The most lighthouses? Says who?
More lighthouses than any other county in the country: Door County promotional materials included this assertion for years.
The state Department of Tourism still mentions this tidbit in its online list of tourism facts. The state Department of Natural Resources' magazine has bragged about it in its articles.
The Door County Board of Realtors repeats it on its Web site, as do resorts in Egg Harbor and Sister Bay; popular online resources, such as Wikipedia.com; and tour companies, such as Colorado-based Timberline Adventures.
Problem is, the boast isn't true. Door County's total of 10 lighthouses is a lot, but it's not the most, as Roland Babineau of Massachusetts pointed out, after our recent column about lighthouses and lighthouse art.
Babineau, editor of the Lighthouse Encyclopedia, a product at
www.thecapecodstore.com, contends that Cape Cod's Barnstable County is the leader, with 15 lighthouses. His note listed them and ended with, "Thanks for allowing me to set the record straight."
Problem is, Barnstable County doesn't have the most, either.
FULL STORY HERE: http://www.madison.com/tct/entertainment/209763
