BEST OF THE WEB 2021

Readers visited DoorCountyPulse.com a record 2.27 million times in 2021, viewing more than 3.6 million pages. The top locations of those users aren’t surprising – Chicago, Milwaukee, Madison and, of course, Door County are the top spots for readers – but visitors hail from throughout the United States and around the world. That’s a testament to the fact that whether people live here all year, or reside here seasonally, or grew up here and moved away, they still call Door County home, and they still care about what happens here. 

Those visits include 181,000 to find event details in the online calendar, 196,000 to peruse classifieds, and 77,000 to get information about local businesses in the business directory. 

In the year that was, the top stories include iconic businesses changing hands, the rebirth of Eagle Tower and an effort to create housing from an old resort. Here are the 10 articles our readers visited most online in 2021. 

1. Alpine Resort Sold, May 5  

2. Finally, Eagle Tower Is Back, May 19 

3. Feature Film Shooting in Door County, Oct. 20

4. From Summer Resort to Summer Housing: Anschutz Steps Up, Sept. 24

5. 22 People Rescued from Ice Floes North of Sturgeon Bay, Feb. 4

6. 2021 New Restaurants, July 9 

7. Juniper’s Restaurant Has New Owner, Jan. 11

8. Kwik Trip Moving Forward, Oct. 27

9. Sonny’s Owners Purchase Cherry Hut Property, March 31 

10. Shipwrecked Expansion Denied Again, Oct. 15