Helping you explore more of what you love is the goal of the latest grant recipients of the Destination Door County Community Investment Fund program. The organization released the latest projects to receive funding from the two-year-old fund that takes room tax dollars and invests them back into the community. After electors approved its purchase last month, the Town of Washington received a $100,000 grant to acquire waterfront property to increase the availability and accessibility of public docking and water access. The Friends of Whitefish Dunes State Park also received $100,000 to repair and improve the stairway and observation platform for Old Baldy, the state’s tallest sand dune. The Friends of Peninsula State Park received a $50,000 grant to assist in the creation of 11.3 more miles of mountain bike trails, and 7.5 miles have been completed. Destination Door County CEO Julie Gilbert says these three projects show a balanced approach to ensuring that they benefit residents and visitors alike.

In the two years since Destination Door County created the Community Investment Fund with assistance from the Door County Community Foundation, the program has supported 44 projects with $2.4 million in funding.