her pieces. Everything's made on site, and they teach glassblowing classes if you want to try it yourself.

• Renard's Cheese & Melt Bistro

  The Renard family has made cheese for four generations, and the Melt Bistro is the factory's own kitchen. Order the loaded fried curds, delivered from the cheese plant each morning and buried in house cheese sauce, bacon, and green onions. The signature grilled cheese layers pesto, provolone, spinach, and bacon on Parmesan-crusted sourdough.