Area: Door County
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The Cheese Insider: Wisconsin, Queen of the Dairy World
During the first week of October every year, Wisconsin hosts The World Dairy Expo in Madison, the largest gathering of all things dairy in the world. The show has everything from livestock judging, nutritional and equipment suppliers, educational seminars, and a variety of other exhibits and demonstrations. I have attended this annual event the past […]
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Eagle Tower Wood Analysis Shows Severe Decay
“This is really scary,” was a common refrain by Bob Ross, a wood expert with the U.S. Forest Service, reviewing pictures of the deteriorated wood that was once Eagle Tower. Ross presented his team’s findings to the public on Oct. 18 after running hundreds of tests on each piece of wood from the dismantled Eagle […]
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Closing Date For Gibraltar Beach Expansion Purchase
The closing date for Gibraltar’s purchase of the York property to expand the beach is set for Dec. 31. Before then, the town board and the Parks and Lands Committee hope to walk through the property and building with builders from Peninsula Building Systems to review possibilities to repurpose the building that is currently on […]
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(Left to right) Anders Seaquist, Cassidy Moore and Levi Seaquist as cheery cherries in the Sister Bay Fall Festival parade on Oct. 15. Photo by Len Villano.
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Man, was Tiger Woods fun. The riveting amateur career, his multiple peaks of absolute dominance and global stardom and injection of vigor into an old, fussy, white man’s game. All of it happened over an über-fun span of more than 20 years. And sure, he still can produce the fun, just never like before, […]
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Municipal Meetings: Oct. 21 – 28
DOOR COUNTY City of Sturgeon Bay: A public hearing will be held at noon on Oct. 25 by the Zoning Board of Appeals on a request from Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding for a variance from the Municipal Code on maximum building height in a heavy industrial zone. The current height limitation is 45 feet, and the […]
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Feingold, Johnson Debate for Final Time
If this had been a boxing match rather than a political debate, the referee would have been busy most of the night pulling the two opponents apart as they clutched each other and jabbed at the other’s perceived weaknesses. But, ultimately, the second and final debate between incumbent Republican Senator Ron Johnson and former Democratic […]
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Girl Scouts Grow a Pizza Garden
Bet you didn’t know there was pizza growing at the Ridges Sanctuary this summer – six big slices, to be exact. One of the ideas that came out of the Design Team Project in Baileys Harbor last November was building relationships through a community garden. Lori and Michael Kemmler volunteered to work on the idea. […]
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Overheard and Shout Outs: Oct. 21, 2016
OVERHEARD Are there tid-bits of conversations you’ve heard while standing in line at the grocery store, serving a table, or walking down the sidewalk that make you smile, cringe or laugh out loud? “I don’t like hugging. I hate touching. It’s not interesting to me.” “Honestly, my only goal for the remainder of […]
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State Designates Rustic Road on Washington Island
The state has designated two new Rustic Roads in the state, including the only island Rustic Road in Wisconsin: Rustic Road 118 in Wabeno, Forest County, and Rustic Road 119 in the Town of Washington, Door County. Rustic Road 119 (R-119) is a 27-mile route comprised of segments of County W, and 14 town roads […]
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Breadmaking Workshop with UW-Extension Nov. 5
The Door Association for Home and Community Education invites you to a fun Educational Day to learn how to make bread and decorate cookies. The program will be held on Saturday, Nov. 5, 1-4 pm at the Jacksonport Town Hall, 3365 County V. There is a fee of $5/person, which will be collected at the […]
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Catching Up with Singer-Songwriter Carley Baer
All my troubles and cares in a box by the stairs All my wishes are hung on a star You can break me or bleed me but if you should need me I’ll be down at the corner bar I’ll be raising my glass to the people who pass As they make a big […]
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Question: What was the average speed of the Wright Military Flyer, the first aircraft purchased under government contract in 1909? Answer: 42 miles per hour
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The Vanishing America: Photography by Tom Jenz
When you walk the streets of small town America or drive the back roads of its countryside, what are the elements – the ways of life, buildings and gathering spots – that will someday exist only in your memory? While none of us can be certain, Tom Jenz has a pretty good idea. For 30 […]
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Pulse Price Report: What is the TPP?
The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) is a proposed trade agreement with 12 nations that border the Pacific Ocean, including the United States. President Obama hails it as a cornerstone of his administration, should Congress approve it. Donald Trump would rip up the trade agreement if elected, while Hillary Clinton has withdrawn her support for the TPP […]
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Science Snippet: Bad News about Bumblebees
Now for some breaking bad news about bumblebees. In some areas, bumblebee populations are declining, and a “…large number of fruits and vegetables would be missing from our plates had a bumblebee not done its job” (Dr. Ben M. Sadd). A groundbreaking study by 25 international scientists undertook a detailed analysis of the genes […]
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Something Out of Nothing: Barnes’ Third Avenue Playhouse Dioramas
When co-artistic directors James Valcq and Robert Boles opened The Subject Was Roses, their first show at Third Avenue Playhouse (TAP) in 2012, Tom Blahnik, a local florist, provided a lovely bouquet for the counter just inside the door of the theater. He continued to do so until he went out of business more than […]
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Tuesday Means Pot Pie at Coyote Roadhouse
One of the first lessons future journalists learned at J-School at the University of Missouri many decades ago was: “Keep yourself out of the story. It’s not about you.” I’m still old school, but – just this once – I’m going to make an exception. On a Tuesday night in Oct. 2013, I was at […]
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Server of the Week: Cassie Cibik-Moeller @ Schopf’s Hilltop Dairy
With a constant smile on her face And a cow apron tied ‘round her waist. She’ll dish up ice cream and cut your fudge, And in evenings, wait on you at Donny’s Glidden Lodge. It’s Cassie Cibik-Moeller, Ms. “Sassy Cassie” Keepin’ it fun, keepin’ it classy. Stop by the counter at Schopf’s Hilltop Dairy, She’ll […]
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Northern Door Once Had 26 Rural Schools
Nyla Wickman Small, a product of a rural school in northern Door County and now a docent at the Door County Historical Museum, presented a program on the history of rural schools in Northern Door at a recent meeting of the Baileys Harbor Historical Society. Small and the other museum docents have also compiled histories […]