Searching for the Real Death’s Door Story with Brennan Christianson

At some point, anyone who lives in or visits Door County will ask the question of where the name Death’s Door originated. For generations, historians have told various versions of a similar story, but when Brennan Christianson of the Door County Maritime Museum began digging into them, he found those tales didn’t hold water. He joins Myles Dannhausen Jr to dive into the fascinating history and myths of the name, how to validate sources, and the challenges of uncovering factual history from legends on the peninsula.