You won’t even confuse Door County for Los Angeles, but actors, producers, and directors are certainly making their case to make it like Tinseltown. On Friday, crews wrapped up shooting A Cherry Pie Christmas in Sturgeon Bay. Starring Katie Leclerc and Ryan Carnes, A Cherry Pie Christmas tells the story of an ambitious pastry chef who returns to her small-town roots in Door County, and, over the holidays, needs to decide between her career dreams and her family’s struggling orchard business. Director John Stimpson is used to shooting holiday movies in picturesque tourist settings such as Vermont and Cape Cod. When it came to filming in the Cape Cod of the Midwest, Stimpson did his homework before picking out locations.

With Top Chef: Wisconsin, Green and Gold, Feed the Fish, and The Emissary among its credits, Door County could see itself in more movies and television shows in the future. Destination Door County’s Jon Jarosh says much like its lodging partners, they try to be good hosts when Hollywood comes calling. He also said it is good business for the county with hundreds of thousands of dollars being spent in Door County during a slower time of the year.

Last month, Governor Tony Evers called for a 25 percent film production tax credit and a 25 percent film investment credit to producers who want to film in the state beginning as a part of the 2025-2027 budget. As for A Cherry Pie Christmas, no release date has been set.