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  • Bike Fed Spotlights Egg Harbor Trails Initiative Members

    Several members of the Egg Harbor (and beyond) Trails initiative have been invited to participate in the Wisconsin Bike Fed’s Healthy Communities Summit at University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Memorial Union in late April. The Summit aims to address the importance of healthy communities and explore strategies for promoting active lifestyles through trail development initiatives. Susan Stauber, […]

  • PODCAST: Planting Trees with Jeff Lutsey and the Big Plant

    The partners that make up the Big Plant aim to add 10,000 trees to the peninsula landscape in April. Coordinator Jeff Lutsey of the Climate Change Coalition joins Myles Dannhausen Jr. to talk about his path the CCC, the value of trees and how to make a difference one root at a time. Door County […]

  • PULSE OF TOURISM: The Priorities of Community Investment Fund Grants

    Destination Door County’s Community Investment Fund utilizes a portion of room tax dollars generated and paid by overnight visitors and reinvests those dollars to support local projects that enhance our community, improve the quality of life for people who live and work here, and expand the destination experience for visitors. Grant opportunities are available to […]

  • Listen Up!

    Here is a sample of live music this weekend in the county! Ike Arumba and the Infidels March 23, 6:30 pm, Stone Harbor Resort, 107 N. 1st St. in Sturgeon Bay Headed by a frontman who has been nominated as Wisconsin Area Music Industry (WAMI) rock artist of the year, this band blends classic rock […]

  • Cast Iron Pizza – When you Want the Wood-fired Texture Without the Wood Fire

    My family has a passion for eating pizza, and fortunately my fiancé David has a passion for making pizza. Pizza came to America with Italian immigrants in the beginning of the 20th century. Pizzerias started popping up in places like Boston, New York and Chicago around 1905. Just like in Italy, American pizza came to […]

  • Gibraltar Student Charged with Felony Possession of a Firearm

    Court documents say revolver found in 17-year-old’s jacket  A 17-year-old Gibraltar High School student made his first court appearance March 18 on a charge of felony possession of a firearm after a pistol was found in his jacket while he was at school on Friday, March 15, according to the criminal complaint. Bond for Aidan […]

  • Possible Ways To Recoup Costs For Ice Rescues

    It came up during the County of Door’s Judiciary and Public Safety Committee meeting this week that maybe some of the anglers requiring ice rescues – or the tour guides and captains putting those anglers on precarious ice conditions – shouldn’t be getting off free of charge. The idea was floated by District 14 County […]

  • The Basics of Bird Identification

    I may be 23, but you wouldn’t be able to tell based on my hobbies. I love crocheting, baking and the occasional crossword puzzle – and I’m starting to think birdwatching is the next step in my journey to become the youngest old person ever. I’m no bird buff as it stands, but I’m in […]

  • Mediterranean Favorites Team Up For A Cause

    It’s hard to resist the seasoned meat of a gyro or the satisfying crunch of pizza crust. Can’t decide between the two? Wild Tomato Wood-Fired Pizza and Grille has you covered. Their March Donation Creation pizza features gyro meat, mozzarella cheese, diced tomatoes, red onions, kalamata olives, feta cheese over a tzatziki base, finished with […]

  • More Sounds of St. Patrick’s Day

    If you plan to celebrate St. Paddy’s by eating and drinking the weekend away, you might as well listen to some live music during your festivities. Here are a few venues where you can do just that.  MARCH 16  Ben Larsen  4:30-7:30 pm  Sturgeon Bay Yacht Club, 600 Nautical Dr. in Sturgeon Bay A third-generation […]

  • Griffon String Quartet Awarded Green Bay Grant

    Midsummer’s Music’s resident ensemble, the Griffon String Quartet, received a grant for its work with older adults from the Tom and Jan Krautkramer Family Fund of the Greater Green Bay Community Foundation.  The quartet offers B Double Sharp performances for patients with Alzheimer’s or dementia as well as their caregivers. The events are intended to […]

  • Tickets Available for Women’s Fund Story Slam

    The Women’s Fund of Door County will present its 11th annual Tales of Our Lives Story Slam on April 20. The event will be held at Northern Sky’s Gould Theater for the first time this year. “I’ve been attending the event annually and was a ‘slammer’ for the first Tales of Our Lives,” Northern Sky […]

  • Airborne Art

    Rebecca Carlton’s ceramic-bird sculptures represent the world’s languages In a bare-bones industrial space inside the Door County Economic Development Corporation (DCEDC,) artist Rebecca Carlton is assembling three suspended sculptures that represent the world’s languages. About 7,000 languages are spoken around the world, according to the Linguistic Society of America. Carlton wanted to represent all of […]

  • Meet the Candidates for the April 2 Election

    It’s that time of year when we introduce you to the candidates who want to help lead our municipalities, our county and our school boards. Voters have choices in five municipalities for this year’s April 2 spring election: the towns of Baileys Harbor, Gardner, Sevastopol and Washington, and the Village of Sister Bay; on the […]

  • Bargains For Bookworms

    The Friends of Door County Libraries will host a book sale on March 16, 9:30 am – 12 pm.  What started as a single July book sale has expanded to a year-round event, with volunteers processing some 2,000 donations a month. All book sale proceeds support the Friends, funding programs and activities at all eight […]

  • Door County Circuit Court, Branch One

    Two candidates – Jennifer Moeller and Brett Reetz – each want the Door County Circuit Court seat currently held by Judge D. Todd Ehlers, who is retiring when his term ends July 31, 2024.  Jennifer Moeller, 55, lives in Sturgeon Bay and works as the Door County FamilyCourt Commissioner and Register in Probate. She has […]

  • Local Author Publishes Book Of Short Plays

    Local author Phyllis Zatlin’s new book of plays, All That’s Golden Doesn’t Glitter, illustrates that old age isn’t for the faint of heart.  Published in cooperation with the Door County Playwrights’ Collective (DCPC), the collection of four short comedies includes “Her Favorite Grandson,” “Where’s There’s a Way There’s a Will,” “Old Letter Writers Never Die” […]

  • Door County Board Of Supervisors

    All 21 seats are up for re-election on the Door County Board of Supervisors. Three incumbents aren’t running – Dan Austad, Alexis Heim Peter and David Lienau. Two have filed for Austad’s District 9 seat and one for Heim Peter’s District 10 seat. However, no one filed for Lienau’s District 19 seat that represents parts […]

  • Five things you might not know about Irish contributions to Door County

    Door County may be better-known for Scandinavian or Belgian heritage, but it has even slightly more cause to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day than the country at large – 10% of the Door County population identify with Irish heritage, compared with 9.5% across the U.S., according to the 2020 U.S. Census data. While some 19th century […]

  • Women of Note

    Five female Door County musicians will take the stage at the Kress Pavilion on March 22, 7 pm, as part of the Art of Music winter concert series. Those five performers – Dorothy Scott, Katie Dahl, Cathy Grier, Ruby James and Jeanne Kuhns – will perform together in a show titled Women of Note. The […]