A popular Egg Harbor beach is closed due to elevated bacteria levels, but there are still plenty of other beaches you can enjoy in Door County.
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources and Door County Public Health announced on Thursday that Frank Murphy County Park Beach is closed until further notice due to elevated bacteria levels in the water. It is the second time this summer that the popular beach was forced to close due to bacteria levels being above 1,000 cfu (colony-forming units)/100 ml. As of its August 2nd test date, the bacteria levels at the beach were at 1986.3 cfu/100ml. The beach could reopen once levels drop below 235 cfu/100ml.
Last month, Door County Environmental Health Specialist Allie McDonald said the warm and dry conditions this summer are to blame for the bacteria growth, which has closed some Door County beaches for brief times.
The good news for Door County beachgoers is that none of the county’s other beaches have advisories, let alone closures, at this time. You can keep track of the health of Door County’s beaches by clicking on this link.
The picture is from Sturgeon Bay's Otumba Beach, which was closed earlier this summer for elevated bacteria levels but has since remained open
