Saturday, August 11, 2012

My Favorite Sunsets

Back from a few days in Door County, Wis., but thought I should share one of the reasons we keep going back (above). This is the 8 p.m. view from Fred & Fuzzy's, near Sister Bay, Friday evening a week ago.

This little outdoor eatery and backyard bar used to pride itself on being the best kept secret on the peninsula, but perhaps that phase has passed. I actually saw ads for the place this year in the local literature.

And the place itself has changed a bit, too. They've added tables and made the bar in the woods look a lot more like a permanent installation (sigh...).

The waitstaff now asks for your cell phone number and uses iPads to sign you in. Moments later you get a text message that you're on the list, and another awhile later when your table's ready. That's OK, even though it's not the quaint Fred & Fuzzy's that we stumbled upon half a dozen years ago. It's sad to see the old fashioned numbered slips of paper go away, but I can understand their wanting to modernize.

Meanwhile, Fred & Fuzzy's still has good food and the best sunsets of anywhere I know in Door County. And that's not likely to change.

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