The Sheboygan area has a full-array (veritable panoply) of lodging and amenities. A guide to some of these is available online at: www.visitsheboygan.com.
The Sheboygan area is an international destination for championship professional golfing and auto racing; and therefore offers a full complement of fine hotels and resorts, including landmark bed and breakfast inns. These range in level of quality up to 5-star hotels and resorts.
Lodging within walking distance of the Sail Sheboygan facilities include:
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| Blue Harbor Resort | Blue Harbor Water Park |
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| Harbor Winds Sheboygan | Blue Harbor Resort Villas |
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During the tourist season bookings should be made well in advance. Rooms at some of the nicer facilities need to be made one-year in advance. Sail Sheboygan has made arrangements with several hotels of different price ranges to keep sailors, crew and families together. The price range per night is Economy at $50 to 85 USD, mid-point at $85 to 125 USD, and high end beginning at $300 USD
For adventure lodging, Terry Andre State Park offers numerous campsites with showers and electricity about a 15-minute drive south of the Sail Sheboygan facilities. Furthermore, the YMCA located one-block from the Sail Sheboygan facilities has full locker room and recreational amenities that are available free to registered participants of Sail Sheboygan events.
Amenities within walking distance of the Sail Sheboygan facilities include:
Fine restaurants within walking distance of the Sail Sheboygan facilities include Trattoria Steffano, Il Ritrovo, Field to Fork, the Duke of Devon, Margeaux's, the Highland House and many more. Moreover, there are numerous ethnic (Greek, Mexican, Thai, Chinese, etc.) and family style restaurants and supper clubs throughout the Sheboygan area.
There is a collection of restaurants in Kohler, WI that are within a 15-minute drive of the Sail Sheboygan facilities.
About a dozen of these amenities include the following...
Wisconsin Maritime Museum: Located in Manitowoc, WI (30 minutes from SYC) it is one of the largest maritime museums in the Midwest. In addition to commemorating the maritime heritage of the area and the submarines that were built here during World War II, the Museum is now a leader in preserving the maritime history of the Great Lakes region.
Wisconsin Maritime Museum
Available on-line
www.wisconsinmaritime.org
Whistling Straits and Blackwolf Run golf courses: Located 15 minutes from SYC, these internationally known courses are designed for golfers of all skill levels by the legendary Pete Dye.
These courses have or will host the 1995 Andersen Consulting World Championship; the 1998 & 2012 U.S. Women's Open, the 1999 Club Professional Championship, the 2005 Palmer Cup, the 2004, 2010 & 2015 PGA Championships, the 2007 U.S. Seniors Open, and the 2020 Ryder Cup Matches.
Additionally, Kohler's American Club Hotel is the Midwest's only AAA Five-Diamond resort hotel. It includes an renowned health spa and the Shops at Wooklake, an unique shopping experience of about 50 retail stores.
Whistling Straights golf course located on Lake Michigan shores
Available on-line
www.kohler.com/akohlerexperience
Milwaukee Art Museum: The first Santiago Calatrava-designed building in the United States, it features a 90-foot high glass-walled reception hall enclosed by the Burke Brise Soleil, a sunscreen that can be raised or lowered, which creates a unique moving sculpture. The museum has an extensive permanent and rotating collection.
Milwaukee Art Museum
Available on-line
www.mam.org
Milwaukee Brewers Baseball: Professional baseball located 1 hour from SYC.
The Milwaukee Brewers home field, Miller Park, is worth a visit. Undoubtedly, Miller Park's most unique feature is the roof. The only fan-shaped convertible roof in North America guarantees perfect conditions for every game. The 12,000-ton, seven-panel roof opens and closes almost silently in just 10 minutes.
Open year-round, the left field "Hot Corner" is anchored by Friday's Front Row Sports Grill, featuring a great view of the field, the Brewers Fan Zone souvenir shop and the Walls of Honor exhibit recognizing the Negro Leagues, the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League and Wisconsin-born Major Leaguers. Along with the interactive Big League Blast and corporate meeting rooms with views of downtown Milwaukee, the "Hot Corner" is one of the most exciting areas at Miller Park, whether or not the Brewers are in town.
