October 2019 — 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.