Bakery
Our Anderson House kitchen is the place to pick up some delicious holiday goodies! Every weekend our amazing SBHS volunteer elves create an array of homemade cookies and baked goods to choose from, in addition to the adorable sugar cookies and gingerbread hearts created by Julie Schmidt of Sweet and Simple Cookies. Be sure to grab a bag or two of our exclusive chocolate covered caramel “alpaca poop” too!
Vintage Toys – new this year!
The perfect stocking stuffers! The Sister Bay Historical Society has curated a selection of vintage-style toys and games for this year’s Christkindlmarkt! Many are “Made in the USA”, and all will provide hours of old-fashioned fun. From kazoos to tiddly winks, paper dolls to Silly Putty, and wooden log building sets to tooth fairy pillows, there’s something for all the children on your list! Best of all, everything is priced at $15 or less! Come check out the selection in the Anderson House.
Ornaments
What would a Christkindlmarkt be without ornaments? Christkindlmarkt Door County has plenty for you to choose from in the Anderson House! Our 2024 “Ich liebe Door County” porcelain gingerbread heart ornament is exclusively ours and a limited edition. You’ll find an amazing selection of handmade “ugly Christmas sweater” ornaments that were a HUGE success at our inaugural 2021 market. This year we’ll also have a selection of new ornaments to help capture special Door County memories, from felted ice cream cones and lighthouses, to blown glass birds and campers, they’re sure to bring a piece of Door County to your Christmas tree! And finally, as always, we’ll have a selection of gently-used holiday items for sale at discount prices.
Collectible Glühwein Mugs
Hot mulled wine — called Glögg in Sweden and Glühwein in both Germany and Austria — is a staple of Christmas markets in Europe. What better way to warm up while shopping outdoors! It is typically prepared using red wine that is heated and spiced with cinnamon sticks, cloves, star anise, cardamom, orange, sugar and at times, vanilla pods. Some versions include an extra shot of rum or another liquor, others are made with white wine, and Kinderpunsch, made for children, is non-alcoholic. The Feuerzangenbowle version features the addition of a rum-soaked sugarloaf that is set on fire and allowed to drip into the wine. The Swedish Glögg version traditionally contains a bit more alcohol along with some fruit and nuts. Any version is delicious and a great way to warm up in the cold!
Another part of the Glühwein tradition is the souvenir mug it is served in. Most European Christmas markets feature a special mug unique to the market and the year. The drinks are served in these mugs and the price includes a deposit. You can return the mug for your deposit back or keep it for your collection of special Christmas market memories. You won’t want to miss the chance to get your very own Christkindlmarkt Door County mug, our fourth annual collectible mug, and designed by Ann and Alley Woelfel of Jack & Joie in Fish Creek (in the Bayside Shops)! Also available at Christkindklmarkt’s Drinks Hut, next to the Koessl Food Barn.
