Comments on: Door County Icon Series: A conversation between Al Johnson and Norbert Blei

By: In memory of Door County icon Al Johnson | Door County High Points

In memory of Door County icon Al Johnson | Door County High Points — Sun, 13 Jun 2010 23:53:48 +0000

[...] weekend Al Johnson, the Door County entrepreneur who put goats on his roof and in doing so helped bring tourists to [...]

By: Dick Shield

Dick Shield — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 23:50:58 +0000

As I child (50 years ago) I spent my summers in Ephraim. A restaurant on the water at the end of Spruce Street was owned by an Al Johnson and his family, who lived next door. My sisters and I played with his daughter Janice. Is this by any chance the same Al Johnson?

By: Agnes Vinkler

Agnes Vinkler — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 20:48:22 +0000

I worked at Al’s in 2005, it was a great experience especially for someone from eastern Europe.
Best wishes to all!

By: Mindaugas

Mindaugas — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 13:52:37 +0000

I worked for Al in 2001. The best place to work!

Best wishes to all, especially ROLF.

By: Joakim Jilderfält

Joakim Jilderfält — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 19:44:52 +0000

Me and my brother, Tomas, worked at Al´s in the summer of `80 or `81.
We still sometimes talk about our summer in Sister Bay, about the Johnson family and what we experienced “over there”.

Now as we both work as teachers in Sweden and have become mature men, we would like to thank the Johnson family for the opportunity they gave us. We didn´t really understand how big it had been until years later.

Please pass on our regards to the Johnson family.

Tack för allt ni gjorde för oss.
Med vänliga hälsningar
Jocke Jilderfält
Vetlanda
Sweden

By: Sam Landstrom

Sam Landstrom — Sun, 26 Oct 2008 05:21:09 +0000

I worked as a dishwasher for Al in high school and was good friends with his son Dennis. My favorite memory of the restaurant was coaxing the goats off the roof and into the back of a flatbed truck using swedish biscuits. I had to ride in the back of the truck to make sure none of them jumped out. Despite the fact the goats were all female, they fought with one another (when forced into close proximity) and it was up to me to keep them apart. I imagine it would have been a peculiar site to anyone watching us drive by. Anyway, it was a good time. I look forward to visiting again sometime.

By: Connie Copeland Wullschleger

Connie Copeland Wullschleger — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 15:56:55 +0000

I worked for Al in 1958 when he use to run next door to the local IGA when anyone ordered a steak. To this day I remember Al’s kind heart, swedish pancakes and herring for breakfast.

By: Jess Schultz

Jess Schultz — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 17:16:54 +0000

I have just finished listening to this podcast. It was fun and I enjoyed hearing the history of Sister Bay and Door Cnty from Al’s perspective.

I worked at Al’s when I was 19 washing dishes in the fall of ‘95 and ‘96 and always look back at my time there with fondness.

Please pass on my regards to Al, Lars, Rolph and Annicka.

Jess Schultz
Colorado Springs, CO.