At Al Johnson’s Swedish Restaurant in Sister Bay, Wisconsin, goats graze atop the restaurant’s sod-covered roof—a long-running local tradition that began in the 1970s. The family-owned establishment, inspired by Scandinavian architecture, features a living roof that not only nods to Swedish design but also became a tourism icon in Door County. Each summer, the goats climb onto the roof via a wooden ramp, drawing visitors from around the Midwest who come as much for the novelty as for the restaurant’s traditional Swedish pancakes and lingonberries.
At Al Johnson’s Swedish Restaurant in Sister Bay, Wisconsin, goats graze atop the restaurant’s sod-covered roof—a long-running local tradition that began in the 1970s. The family-owned establishment, inspired by Scandinavian architecture, features a living roof that not only nods to Swedish design but also became a tourism icon in Door County. Each summer, the goats climb onto the roof via a wooden ramp, drawing visitors from around the Midwest who come as much for the novelty as for the restaurant’s traditional Swedish pancakes and lingonberries.
