Area: Baileys Harbor
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Registration Opens For Festival Of Nature Events
Registration for programs opened this week for the 22nd annual Door County Festival of Nature, hosted by The Ridges Sanctuary and its community partners. The theme of the Memorial Day-weekend festival is Community. Events will offer participants a chance to experience community with the natural world and throughout Door County by exploring forests, rare plants, […]
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Baileys Harbor Broadband Meetings Postponed
At this time the Broadband Workshop series scheduled for Tuesday, March 26 at 10 am and 6:30 pm at Björklunden, and April 15 at 1 pm at The Ridges and 6:30 pm at Björklunden have been postponed. They we will rescheduled at a future time. Bertram Communications, the company tasked with making broadband fiber available to […]
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Baileys Harbor Joins Green Tier Program
The Baileys Harbor Town Board this month unanimously approved participation as a Green Tier Legacy Community, joining other Door County municipalities, including the towns of Gibraltar and Liberty Grove, the villages of Egg Harbor, Ephraim and Sister Bay, the City of Sturgeon Bay and the County of Door. The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) […]
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Cast Announced For Series Finale
Actors Emiley Kiser and Nick Trengove, under the direction of Artistic Director Linda Fortunato, will present Last Train to Nibroc, by Arlene Hutton, Peninsula Players Theatre’s final play reading of its 2024 “The Play’s The Thing” series. In Last Train to Nibroc, May and Raleigh meet in 1940 on an eastbound train from California and […]
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Ridges Uses Mandatory Cutting to Boost Research
A crew’s careful tree-cutting operation near the historic Baileys Harbor Range Lights served two restorative purposes, leaders at The Ridges Sanctuary said. During a narrow window of cold temperatures and snow cover this winter, workers cut and removed trees and brush without harming the fragile habitat. The work was necessary to widen a tree-free corridor […]
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Paul Kordon is challenging the incumbents, Terry McArdle and Sue Tishler, for one of the two seats that are up for re-election on the Baileys Harbor town board. Terry McArdle (incumbent), 78, is a retired attorney who did his undergraduate work at the University of Wisconsin-Stout, and received his Juris Doctorate Degree from Seattle University […]
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Grant Will Hunt for Kangaroo Lake Aquatic Invaders
The Kangaroo Lake Association (KLA) in February received two grants to pay for a complete survey of plants, including invasive Eurasian watermilfoil that was discovered in the lake in 2016. The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) grants that will allow the KLA to update the Kangaroo Lake Plant Management plans came in the form […]
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CURIOSITIES: Who is A. Schram?
It’s easy to miss it from street level as you walk through Baileys Harbor, your eyes pulled to the water behind the Harbor Fish Market, or down to the crowd at the coffee shop or the brewery. But if you pause to look up, you’ll see the name A. Schram embossed on the top of […]
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More Fisheries Agree to Utilize 100% of Netted Fish
Joining Door and Kewaunee County businesses including Baileys Harbor Fish Company, Henriksen Fisheries and Dan’s Fish, Halvorson Fisheries of Cornucopia, Wisconsin this month signed on to the “100% Great Lakes Fish Pledge,” publicly committing to aspire to use 100% of each commercially caught Great Lakes fish productively by 2025. Rather than just keeping filets, the […]
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Server of the Week: Chris Mallien, Coyote Roadhouse
The coyote and the kangaroo, together on a map, Inside the rustic building, Chris is pulling on the taps. Originally from Michigan, then some years in Indiana, Made his way up Highway 42, to Door County nirvana. In his farmhouse in Fish Creek, walls may appear to rattle, Shaken by his laughter, as he watches […]
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March 10, 9-10 am, Door County Brewing Co. and Music Hall, 8099 Hwy 57 in Baileys Harbor Bring your own mat and stretch into spring at this free yoga class.
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Fernet – A Classic Cocktail Enhancer
A favorite of craft cocktail makers, fernet is an aromatic spirit that features a blend of herbs including myrrh, rhubarb, chamomile, cardamom, aloe and saffron. The flavor is complex – herbal and bitter – yet balanced. The most popular brand, Fernet-Branca, was created in Italy in 1845 and was marketed as a tonic for relief […]
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Broadband Info Workshop Series
A series of workshops is planned to help residents learn more about the Baileys Harbor Broadband Project and its value to residents and businesses. The workshops are co-sponsored by the Baileys Harbor Community Association, Door County Broadband/Bertram Communications, and the Baileys Harbor library. Bertram staff will lead all sessions and be available to answer questions. […]
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Server of the Week: Colin Pustaver-Olson, The Thirsty Cow Taphouse
He grew up in a town, where polar plungers will cavort. Spent time down in Brazil, then came back to Jacksonport. At The Thirsty Cow Taphouse, in wee Peninsula Center, Colin’s managing the show, greeting every guest that enters. Funny quotes from favorite films, and a master of bad puns, He entertains his crew, making […]
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Björklunden Releases Seminar Slate
Registration is now open for more than 20 summer 2024 seminars held at Björklunden, Lawrence University’s northern campus and retreat center on 441 acres just south of Baileys Harbor. Open to the public and led by academic, artistic and cultural leaders, seminar participants engage in subjects including history, literature, arts, sciences, contemporary society and more. […]
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Peninsula Players Reads “4,000 Days” March 4
Tickets for 2024 season on sale now Peninsula Players Theatre will perform 4,000 Days by Peter Quilter on March 4, 7 pm. Held at Björklunden, the event is the second part of the theater’s three-part winter play-reading series, “The Play’s The Thing.” The story follows Michael, a man who has been in a coma for […]
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Spring Classic Price Increases March 1st
Get your ride on this June at the Peninsula Century Spring Classic! Fees for the spring ride increase $5 March 1st, so sign up now to save. The 2-ride discount for those who sign up for the Spring Classic and the Sept. 14 Fall Challenge continues through March 15. Until then you can still get […]
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Brian Bonovich, 50, was back in Door County Circuit Court last week for an adjourned initial appearance that lasted little more than five minutes. It’s the first time the Door County real estate owner, developer and Baileys Harbor resident appeared since Nov. 14, 2023, when he was arrested on 10 felony charges of possession of […]
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Scholarships Available For Baileys Harbor Residents
Graduating high school seniors who reside in Baileys Harbor are eligible for Baileys Harbor Women’s Club scholarships. Interested students should ask a guidance counselor for an application. Applications are being accepted until April 1 for the $1,000 Helen Schreiber Allen PEO Scholarship for 2024, awarded to a Door County female graduating high school senior who […]
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Supervisors Oppose Decreased Hours at Boat Ramp
Weighing neighbors’ concerns about noisy engines and boat trailers against recreational access rights, the Baileys Harbor Town Board voted 3-2 Monday, Feb. 12, against decreasing the operational hours at a boat ramp along Moonlight Bay. Giorgio Gimelli, who lives next to the Bues Point boat launch, and his neighbor, Henry Saperstein, asked the town board […]