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Door County tourism, in its simplest form, began in 1855 when Asa Thorp, a lumberer and barrelmaker by trade, set the foundations of current-day Fish Creek: a humble dock on the waters of Lake Michigan from which he sold lumber and fuel to ships passing by the harbor.
Newport State Park is one of the best places to go stargazing in Wisconsin, thanks to its famously dark and light pollution-free skies. But it's not the only place to explore the skies.
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