Ephraim, Wisconsin

Ephraim (/ˈiːfrɑːm/ EEF-rahm)[5] is a village in Door County, Wisconsin, United States.

The village is known for its white buildings, its views of the bluffs across Eagle Harbor, and its shoreline along Green Bay.

The village was founded in 1853 by the Reverend Andreas Iverson as a Moravian religious community.

The home of Reverend Iverson, as well as the Anderson Store, the Anderson Barn and History Center, the Pioneer Schoolhouse and the Goodletson log cabin are preserved by the Ephraim Historical Foundation and open to visitors as museums.

The Ephraim Historical Foundation also offers walking tours of the village.

[9] To the west is Peninsula State Park; to the east and south are unincorporated parts of the town of Gibraltar.

The racial makeup of the village was 99.0% White, 0.3% Native American, and 0.7% from other races.

The village's main festival is Fyr Bal, a Scandinavian celebration held near the solstice in mid-June to drive out the wicked winter witch.

At sunset, this Chieftain travels across Eagle Harbor via a pontoon boat and once they land in Ephraim, lights a large bonfire.

Bonfires burn along the shoreline as residents and visitors gather to celebrate the beginning of summer.

Typical architecture along Water St.
A color-coded map of the towns in 1915; the borders remain the same today except for annexations by the City of Sturgeon Bay and the four villages.
Towns in 1915; the borders remain the same today except for annexations by the City of Sturgeon Bay and the four villages.