Area: Door County
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Sister Bay Board Approves Purchase of Quarry
After closed session at the March 15 Sister Bay village board meeting, the board voted to purchase the quarry property operated by Brandon Small of Door County Custom Stone. The resolution authorizing the purchase, dated March 15, offers a purchase price of $650,000, which can be borrowed or drawn from other unassigned funds. The village […]
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Sturgeon Bay Plan Commission to Review Apartment, Retail Building Application
Tonight the Sturgeon Bay Plan Commission will review the Planned Unit Development (PUD) application for The Bay Lofts, an apartment and retail building along Madison Avenue at the former Harbor Place Shoppes. The Bay Lofts project is a proposed 35-unit, four-story building with one-, two- and three-bedroom options and 3,200 sq. ft. of commercial space […]
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Spring Colors at The Meadows March Exhibit
The latest exhibit to move into the Meadows Art Gallery is Colors to Spring. The show began its run on March 14 and will be up through April 9. A reception is scheduled for March 19, 2 – 4 pm. The public is welcome to come see the works and meet the artists. All the […]
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Canvases Now Available for Hardy’s Community Mosaic Project
Now in its ninth year, The Community Mosaic Project, presented in partnership by The Hardy Gallery and the Artists Guild in Sturgeon Bay, has – and continues – to bring together the community to create a visual tapestry of public art at the Hardy’s iconic facility in Ephraim. This year’s project will be on display […]
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Björklunden May Workshop Focuses on Literature’s Key Themes
From May 9 – 13, Lawrence University’s Björklunden is offering “Reading – and Writing – About Five Key Themes in Literature” with instructor Paul McComas. The workshop is open to readers and working/aspiring writers alike. Love and loss. The working life. Coming of age. Struggle and hope. Life and death. In literature, just as in […]
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WIS 42/57 Reconstruction Project Website Now Available
The Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) Northeast Region is announcing a project website for the WIS 42/57 reconstruction project in Sturgeon Bay, Door County, is now available to the public at http://projects.511wi.gov/wis57-42/. The project is scheduled to start in late March and finish before the July 4th holiday weekend. This project will address safety and […]
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Groundwater, Crop Prices Affecting Conservation Reserve Program Demand
The application deadline for landowners to enroll in the Conservation Reserve Program passed on Feb. 26 and it was one of the most competitive years in the program’s 30-year history. The program, led by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Farm Service Agency (FSA), pays landowners for taking land out of agriculture […]
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Beer & Wine Tasting, Sheepshead & More Weekend Plans
You can feel it in the air…the first weekend of spring is nearly upon us! Celebrate the coming season with a traveling theater show, a taste of some regional brews or an afternoon of Sheepshead to support an upcoming tree planting project. Friday, March 18 Dinner & A Murder Mystery Join the actors of Rogue […]
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Body Found at Northport Pier Identified
According to Door County Sheriff Steven G. Delarwelle, the Dane County Medical Examiner has positively identified the body recovered from the submerged vehicle at the Northport Pier in Door County Friday, March 11. Earnest H. Moore, 87, of Northlake, Ill., was identified as the occupant of the vehicle. Further tests to determine if the death […]
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$2.8 Million BUG Fire Dept. Referendum Meeting March 16
A public discussion of the $2.8 million Brussels-Union-Gardner (BUG) Fire Dept. referendum will be held for residents of all three communities at 7 pm on March 16 at the Southern Door High School Auditorium. The April 5 advisory referendum requests authorization to borrow funds to build a new south Brussels, Union Gardner fire station on County C […]
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Body Found in Car Pulled from Lake
Door County rescue personnel pulled a car from the waters of Lake Michigan off Northport Pier, the Door County docking site of the Washington Island Ferry, on Friday. The mud-caked car matched the description of the 2013 Buick LaCrosse owned by Earnest H. Moore, 87, of Northlake, Ill., who was last seen by family members on […]
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Governor Walker Approves Funding for Cherryland Airport
Governor Scott Walker has approved just under $1.7 million for a runway reconstruction project at Door County Cherryland Airport near Sturgeon Bay. The funds will cover the costs for plans, designs and reconstruction of the airport’s secondary runway. Funding Breakdown State = $84,662 Door County = $84,662 Federal Aviation Administration = $1,523,906 Total = $1,693,230 […]
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Bay Ship Wins Articulated Tug Barge Contract
Fincantieri Marine Group (FMG) signed a contract for the construction of an Articulated Tug Barge (ATB) for delivery in late 2017. The contract includes an option for a second ATB unit to be potentially delivered in 2018. The vessels will be built at FMG’s Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding in Sturgeon Bay. The new barge will have […]
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Jerry Kobishop Announces Congressional Campaign
Sturgeon Bay resident Jerry Kobishop has announced his candidacy for the 8th Congressional District seat currently held by Reid Ribble. Ribble announced in January that he would not seek a fourth term. Kobishop, a retired Wisconsin Public Service employee and country singer, said if elected he “plans to push for reform in our legal and correctional […]
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The Ridges’ Nature-Minded, Literature-Inspired Story Time
“All children deserve the chance to learn and grow and connect with nature,” stated Mary Michaud on a recent Wisconsin Public Radio program about Madison, Wisconsin being selected as part of a nationwide initiative to “get more kids into nature.” Michaud, policy director for Public Health Madison and Dane County, continued, “as kids, we use […]
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U.S. Cellular recently announced that it is continuing its “Community Connections” program for the second consecutive year to support local youth organizations. Last year, the company sponsored more than 700 school groups and youth sports teams through a partnership with Pear, an online platform that connects local brands with local community needs. Academic and athletic […]
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USDA Offers Protections for Noninsured Crops Against Weather Losses
In agriculture, opportunity is often created from overcoming challenges. So when I hear people say “work for the best and prepare for the worst,” it is the American farmers and ranchers who come to mind because they characterize the optimism and resilience of the very concept, especially when it comes to overcoming severe weather. And […]
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Pulse Price Report: Oil Prices Rally
Some oil indexes recorded oil prices above $40 a barrel on Monday, setting a new high in 2016. The rally of oil prices comes after 12-year low prices of less than $30 per barrel. Just four years ago, a barrel of oil sold around $100 per barrel. But with higher oil prices, will consumer gas […]
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Door to Nature: The Sweet Water of Spring
Each day, as we get closer to spring, the white ribbons of hard grainy snow along the driveway through our woods become smaller and smaller. Soon skunk cabbages will be poking their new pointed forms up through the snow in the wet swamps of the southeastern part of the county. They are the genuine harbingers […]
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With St. Patrick’s Day right around the corner, the Door County Humane Society (DCHS) would like to introduce a strapping young lad that proudly bears an Irish name. Clancy is a two-year-old pit bull with a jet-black coat and white markings on his neck, chest, and paws. He recently came to DCHS as a stray […]