Washington Island & Washington Island Camping Retreat
Washington Island, the largest island in Door County, was first named "Colonel John Miller Island" after the leader of the first group of Europeans to set foot on the island in 1815. Later settlers changed the name to honor George Washington.
Many of those later settlers were from Iceland, and today Washington Island is the oldest Icelandic Community in the United Sates. The island's Icelandic heritage lives on in many ways, including rare registered Icelandic Horses available for trail rides at the Field Wood Farm. Once on the Island, many visitors take in its leisurely pace and pastoral beauty while bicycling, others prefer to take their cars, rent mopeds or take a guided tour of the island's attractions, museum, galleries, full-service marinas, shops, lodging and golf courses.
The CD-Rom offers a review of the Washington Island Camping Retreat, with photos of six of the recommended campsites. Included is a map of the island, with photos of the beach and picnic areas at Percy Johnson Park, and the beach at Sand Dunes Park, with information about the island's attractions and the Washington island Ferry.
Beach at Percy Johnson Park