Trolley

Peninsula State Park has always been a crossroads of stories. The bluffs, the forest, and the shoreline have carried generations of travelers, from early Potawatomi families to fishermen, farmers, and the first visitors who came to camp along Nicolet Bay more than a century ago. Today, one of the most recognizable symbols of that journey is the Door County Trolley, which winds through the park carrying guests not only through its scenery but also through its living history.

Door County Trolley began in 2000 with a single red trolley and a dream to connect visitors with the spirit of the peninsula. It grew quickly, and now the fleet departs from its home base in Egg Harbor to run more than a dozen themed tours each season. Guests can spend the morning tracing the shoreline from Fish Creek to Sister Bay, passing harbors lined with sailboats, orchards heavy with cherries, and limestone bluffs that rise from the edge of Green Bay. Some routes travel south toward Sturgeon Bay, where shipyards still echo with the sound of steel and rivets. Others turn inland to weave through small villages, fields, and old barns that remind riders how rural this county still is at heart.

Each tour offers a glimpse into the rhythm of local life. The Wine, Spirits, and Brew Tour stops at family wineries and cideries tucked among the hills. The Lighthouse Tour reaches Cana Island and Sherwood Point, where waves crash against stone foundations and the guides share stories of keepers who watched through endless winters. Inside Peninsula State Park, the trolley often visits Eagle Tower, rebuilt in 2021, and Eagle Bluff Lighthouse, standing since 1868 above the channel known as Death’s Door. The park itself was founded in 1909 and shaped decades later by the Civilian Conservation Corps, whose trails and overlooks still guide visitors to the water.

In autumn, the ride becomes something almost sacred. The trees turn to flame and the trolley glides quietly beneath them, a moving piece of color in a forest that seems to breathe. The guides fall silent for a moment as the canopy arches overhead and the scent of fallen leaves fills the air. For many riders, this is the moment they remember most, when they realize that Door County is not only a place to visit but a story still being told.

When the trolley rounds the bend and disappears deeper into the woods, what remains is the echo of voices and the hum of the engine fading into the sound of the wind. It is a sound that has carried through these trees for centuries, from canoes and wagons to bicycles and trolleys, each one finding its own way through the peninsula. In the end, the trolley is not the subject of the story but a continuation of it, another way this place moves, remembers, and invites people to see the landscape with new eyes.

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