Northport Harbor Entrance Cam

The Gateway to Washington Island

This camera watches the Northport Pier, the mainland terminal of the Washington Island Ferry Line. From here the ferry crosses the treacherous Death's Door strait — the passage that gives Door County its name — carrying passengers, cars and freight to one of the Great Lakes' most storied island communities.

A Scandinavian Waterfront

The flags of the United States, Iceland, Norway and Sweden flying above the grassy shoreline honor the Nordic settlers who founded Washington Island. The landscaped point offers a panoramic outlook across the harbor entrance and the wide waters of Green Bay and Lake Michigan beyond.

Life at the Ferry Dock

Watch the sturdy car ferry maneuver into its slip, load lines of vehicles and slip back out toward the island. The steady rhythm of arrivals and departures makes this a living portrait of a working Great Lakes ferry crossing at the northern tip of the Door Peninsula.