Door County, Wisconsin, once grew so many tart cherries it was known as "Cherryland.”The surrounding waters of Green Bay and Lake Michigan temper the climate of the Door Peninsula, which juts into the lake as Wisconsin's "thumb," making the region as hospitable to cherries as it’s always been. Yet, the Cherryland era didn't last, for awhole host of reasons, including rising land prices and competition.Today, Door County, which encompasses most of the Door Peninsula, remains a diverse fruit region, and its orchards — most of which have been managed by the same families for generations — continue to be a draw for millions of tourists. So much so thatdirect sales have kept many plantings of cherries, apples, grapes and other fruit in the ground.
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