Visit us on
Saturday, June 16th @ 10:00AM
for our 8th Annual Fyr Bal Firecracker Frenzy
Ice Cream Eating Competition!
Ice Cream Eating Competition!
Join us for National Ice Cream Day!
We don’t monkey around on National Ice Cream Day! Join us on Sunday, July 16th for a special Celebration Sundae: Bananas Foster ice cream topped with hot caramel, pecans, whipped cream and a cherry!
Mention this post and receive $1.00 off any specialty sundae.
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Opening Day is May 18th!
Spring is emerging in Door County! We look forward to seeing you when we open on May 18th.
Our daily hours are available at the bottom of our website.
You can also click “View all hours” to see summer hours and plan your visit.
See you soon!
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Join the 2017 Wilson’s Team!
We are now hiring for our 2017 season. If you are interested in joining the Wilson’s team, visit our Employment page and fill out an application.
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Around the Corner “Fish Creek & Ephraim” Screening
We are excited to be included in the “Fish Creek & Ephraim” episode of Around the Corner With John McGivern.
Join us at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, March 8th at the Door County Auditorium for a premiere screening of the “Fish Creek & Ephraim” episode.
Door County-area residents are invited to attend a free community premiere screening of the “Fish Creek & Ephraim” episode of the hit public television show Around the Corner With John McGivern. Come join John McGivern to see Fish Creek & Ephraim – two communities that offer a “wonderful Door County experience” according to the program – on the big screen.
Around the Corner With John McGivern “Fish Creek & Ephraim”
7 p.m. Wednesday, March 8
Door Community Auditorium
3926 WI-42
Fish Creek, WI 54212
Learn about the show’s production in Door County during this free screening. No registration is required.
Now in its sixth season, Around the Corner With John McGivern explores living, working and playing in Wisconsin’s unique communities. New episodes of Around the Corner With John McGivern air 7 p.m. Thursdays on WPT and MPTV.
Watch the statewide broadcast of Around the Corner With John McGivern
“Fish Creek & Ephraim” 7 p.m. Thursday, March 9 on WPT and on MPTV Channel 10 in Milwaukee.
For more information on Around the Corner With John McGivern, visit their page on Wisconsin Public Television.
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Help Rebuild Eagle Tower
For the entire month of September we will be donating $1 from each specialty sundae sold to the Eagle Harbor Rebuild Fund! Be sure to stop by, sit down, and order a specialty sundae to help rebuild this iconic structure!
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Employee of the Week: Sam
Age: 18
Time with Wilson’s: 4 years
Hometown: Ephraim, WI
College: Northeast Wisconsin Technical College
Favorite Place in Door County: “My house, specifically relaxing in my bathtub.”
Favorite Door County Activity: Hiking Eagle Trail at Peninsula State Park
Favorite Wilson’s Ice Cream Flavor: “Blue Moon. Wait, we don’t have Blue Moon? Then I guess Rainbow Sherbet.”
Uncle Sam Personality Handshake: Tax Cheat
Where will you be in 10 years? “I hope to be somewhere warm, not Florida, maybe Texas. People are surprised to find how lush and green it is in some parts.”
Favorite Jukebox Song: Wipeout – The Beach Boys
Favorite Inspirational Quote: “Ain’tno rest for the good lookin’”
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Employee(s) of the Week: Andrea & Makenna
Age:
ANDREA: 21
MAKENNA: 19
College:
ANDREA: University of Minnesota – Twin Cities
MAKENNA: St. Olaf College
Major:
ANDREA: English, History
MAKENNA: Spanish, Pre-Med – Neuroscience
Time with Wilson’s:
ANDREA: 7 years
MAKENNA: 5 years
Reason on returning to Wilson’s each year:
ANDREA: The people, both coworkers and customers
MAKENNA: I love bringing joy in the form of ice cream
Favorite Place in Door County:
ANDREA: On a boat in Eagle Harbor
MAKENNA: Newport State Park
Favorite “Local” Thing to do in Door County:
ANDREA: Family cookout at grandma’s house in Bailey’s Harbor on the Fourth of July
MAKENNA: Reading on the beach
Favorite “Tourist” Thing to do in Door County:
ANDREA: Touring Lighthouses
MAKENNA: Going to Rock Island
Favorite Jukebox Song:
ANDREA: Rich Girl – Hall & Oates
MAKENNA: Cecilia – Simon & Garfunkel
Favorite Wilson’s Ice Cream Flavor:
ANDREA: Pirate’s Booty
MAKENNA: Door County Cherry
Favorite Joke:
ANDREA: “Why do people not like nosy peppers? Because they get jalapeño business!”
MAKENNA: “Where do sheep like to go on vacation? The Baaaahamas.”
Why should someone spend a summer in Door County?
ANDREA: “Because you get to spend every day in a beautiful location, working with beautiful people.”
MAKENNA: “Two reasons: I believe that everybody should have to work in the service industry at some point in their lives and Door County is an amazing, life changing place to live.”
Favorite Inspirational Quote:
ANDREA: “Be ice cream or be nothing” – Ron Swanson, Parks & Rec
MAKENNA: “I hope you live a life you’re proud of, and if you’re not, I hope you have the courage to start all over again.” – F. Scott Fitzgerald
We are so grateful for these two girls and the hard work that they have put in at Wilson’s over the past several years!
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