Door Peninsula

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The Door Peninsula is a peninsula in eastern Wisconsin, separating the southern part of the Bay of Green Bay from Lake Michigan. The peninsula begins in northern Brown and Kewaunee counties and proceeds north to include the bulk of Door County. Well known for its cherry and apple orchards, the Door Peninsula is a popular tourism destination.

Limestone outcropings, part of the Niagara Escarpment, are visible on both shores of the peninsula, but are larger and more prominent on the Green Bay side. Progressions of dunes have created much of the rest of the shoreline, especially on the easterly side. Flora along the shore provides clear evidence of plant succession. The middle of the peninsula is mostly flat, cultivated land.