Schoolhouse Beach Washington Island Door County

1860 schoolhouse beach rd.

Schoolhouse beach washington island door county.

Schoolhouse beach is one of five beaches in the world like it and is a part of the niagara escarpment. Schoolhouse beach is on a cove that is a sheltered harbor with a smooth stone beach. So crowded that we decided to not get out of the car two out of the three days we stopped by. Schoolhouse beach is really unique and beautiful but it was extremely crowded every day we were there.

The beach got its name from the log schoolhouse built there in 1850. You approach the beach make your first step one foot still on solid quiet earth the other coming down on the less then sure footedness of stone that is about to take you for a rolling ride challenge the balance of your every step conversing with you all the while in that harsh hollow depth sound of. Excellent swimming in a marked area with a diving raft. Deep clear blue waters that have sheltered many a ship and small vessel in storms.

What makes this place so unusual and beautiful are the glacial polished lime stone stones. We love to visit washington island when we visit door county. There is a fine for anyone removing stones from the beach. The water is really clear and the rocky beach is really unique so it s worth.

Schoolhouse beach got its name from a schoolhouse that was built there back in 1850. The stones are unique and limited and are for viewing and appreciation only. Historically washington harbor by name. Instead of sand the white smooth stones cover the entirety of the beach.

They range in size from pebble like to large boulders. Schoolhouse beach 45 23 53 2 n 86 55 38 4 w the most popular swim beach and picnic area on washington island this beach features white polished limestone rocks. The site of the first log school house on the island 1850. A protected harbor area and the island s original shipping port.