Get in
[edit]By car
[edit]Port Washington is a quick hop off of I-43 between Milwaukee and Sheboygan. It is on Lake Michigan and it has a great marina to pull your boat into.
From the north
Coming from Sheboygan take I-43 South, exit Highway 32 South near the Allen-Edmonds Shoe Store.
From the west
From the West Bend/Newburg Area, take Highway 33 East till you get to the lake.
From the south
Coming from Milwaukee, take I-43 North, exit Highway 32 North just after the Grafton Exit. Highway 32 merges with Highway 33 to take you to the downtown area.
By boat
[edit]- 1 Port Washington Marina, 106 N Lake St, ☏ +1 262-284-6606. Marina season is 1 Apr–1 Nov. Daily reservations can be made online.
Get around
[edit]This is a small Wisconsin town. It is nice to park on the street and walk around the downtown. You can also stroll out to the lighthouse on a pleasant day, but it is kinda of slippery. If you park your boat, the marina is in the downtown. The whole place is very main street USA.
See
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- 1 Pebble House (Port Washington Visitor Center), 126 E Grand Ave, ☏ +1 262-284-0900, toll-free: +1-800-719-4881. This is a house made of pebbles that now serves as a visitor center.
- 2 Judge Eghart House, 302 W Grand Ave, ☏ +1 414 530 9692, [email protected]. Small historic museum.
Do
[edit]Check out the nice small beach on Lake Michigan on the road near the power station.
Buy
[edit]Eat
[edit]- 1 Dockside Deli, 218 E Main St, ☏ +1 262-284-9440. Tu-Sa 7AM-3PM. Breakfast, sandwiches, wraps, soups, and salads. $15.
Drink
[edit]Sleep
[edit]- 1 The Port Hotel Restaurant and Inn, 101 E Main St, ☏ +1 262-284-9473. Check-in: 3PM, check-out: 11AM. Ten-rooms in a renovated 1902 hotel. Not wheelchair accessible. $200.
Connect
[edit]City of Port Washington, 100 W Grand Ave. +1 262-284-2600.
- 1 W.J. Niederkorn Library, 316 W Grand Ave, ☏ +1 262-284-5031. M-Th 9AM-8PM, F 9AM-6PM, Sa 9AM-1PM. Public access computers with library card or guest pass. WiFi is freely available, but requires a password (network “PT-Library-WiFi”, password “Sunshine”).
Go next
[edit]| Routes through Port Washington |
| Green Bay ← Sheboygan ← | N  S
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→ Grafton → Milwaukee |
| Portage ← Newburg ← | W  E
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