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  • Cellist Plays at Belgian Heritage Center

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    The Belgian Heritage Center will present cellist, singer and composer Helen Gillet in concert Nov. 20, 4 pm. Gillet grew up in Singapore, Chicago and Wisconsin before moving to New Orleans in 2002. She’s known for her eclectic palette of avant-garde jazz, French chansons, funk and alt-rock, as well as her Bohemian flair similar to […]

  • Vegas Impersonators at Southern Door Auditorium Sunday

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    If you enjoyed the variety shows of the ’70s and ’80s, you won’t want to miss The Edwards Twins at the Southern Door Community Auditorium on Oct. 23, 2 pm. They’ll impersonate legendary singers during An Evening with the Stars, performing as Sonny and Cher, Billy Joel, Elton John, Neil Diamond, Lionel Richie, Stevie Wonder, […]

  • Books and Booyah at the BHC

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    Jerry Parins, former director of corporate security for the Green Bay Packers, will visit the Belgian Heritage Center (BHC) on Oct. 29 to talk about his book, Bodyguard to the Packers, and his fight against cancer. Parins’ talk will start at 10:30 am. Books with his autograph will be available for a minimum $10 donation, […]

  • Forum for State Senate Candidates

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    Wisconsin State Senate District 1 candidate Andrea Gage-Michaels (D) and André Jacque (R) will participate in a Door County League of Women Voters candidate forum on Monday, Oct. 10, 6:30-8 pm, at the Southern Door High School Library, 2073 Cty DK in Brussels. Wisconsin Senate District 1 covers all of Door and Kewaunee counties and […]

  • Remembering the Great Fire

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    The Belgian Heritage Center will host a day of remembrance for the Great Fire of 1871 on Oct. 8, the anniversary of the fire. On that day, fires devastated the landscape on both sides of the bay of Green Bay, including a large part of the Belgian settlement area in Door, Brown and Kewaunee counties. […]

  • Mystery Novel Focuses on Belgian History

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    Rebecca Derenne of the Belgian Heritage Center in Brussels will lead the next meeting of the UntitledTown PageTurners Book Club on Sept. 22, 6 pm, at St. Norbert College’s Mulva Library in De Pere. The group will discuss The Lace Maker’s Secret by Kathleen Ernst. Greed, uncertainty and death become entangled in the mystery of […]

  • You Can’t Miss the Kermiss

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    Celebrate Belgian heritage, culture and food Aug. 21 Fun to say and delicious to eat, booyah – sometimes spelled “booya,” “bouja” or “bouyou” – is synonymous with Belgian culture and the Kermiss: a traditional celebration that marks the beginning of the fall harvest season. And if you head to the Belgian Heritage Center on Sunday, […]

  • Brussels Airpark Offers Small-Plane Landing Stop

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    Known in aviation lingo as 7WI8, the Crispy Cedars private airfield in Brussels offers pilots of small airplanes – many of whom attended last month’s EAA Airventure in Oshkosh – a place to fly in and go camping in Door County. “We don’t charge for camping,” said Kevin Slezewski, who owns the property off 4 […]

  • Meeting to Watch: Aug. 15, Southern Door School District

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    A survey this summer encouraged the Southern Door School Board and superintendent to continue pursuing a $14.9 million capital-improvement project as well as an operational-funding referendum. The board met Aug. 8 to further discuss the survey results and decide which construction, renovation and demolition projects to pursue. On Monday, Aug. 15, the board will formally […]

  • Belgian Heritage Center Hosts Annual Kermiss

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    The Belgian Heritage Center is hosting its annual kermiss – a traditional harvest festival featuring Belgian food, beer, music and camaraderie – on Aug. 21, 11 am – 4 pm.  The popular band Mad Cats will provide its mix of country, rock and pop music, 11 am – 3 pm. Antique farm-implement demonstrations will illustrate life on […]

  • Bread and Booyah Lunch at Belgian Heritage Center

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    A Bread and Booyah lunch will be served at the Belgian Heritage Center (BHC) on June 26, 11 am – 1 pm. Booyah – a hearty soup typically cooked in outdoor kettles – is a traditional dish and a mainstay at gatherings in the Belgian settlement area.  A bonus for attendees at this year’s event will […]

  • Local Priest Hosts New Documentary

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    Fr. Edward Looney was assigned to the parishes in Brussels and Lincoln/Rosiere in 2017 and began his immersion in the culture of the area’s Belgian immigrants, which included the Belgian roadside chapels.  In 2020, he began the Belgian Roadside Chapels of Northeastern Wisconsin Facebook page, which offered daily prayers and chapel tours. In one month, […]

  • Waffle Breakfast Raises Money for Belgian Heritage Center

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    The Belgian Heritage Center will host a waffle breakfast April 24, 9 am – 1 pm. It includes handmade waffles, eggs, beverages and Marchant’s Belgian trippe: a traditional sausage made with cabbage and Belgian spices.   Guests may also view the center’s exhibits, which tell the story of the Belgian settlement area. All proceeds will benefit […]

  • Brussels Family Loses Everything to Two Fires within 24 Hours

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    A GoFundMe page has been established for the Chuck and Kandi Bretl family, whose members lost everything when their Brussels home burned to the ground this week. “Everything inside, including the family dog, Luna, and a family of six kittens, were lost,” wrote Dawn Starr, a lifelong friend and neighbor of the Bretls who established […]

  • Christmas in Belgium at Belgian Heritage Center

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    The Belgian Heritage Center will be open Nov. 26 and 27, 9 am – 3 pm. On Friday, a volunteer will be available to assist with answering family genealogy questions, and on both days, enjoy a special display of a historical costume worn by a local St. Nick.  It’s also a great opportunity for families […]

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    64 Years of Pierre-Henquinet Store in Brussels

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    In 1906, when his daughter, Mae, was two years old, Gabe Pierre established the Brussels Store on School Road in Brussels. By the time a newspaper story celebrated the 50th anniversary of Pierre’s store – “Brussels’ oldest business establishment” – Mae reported that she’d been clerking there since she was eight years old.  By 1956, […]

  • Events Commemorate the Fires of 1871

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    Peshtigo  Bailey Koepsel, executive director of the Door County Historical Society, will be a keynote speaker at the Oct. 7-9 Forest History Conference commemorating the Peshtigo Fire. It will take place at the Embers 1871 restaurant, W3529 Cty B in Peshtigo. Koepsel will speak about the Williamsonville Fire, which ravaged southern Door County and killed […]

  • Learn More about the Fires of Oct. 8, 1871

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    The Peshtigo Fire was the deadliest fire in U.S. history, claiming an estimated 1,800 to 2,500 lives while destroying millions of acres of land across northeast Wisconsin and the Upper Peninsula. To learn about the event, and to hear the stories of the survivors, see the resources below. Firestorm at Peshtigo: A Town, Its People, and […]

  • Supervisors Accept Grant to Improve Groundwater Quality

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    Brussels dairy farmer Dan Vandertie milks 40 cows with his wife and has a young son who’s coming back to the family farm business. He asked the Door County Board of Supervisors during its Tuesday meeting to reject a $286,272 Notice of Discharge (NOD) grant that was awarded to the Door County Soil and Water […]

  • Commemorating the Great Fire of 1871

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    The Belgian Heritage Center will host three days of programming to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the Great Fire of 1871. Fires on Oct. 8 devastated the landscape on both sides of the bay of Green Bay, including a large part of the Belgian settlement area in Door, Brown and Kewaunee counties, and forever changed […]