Sister Bay, Wis. (November 2, 2021) — This holiday season, the Sister Bay Historical Society will host Door County’s first-ever Christkindlmarkt, or Christmas market, with help from a Joint Effort Marketing (JEM) Grant from the Wisconsin Department of Tourism. Starting the last weekend in November, Christkindlmarkt will showcase local vendors selling handcrafted, made-in-Door County goods, with food booths selling northern European fare and drinks. The 2021 market is scheduled to be open November 26-28, December 3-5 and December 10-12. Besides the Historical Society, the event’s main sponsor is Nicolet National Bank, which is promoting the new market in most of its Wisconsin branch offices.
The event will be held at the Corner of the Past Museum, a beautiful recreation of a pioneer homestead in the late 19th century. The vendors will include weavers, knitters, potters, photographers, jewelers, painters, woodworkers, and glass blowers, plus makers of maps, clothing, furniture, candles, leather goods, puzzles, health products, and more. A wide range of Door County food vendors will occupy the giant ‘food court’ inside the property’s large Koessl Barn. Christkindlmarkt events always feature either Glühwein, also known as Glögg in Sweden, the spiced hot red wine. The Historical Society will serve the popular drink in a special drinks booth that will also serve hot chocolate, hot apple cider, and coffee.
“Our goal is to help bring new visitors to northern Door County during a time of year that has traditionally been rather quiet,” said Fred Johnson, president of the Sister Bay Historical Society, “despite the abundant natural beauty at that time of year. We hope to impact early winter tourism while benefiting our local artisans and hospitality businesses for many years to come.”
Corner of the Past is located at the corner of Fieldcrest Rd. and Hwy 57 in Sister Bay (10310 Fieldcrest Rd.). Attendee event parking is currently at two locations: the large parking lot next to the former Shopko on Hwy 42, and behind Dovetail Trading on Hwy 57. Throughout the day and evening, a trolley will continuously ferry attendees from the nearby parking lots to the event, bringing people quickly back to their vehicles on a regular schedule.
For more information about Christkindlmarkt Door County, visit: doorcountychristmasmarket.com.
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