White Gull Inn
The Coulson family has owned the White Gull Inn since 1972, when Andy Coulson, at 24 years old, bought it with four pals. Andy and his wife Jan took over as sole owners in 1981 and ran the inn until 2018, when they handed over the reins to Meredith and Chris Coulson-Kanter, Andy's daughter and son-in-law. Andy and Jan, seen with Meredith and Chris, are overjoyed that the inn will remain in the family and that they will be able to work with the next generation.
Today, the White Gull Inn, which has been on the State and National Registers of Historic Places for a long time, has become a favorite eating and bed-and-breakfast site for generations of residents and tourists. The house, which is open all year, has 13 two-person rooms and four cottages that sleep two to eight people. Every room has been painstakingly renovated, maintained, and adorned with antiques, complementing patterns, and textiles that keep the warm, turn-of-the-century feel. The amenities are very modern, and a full breakfast is included in the accommodation charge.
The White Gull Inn, a bed & breakfast noted for its seasonal outdoor fish boil, is located less than a mile from two state parks on the Door County Peninsula. Boiling slices of fresh fish and red potatoes (with just a teaspoon of salt) outside in a huge pot over an open flame is a uniquely Door County custom. You won't find the practice elsewhere in the state, let alone the county, but one bite of the tender fish—and the accompanying Door County cherry pie—will have you hooked on Door County food.
- Website: www.whitegullinn.com
- Address: 4225 Main Street, P.O. Box 160Fish Creek, Wisconsin, 54212
- Phone number: (920) 868-3517
