Growing Up Door County

Something stirs in the shadows of the trees...Memories stir in the mind of a man...JayDee Svendsen is planning to end his life. Facing a devastating diagnosis, he decides to leave the warm comfort of Arizona to return to the tip of Death's Door in Wisconsin and the surroundings of his youth. It is there that the memories haunt him...But memory is fickle. And though he sets out to exorcise the inner demons of his childhood, he soon realizes that a very real monster from his past has been lurking within the forest. Waiting for his return.Set against the backdrop of Wisconsin's Door County, JayDee's exploration of his murky childhood and the events that have overshadowed his entire life draws him towards a reckoning with his memories and his deepest fears.Door County, Wisconsin has become a thriving tourist destination over the years, featuring stunning scenery, quaint towns, and an exceptional food and wine scene. But what legends stalk the forests? What secrets do the waves of Lake Michigan whisper to those willing to listen? Part autobiographical reflection and part fiction, Growing Up Door County shares a perspective of Death's Door that few ever get to experience: that of living on the peninsula before the boom of popularity. Of frigid winters, silence on the ice, and the cryptid creature that watches from the shadows...