Wilson's Ice Cream Parlor

Descriptive phrase: classic ice cream joint.

When you're driving back down the Door Peninnsula after a day on Washington Island, there's no better stop on the road than Wilson's Ice Cream Parlor.

Go in, order some ice cream (one of their many flavors), tip the young whipper-snappers behind the bar in one of the tip jars decorated with their school names, sit out on the porch and dig in while looking over the calm bay. It doesn't get much better than that.

The ice cream is great (even though it's not custard), the portions are ginormous (one scoop bigger than my face). Oh, and don't miss the surprise at the bottom of the cone!

Black cherry ice cream.  DO IT.  I love this ice cream place, but be prepared for LINES.  LOTS AND LOTS OF LINES.  Not to mention they tend to run out of some ice cream flavors just because of how crowded it is.  There's not a large sitting area and the wait is pretty crazy.  Make sure to grab a number when you get in because thats how the ordering process goes. The food was pretty good, but most come for the ice cream.  A must-go in Door County.

Terrific place! The line was out the door for cones, but we walked right on to the patio and order lunch with a cone for dessert. Had the mushroom burger and it was delish. Like others had said...way to much ice cream. I can't even imagine anyone ordering more than one scoop.