You had to find a different way to Sister Bay and Baileys Harbor after an accident closed State Highway 57 for several hours on Thursday afternoon. Emergency personnel were called to the scene near the Citgo station in Sister Bay shortly before 1 p.m. to the report of power lines being down after a boom truck from a well-pump replacement company caught them as they were leaving the property. Lt. Bill Apple from the Sister Bay/Liberty Grove Fire Department believes that Wisconsin Public Service had to replace two utility poles and some transformers in addition to restringing the power lines due to the accident. Firefighters had to block the highway near the State Highway 42/57 juncture and County Q because wires were spread across the roadway. When firefighters first arrived on the scene, motorists were still trying to navigate the roadway around the downed wires, which is a no-no in Apple's book.

Apple complimented Wisconsin Public Service for its efficient response to the incident. Firefighters were cleared from the scene about two hours after they arrived, but Apple says the barricades remained up for several hours after that.  

Picture courtesy of Door County Sheriff's Department