USA Today -- Friday October 28, 2009
10 Great Places with International Flair
Stavkirke --- Washington Island, Wis.
Icelandic and Scandinavians have been lining on that Door County Island since
1870. Decedents helped build the wooden church modeled after a Medieval church
in Norway and resembling a Viking ship in the 1990's. The church is an anchor
for their cultural identity, “Goldsmith says,” It is a reminder of what was
while providing a sense of possibility of what can be carried forward.”On the island ride Icelandic horses, enjoy autumn colors and a beach stroll.