Area: Door County
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Flying Pig Gallery Owners Moving On
After 13 years of successfully curating gallery and garden pieces, Susan Connor and Robyn Mulhaney are looking to relocate to be more present with their family. During their time of finding new owners, Flying Pig will provide limited gallery space and hours of operation while hosting private parties, special events or happenings. They will be […]
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Hal Prize Winner Honored by Council of Wisconsin Writers for Published Work
Seven Wisconsin writers have been named winners of the Wisconsin Writers Awards for work published in 2015. The Council will award each winner $500 and a weeklong writing residency at Shake Rag Alley in Mineral Point. Honorable mentions will receive $50 each. Out-of-state judges made the selections. The Edna Ferber Fiction Book Award goes to […]
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Peninsula Park Hike, Acoustic Song Jams & More Weekend Plans
It will be a quiet weekend on the Door Peninsula. Why not take advantage with an acoustic music session, naturalist-guided hike or story time? Friday, March 25 Acoustic Tunes Aplenty Grab your acoustic instrument and share in the fun of the weekly Door County Acoustic Song Circle, today at Prince of Peace Lutheran Church coffee […]
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Health Insurance Marketplace Enrollment
Health Insurance Marketplaces nationwide signed up nearly 4.9 million new customers for 2016 coverage during the third Open Enrollment period. In total, about 12.7 million people signed up or automatically renewed their plans for 2016 coverage, of which about 40 percent were new customers. In Wisconsin, approximately 90,000 were new customers to the Marketplace. People […]
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Ralph William Chase died March 11, 2016 at age 89. He was born in St. Paul, MN on October 25, 1926 to Joan and Chester Chase. He graduated from Proviso High School and the Chicago Academy of Fine Arts. He also attended The Illinois Institute of Technology and The Art Institute of Chicago. He served […]
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Sturgeon Bay Highway Construction Website Launched
The Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) Northeast Region announced a project website for the Hwy. 42/57 reconstruction project in Sturgeon Bay at projects.511wi.gov/wis57-42/. The project is scheduled to start in late March and finish before the July 4 holiday weekend. This project will reconstruct one mile of 42/57 from Michigan Street to Egg Harbor Road […]
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Gordon Edward Bley, 89, of West Jacksonport, fell asleep in the loving arms of his family and awoke in the arms of the Lord Wednesday morning, March 9, 2016 at Good Samaritan Society – Scandia Village in Sister Bay. He was born September 7, 1926 in West Jacksonport, the son of August and Lydia Caroline (Herbst) Bley. […]
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Indoor Baseball Training Facility Proposed for Sturgeon Bay
A veritable who’s who of area baseball coaches made up the majority of the audience at the Sturgeon Bay Yacht Club on March 15 as Kent Berkley, his wife Michelle Munson, and their teenage son Isaac presented their idea for an indoor baseball and softball facility called Complete Game Academy. Berkley is a lawyer from […]
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Gwen and Josh Gregory, Sturgeon Bay, are the parents of a son born on March 9, 2016, at Ministry Door County Medical Center, Sturgeon Bay. Maternal grandparents are John and Claire Blume, Marathon, Wis. Paternal grandparents are Bill and Judy Gregory, Sturgeon Bay.
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City of Sturgeon Bay: The Parking & Traffic Committee meets at 3:30 pm on March 21. County of Door: The ADRC Advisory Board meets at the Door County Senior Resource Center at 4 pm on March 21. The Library Board meets at 5 pm in the Jane Greene Room of the Door County Library in […]
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I’d like to officially welcome Chris Milligan, the new Sister Bay Advancement Association Coordinator, who came onboard on March 7. Chris was the former owner of the Inn at Kristopher’s and also worked in the Information Booth last summer, and, therefore, he is very familiar with Sister Bay. If you have any questions about the […]
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Jane M. Meacham, 72, of Sturgeon Bay, passed away at Ministry Door County Medical Center on March 15, 2016. She was born on April 30, 1943, to Leo and Elsie (Goodrick) Meacham. Jane graduated from Mazomanie High School in 1961, and from UW Whitewater in 1965 with a degree in education. She taught grade school […]
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The cattery staff at the Door County Humane Society (DCHS) would like to introduce a very special feline that holds the title of “longest resident currently living at DCHS.” Skid was found as a young stray kitten in July 2013, and for the past three years, (almost his whole life) he has been looking for […]
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Commentary: The Bad Far Outweighs the Good in SB 295
The League of Women Voters of Wisconsin strongly opposes SB 295 and urges Governor Walker to veto it. Although the legislation offers some benefits, the advantages are more than offset by unnecessary restrictions which will make it more difficult for many citizens to register and vote. Enactment of SB 295 will make Veteran Health Identification […]
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S. Michael Wilk died March 3, 2016 after a brief illness. A lifelong Kenoshan, and a part-time resident of Egg Harbor, he attended Lincoln Elementary and Middle School and graduated from Mary D. Bradford High School in 1957. He was the first in his family to attend college, graduating from Princeton University (Biochemistry) and the […]
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Obituary: Barbara L. MacDonald
Barbara L. MacDonald, age 79, of Ellison Bay, WI, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, March 8 after a brief illness. She was born on September 8, 1936 in Minneapolis, MN to the late Weston and Marge (Hefley) Johnson. Barb attended Audubon Grade School, Southwest High School and the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis. On March […]
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Framed: 2016 St. Patrick’s Day Parade
The peninsula was full of Irish spirit during the St. Patrick’s Day parade in Sturgeon Bay on March 12. Photo by Len Villano.
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Pet Talk: Where Should We Get a Puppy?
Q: With spring right around the corner, our family has decided to get a puppy. We have young children and would like a puppy to grow up with them. We have decided on a Golden Retriever. Some friends are saying don’t go to a breeder, but rather a shelter or rescue group. Where would you […]
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Overheard and Shout Outs: March 18, 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? “There are so many people who could be improved with a bit of mace!” “Uh oh…I think I just went […]
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Door County History in Photos: Lucerne Hotel, 1937
In 1928 Leathem Smith bought a 100-acre farm and turned it into Door County’s very first yacht and country club. It was known as the Commodore Club and included a nine-hole golf course, dock, dining hall, lobby, several cottages and 22 rooms. In 1937 the country club was sold to the Bertschinger family and was […]