Baileys Harbor in Door County is known for its natural areas, parks, golfing, lodging on sandy beaches, historic lighthouses hugging rocky shorelines, and boating on lakes teaming with fish.

For romantic Door County get-aways or family fun, Baileys Harbor is the place to be for a five-star time in the Midwest. The arts, galleries, festivals, shopping, fine wines and restaurants await you in this historic lakeshore community.

Baileys Harbor was the first established village on the Door Peninsula. Capt. Justice Bailey, seeking refuge from a ferocious storm on Lake Michigan, came ashore in our sheltered harbor in 1848 .

The village was originally established as a lumbering community, but later immigrants settled and farmed the surrounding area. While many of the area's dairy farms and our town have undergone changes over the years, our heritage still stands as proof today of the conviction of our early ancestors.