DOOR COUNTY — Rowleys Bay Resort, one of northern Door County’s iconic vacation destinations, suffered a major fire Tuesday.

Multiple departments from throughout the county responded to the fire that broke out about mid-day.

In a social media post, Rowleys Bay Resort said all employees have been accounted for, and they were working on arrangements for current guests. who had to be evacuated.

Many guests like were able to stay in other area hotels that reached out to help.

The Red Cross also assisted.

Due to the extent of the damage, Rowleys Bay Resort, Grandma’s Swedish Bakery, Rowley’s Pub, and Rowleys Bay Restaurant are closed and unable to accept guests for the foreseeable future, according to the resort.

They are currently collecting the resources they need to reestablish an office space so they can communicate with guests regarding their upcoming reservations.

Because all of their administrative offices and equipment were lost in the fire, they expect this to take a few days.

As soon as they can get records from their reservation system on Wednesday, they’ll be contacting guests in order of their arrival date.

If you have plans to stay at the resort, here’s what they’ve posted to their Facebook page:

Rowleys Bay Resort and its attached businesses are currently affected by a building-wide fire. The building has been evacuated and all staff have been accounted for.

Arrangements are being made for incoming guests. If you are with an incoming bus group, please contact the groups manager number you have on file. If you are an individual who has a reservation with us tonight, we apologize and are working as quickly as we can to gather information and make alternate arrangements. Individuals who currently have reservations with us and cannot find alternate arrangements, please leave a message at 920-421-3005 and we will contact you as soon as we are able.

At this time the resort and food service departments will be closed for the foreseeable future. We will post additional information as it becomes available, including resources for contacting us if you have a reservation coming up with us.

Thank you so much for your support at this time!



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By staff