Ride to Valhalla is a guided 4-day, 3-night Bike Camping Adventure circumnavigating Door County Wisconsin from Sturgeon Bay to Washington Island and back!

When

Date: September 16, 2022

Time: 11:00 am

Details

Cost: $450

Event Website

Organizer: Out Our Front Door (OOFD.org)

Email: breanna@oofd.org

This is not your average group bike ride. At breakpoints and along the way, our Guides will immerse and educate in the history, geography, architecture and the uniquely beautiful natural habitats and ecosystems of Door County. We will incorporate cultural stops to see some of the more interesting sights of Door County.

We will learn about the quest for Icelandic-American inventor, Chester Thordarson to build a Valhalla in America on Rock Island. Jens Jensen, the landscape architect responsible for such Chicago landmarks as Humboldt and Garfield Parks, has an intellectual commune and natural retreat called The Clearing which will be a stop along the way.

Natural highlights include the splendor and glaciated cliffs of Door County looking out onto Green Bay and Lake Michigan.

We’ll take a rest day on Washington and Rock Islands allowing us some time to explore the island by bike. See such sites as the Stavkirke, a Scandinavian church and the Mountain Park Lookout. Rock Island is a former private estate of the Thordarson family and see the historic boathouse.

Meals and entertainment will be provided on this unique adventure. We’ll hope for clear skies at night for clear viewing of the stars from Washington Island.