It may not be even Halloween yet, but you could have gotten a taste of Christmas in Door County on Saturday. “A Wisconsin Christmas Pie” made its nationally-televised debut on Great American Family on Saturday, only six months after movie crews wrapped up shooting in downtown Sturgeon Bay. Also known as “A Cherry Pie Christmas,” the movie is about a Chicago pastry chef who returns home and meets an old flame while trying to decide between her dream job and her family’s orchard. The movie takes viewers to familiar sights around Door County, including a cherry pie contest at the Christkindlmarkt in Sister Bay. Leading up to Saturday’s debut, Destination Door County’s Jon Jarosh says the movie’s cast and crews took to the airwaves across the country to not just chat about the movie, but also about how special a place Door County was to film a movie. Jarosh says that kind of talk can generate a lot of buzz for the community, especially since it is debuting before the real Christmas season settles in Door County.
Door County will get its own holiday-themed red carpet treatment at the Door County Community Auditorium in December. A third viewing party has been added for December 14th at 7:30 p.m., with a freewill offering going to support the DCA’s Annex project.
