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Area: Baileys Harbor

  • Improvisation With Aretha Sills

    Björklunden, Lawrence University’s campus in Baileys Harbor, continues its seminar series with “Everyone Can Improvise: Theater Games to Inspire Play, Mindfulness and Creative Problem Solving,” held Sept. 10-15 and led by Aretha Sills. Theater Games created by Viola Spolin, Sills’ grandmother, launched the American improvisational theater movement and revolutionized the way acting is taught. Spolin’s […]

  • Gala Concludes Midsummer’s Music Season

    Midsummer’s Music is celebrating the end of its 2023 season with the Celebratory Fireworks fundraising gala Sept. 4, beginning at 3 pm, at Björklunden, 7590 Boynton Lane in Baileys Harbor. This event, which is open to the public, supports the future of live music in Door County.  John Clare – Symphony Hall’s host on SiriusXM […]

  • New Venue for Beer Fest, Wine Fest in 2024

    Two big Door County food and drink festivals are moving to the farm. In 2024, the Door County Beer Festival and Door County Wine Festival will be held at About Thyme Farm in Baileys Harbor.  “We’re excited to take these great events to a new venue that will provide an incredible atmosphere to celebrate Midwestern […]

  • The Ridges Sanctuary Adopts Master Plan

    In 1934, as a bulldozer stood ready to tear up 40 acres of boreal forest in Baileys Harbor, it was met by fierce opponents.  “If you go any further, you will have to scoop us up, too!” said Emma Toft, who, along with local builder Frank Oldenberg and a delegation of concerned Baileys Harbor citizens, […]

  • Last Call For Door Shakespeare’s Summer Season

    Door Shakespeare will close its summer season Aug. 26, but there’s still time to see its two 2023 shows. The Old Man and the Old Moon runs Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, 7:30 pm; and William Shakespeare’s As You Like It runs Tuesdays and Thursdays, 7:30 pm, and Saturdays, 5 pm. Learn more and purchase tickets […]

  • Film Screening At Björklunden

    The public is invited to a complimentary film screening of All about Eve – honoring cinema scholar Jack Rhodes – on Aug. 20, 5 pm, at Björklunden, 7590 Boynton Lane in Baileys Harbor. Jack Rhodes, Ph.D., volunteered in leadership roles for several community organizations by offering film programs, including at Björklunden, where he led more than 20 […]

  • Door Kinetic Arts Festival Expands

    The Door Kinetic Arts Festival (DKAF) will return to Björklunden in Baileys Harbor Sept. 18-22 for its seventh season. The festival will feature cocktails, short films and performances by a mix of local and nationally known artists in dance, theater and music, including internationally renowned composer Ricky Ian Gordon. Gordon’s songs have been performed and […]

  • Door Shakespeare’s Last Pre-Show Meal

    Door Shakespeare’s last pre-show meal will take place Aug. 17 in the garden adjoining the stage and begins at 6:30 pm, prior to the evening’s performance of William Shakespeare’s As You Like It. The pre-show wine tasting and dinner, prepared by Thyme Restaurant and Catering, includes a menu of Jamaican jerk chicken with pineapple mango […]

  • Nature Landscape Photography Workshop

    Learn the basics of natural landscape photography in a two-part workshop series with The Ridges Sanctuary. Door County photographer Andrew Pirrung will guide you through the basic art form and provide tips and tricks to get the perfect shot. The workshop, Aug. 10 and 17, 6-8 pm, includes a classroom presentation and field component to […]

  • Appel’s Bluff Guided Hike

    Join a Ridges Sanctuary naturalist to explore the varied Appel’s Bluff landscape – featuring ledges, a hardwood forest and open fields – on Aug. 16, 1-3 pm. The fee is $15 for the public, $12 for members, and $7 for ages 16 and younger. Meet at the Cook-Albert Fuller Nature Center, 8166 Hwy 57 in Baileys […]

  • Open Door Bird Sanctuary Visits Will In The Woods

    Door Shakespeare welcomes Open Door Bird Sanctuary to its Will in the Woods program Aug. 10, 6:30 pm, to present “Birds in Shakespeare and Historic Falconry.” Shakespeare’s texts mention more than 60 bird species, and such references have inspired bird lovers throughout the centuries. Open Door Bird Sanctuary will provide a demonstration of historic falconry, […]

  • Style Show Highlights Environmental Issues

    The Scand Auxiliary will host its annual style show and luncheon Sept. 11, 11:45 am, at Gordon Lodge in Baileys Harbor. All proceeds will benefit the Scandia Village–Good Samaritan Retirement Center in Sister Bay.  This year’s theme of Dress Well, Do Good responds to the concern about environmental responsibility by promoting the repurposing of clothing, jewelry, […]

  • Survey To Help Baileys Harbor With Strategic Planning

    The Baileys Harbor Community Association is engaged in a strategic-planning process to address issues that are critical to the community and make decisions for event planning and tourism promotion in 2024 and beyond.  Feedback through a survey is appreciated from all part-time and full-time Baileys Harbor residents, and visitor input will also be accepted and […]

  • Editor’s Note: Wishing Sam a Speedy Recovery

    Her name is Samantha Marie Watson. We know her as Sam, as do readers of the Peninsula Pulse. Sam began working for us in June 2022, immediately after earning her UW-Madison journalism degree. We knew from her résumé and interviews that she was intelligent, with enough experience to show us her talents as a reporter […]

  • Space Available In Summer Theater Camp

    Door Shakespeare’s summer theater program for youth, Camp Will, is accepting registrations for session two, which runs July 31 – Aug. 4; and session three, which runs Aug. 14-18. Both sessions are held Monday-Friday, 10 am – 12:30 pm, with an additional evening activity on Friday of the session. The camp takes place outdoors on the grounds […]

  • Ridges Receives $73,000 Grant For Iris Restoration

    The Ridges Sanctuary in Baileys Harbor has been awarded federal funds to implement a dwarf lake iris restoration project through the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service’s Coastal Program.  The grant advances efforts to expand the plant’s numbers, which have been decreasing at the sanctuary during the past several decades due to forest encroachment, loss of […]

  • Baileys Harbor Group Joins Forces to Buy Bearded Heart

    Come November, the new owners of the Bearded Heart Coffee Shop in Baileys Harbor will take over the business operation. A group of Baileys Harbor residents and business owners came together earlier this year to buy the coffee shop and retail spaces at the corner of Highway 57 and Howard Avenue.  The project reunites David […]

  • Matching Donation Drive Through July For Ridges’ Trackchair Trail System

    The Ridges Sanctuary, committed to supporting access to the outdoors, is seeking to expand reservation openings and improve its existing Trackchair trail system through improved signage and infrastructure, as well as adding educational signs, an enclosed trailer and a solar charger. The Ridges is looking to raise $6,000 to support these improvements, and thanks to […]

  • Sturgeon Bay Man Killed in Crash

    Bradley Jordan of Sturgeon Bay was killed Sunday, July 9, in a two-vehicle crash at the intersection of County E and Highway 57 just south of Baileys Harbor.  According to a press release issued by the Door County Sheriff’s Office, James Schorer, 83, of Baileys Harbor was traveling north on Highway 57 in a 2006 […]

  • Door Prize Winners

    Dan Cross, the juror for the 2023 Door Prize for Portraiture, selected two recipients for Best in Show – a first for the yearly exhibit and prize. Top awards went to Jeanne Kuhns of Sturgeon Bay for “Language of Love” and to Liz Maltman of Fish Creek for her pastel portrait of a friend, “Mrs […]