Miller Park
Available on-line
http://milwaukee.brewers.mlb.com/
Road America: Located in Elkhart Lake, WI (20 minutes from the Sail Sheboygan facilities) is one of the oldest road courses in the United States. It was built in 1955 as a replacement venue to the previous races which were held on the highways through and around the summer resort area. Currently the AMA, CART, IMSA, and the SCCA hold spectator Professional series races at Road America every year, some of which are televised. With the advent of more Professional series racing, the competitor's and spectator's facilities have undergone continuous improvement, and Road America remains today one of the premier road racing tracks in the world. Some Road America events include 1) Vintage Auto Weekend (mid to late May). This event hosts between 200 and 300 competitors over the 3-day event featuring Trans-Am and IMSA GTO, the HSR Historic GTP/Group and B.O.S.S Series; 2) Super-Bike weekend (early June). This event allows professionals and non-professionals to race their bikes on the track; 3) The 2006 Kohler / Chicago Region SCCA June Sprints® (late June); 4) Road & Track Magazine Charity Golf Challenge (mid July); and 5) Camp Jeep® at Road America (early to mid August).
Road America
Available on-line
www.roadamerica.com
Taliesin Estate: Located near Spring Green, WI (2 hours from SYC) this was the home and work place of the renowned architect Frank Lloyd Wright. Scores of structures designed or inspired by Mr. Wright enrich communities around the world; from New York to Tokyo, from Arizona to Pennsylvania. But among these structures, one in particular holds a special place, Taliesin.
Taliesin is the source. The ideas, concepts, theories and techniques applied to every structure that bears Mr. Wright's imprint had their genesis here. Wright used Taliesin as a kind of sketch pad. For him it was a laboratory where ideas emerged, were given form, were tested and refined. The ideas that emerged here Wright applied to the buildings upon which his reputation rests. You can see the seeds from which Wright's work blossomed as you tour the Taliesin Estate.
Taliesin Estate
Available on-line
www.taliesinpreservation.org
John Michael Kohler Arts Center: The JMKAC was established in 1967 for aesthetic and educational purposes. Since then it has gain a national reputation for arts and innovation. Its mission is to encourage and support innovative explorations in the arts and to foster an exchange between a national community of artists and a broad public that will help realize the power of the arts to inspire and transform our world.
The Arts Center serves as laboratory for the creation of new works, nurturer of interdisciplinary initiatives, originator of exhibitions, presenter and producer of performing arts, educator, publisher of critical writings, community builder, and advocate for issues affecting the arts. In essence, JMKAC functions as a catalyst for and explorer of new art forms and new ideas that will impact the lives of both artists and public.
The John Michael Kohler Arts Center
Available on-line
www.jmkac.org
River Wildlife: A distinguished private hunt and wilderness club is located 15 minutes from the Sail Sheboygan facilities, is a magnificent preserve, encompassing more than 500 acres of unspoiled land, seven miles of meandering Sheboygan River and more than 25 miles of woodland trails.
River Wildlife
Available on-line
www.kohler.com/akohlerexperience
Riverbend: An escape to the grandeur of an era long since past. Located 15 minutes from the Sail Sheboygan facilities, it is a unique club. Available to members only, this grand historic mansion includes 31 luxurious guest rooms, two dining rooms, solarium, living room, Rathskeller, meeting rooms, spa with treatment areas, indoor-outdoor year-round swim-through pool, steam room, sauna, whirlpool and exercise equipment. The spacious grounds feature formal and informal gardens, tea-house, croquet, outdoor massage area adjacent to a river fall and a self-piloted awning-covered electric boat for enchanting river cruises.
Riverbend
Available on-line
www.kohler.com/akohlerexperience