Door County Folk Festival
Friday Night Fish Fry Dinner + Saturday Night Traditional Door County Fish Boil Dinner
(Friday Fish Fry 4:00pm-9:00pm - Saturday Fish Boil Seatings at 5:00pm & 6:00pm at Waterfront Mary's in Sturgeon Bay)
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Traditional Door County Fish Boil Dinner (Saturday) / Fish Fry Dinner (Friday)
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Fish Fry Dinner (Fri) & Fish Boil Dinner (Sat) Options (BOTH at Waterfront Mary's in Sturgeon Bay) (back to top)
A visit to Door County isn't complete without experiencing a traditional fish boil dinner - even if only to watch. Dinner features freshly caught Lake Michigan Cod, boiled to perfection with new potatoes, sweet onions and spices and served with or without melted Wisconsin butter and Door County Cherry Pie for Dessert.

  • Waterfront Mary's Friday Fish Fry Dinner includes choice of fish (Shrimp, Perch,Haddock, Walleye, Fisherman's Platter, Surf & Turf), plus seafood chowder option & pan-frying option for fish, choice of potato (fries, potato salad, American fries, baked), rye bread butter. Served with Door County Cherry Pie and ice cream!
    • Friday's Fish Fry Dinner Runs from 4:00pm - 9:00pm - Open Seating
    • DCFF Participant Cost $17.95 to $27.95 (kids under 10 $11.95+-)
  • Waterfront Mary's Saturday Fish Boil Dinner includes cod, potatoes, carrots, and onions, with rye bread and melted butter. Served with Door County Cherry Pie and ice cream!
    • Be there at 5:00pm or 7:00pm - the Kettles Boil over at 5:30pm & 7:30pm for this fixed-price meal - Reservations Required
    • DCFF Participant Cost $23.95 (kids under 12 $13.95)
  • We've heard that the 5:00pm Fish Boil Dinner at Waterfront Marys is sold out and that the 7:00pm Dinner is close to being sold out.
    See below for another option in Egg Harbor.

Fish Boil Background: While fish boils are thought to have originated with Scandinavian settlers and lumberjacks who discovered a tasty way to enjoy the fruits of Lake Michigan, there is also a tradition of fish boil dinners in Scotland using salmon. Fish boils feature both great food and great showmanship. The ingredients are boiled in a kettle with about 30 gallons of water over an open fire. After cooking a while, spices are added and as the fish oils rise to the surface of the boiling cauldron, the cooking crew tosses a small can of kerosene on the fire. A great burst of flame shoots up and the intense heat causes the pot to boil over, spilling the unappetizing fish oils over the side, extinguishing the fire and leaving the ingredients perfectly done, steaming hot and ready to serve.

Saturday Reservations required. You may make a Dinner reservation for Saturday's Fish Boil independently of your DCFF Registration.

SPECIAL THANKS TO KILEY JOHNSON, MANAGER - WATERFRONT MARY'S BAR & GRILL

Possibility for a Friday Night Fish Boil Dinner at the Log Den Restaurant in Egg Harbor

We've heard that Waterfront Mary's 5:00pm Fish Boil Dinner (Saturday, Sturgeon Bay) is sold out and that the 7:00pm Dinner is close to being sold out

Below is another possibility

Fish Boil Dinner Option Friday at The Log Den Restaurant in Egg Harbor (back to top)

  • In 2022 and 2023, we went to the Log Den Restaurant's Friday Fish Boil in Egg Harbor
  • I've reached out to them but I've not heard back yet whether they have any openings
  • You can contact them yourself

    The Log Den Restaurant Dinner also includes Baked Chicken and is 'all-you-can-eat".

The fish, potatoes and onions are served with coleslaw and topped off with Door County Cherry pie for dessert. Also included is baked chicken. This dinner is All You Can Eat!

Be there at 6:00pm - the Kettle Boils Over at 6:30pm for this fixed-price all-you-can-eat meal - $25.99

Reservations required. You may make a Fish Boil Dinner reservation for Friday independently of your DCFF Registration - if available.

SPECIAL THANKS TO KIM BELL, MANAGER - THE LOG DEN RESTAURANT
Traditional Door County Fish Boil Dinner (Saturday) / Fish Fry Dinner (Friday)