Starr Realty was founded in Door County by Virgil Starr in 1954. His son, Dennis, joined the firm in 1969 and another son, Robert, became active with the firm in 1979. ERA Shoreside Realty was started by Blaine and Peggy Dreutzer in 1980 as a Door County family business. Their son, Paul, moved back to Sturgeon Bay in 1990, and assumed ownership of the business in 1994.