Area: Egg Harbor
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Egg Harbor Acquires Site for Community Center
A private donor has helped to solidify the Village of Egg Harbor’s plans for its proposed Egg Harbor Community Center and Library by buying a building site at 4639 Orchard Road. As the village ad hoc library committee and community stakeholders worked with architects during the past few months to develop preliminary plans for this […]
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Sign Up for 2016 Alpine Ladies Golf League
League play for the Alpine Ladies Golf League begins June 7 at 8:15 am. This is an informal, friendly nine-hole league. Play with golfers with different skill levels and meet new people. Practice rounds begin May 3 at 9 am. If interested in joining this league, contact Mady Ferdinand at [email protected] or call Mary Aiken […]
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Birch Creek Receives Wisconsin Arts Board Grant
The efforts of Birch Creek Music Performance Center, Inc. to provide quality music education and serve Door County culturally and economically were recognized with a grant for $11,540 from the Wisconsin Arts Board competitive grant program. Birch Creek matches Arts Board funds with funds raised locally. The Creation and Presentation Grant provides artistic program and […]
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10 Musicians to Perform at Love the Earth Concert
Celebrate Earth Day at Lost Moth Gallery for the Love the Earth Concert, an evening of music by 10 Midwest musicians on April 23 at 7 pm. Singer/songwriters include Door County’s Small Forest, Tarl Knight, Jess Holland, Jane Sommers, Terry Murphy, Holly Olm and Michael Bleck, as well as harpist Holly Erskine and Patti Ecker […]
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Earth Day Activities, Brown Trout Tourney & More Weekend Plans
What better way to start a weekend in beautiful Door County than with a host of Earth Day celebrations? Get out and about while lending Mother Nature a helping hand and when you need a break, head to the local theater to see what our young talent has to offer or celebrate your Belgian heritage […]
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Egg Harbor Approves New Wine Festival
The Egg Harbor Business Association (EHBA) recently found itself with a major problem that any community in the world might envy – advance ticket sales for a brand-new festival outgrew the space the festival was assigned in the village. EHBA President Jeff Larson explained the problem of the new Door County Wine Festival to the […]
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City of Sturgeon Bay: The Parking & Traffic Committee meets at 3:30 pm on April 18. The common council meets at 7 pm on April 19. County of Door: The Administrative Committee meets at 8:30 am on April 18. The Finance Committee meets at 2 pm on April 18. The ADRC Advisory Board meets at […]
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April 22: Science on Tap kick-off party from 5 to 8 pm at Door County Brewing Co., Baileys Harbor, with music by Ruby James, Roger Kuhns and Door County Folk Alliance. April 23: Earth Day Extravaganza at The Ridges Sanctuary, Baileys Harbor, 10 am to 4 pm. Love the Earth Concert, 7 pm, Lost Moth […]
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Letter to the Editor: Ted Cruz Is Scary
The claims made by Ted Cruz that he is a religious conservative constitutionalist are not what we think of as American in this day and age. He does not want to accept all people as equal, as it states in the Constitution. The first amendment to the Constitution separates church and state and mandates that […]
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Two Door County Hotels Vying for Wisconsin Lodging Directory Cover
The Ashbrooke in Egg Harbor and Westwood Shores Resort in Sturgeon Bay are in competition with 10 other hotels and resorts in the state for the cover of the 2017 Wisconsin Lodging Directory. The cover will be determined by votes. Bay Breeze Resort of Ephraim won the cover contest for the 2016 Lodging Guide. You […]
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The Metal Clay Passion of Jean Fritschka
For every art gallery dotting the Door Peninsula, there are a number of “silent artists” in the county content with creating art for few, if any, eyes but their own. Occasionally they will jump from their home studio – often a second bedroom filled to the brim with art supplies or half of a kitchen […]
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Two Door County Hotels Named Lodging Directory Cover Finalists
The Ashbrooke in Egg Harbor and Westwood Shores Resort in Sturgeon Bay are in competition with 10 other hotels and resorts in the state for the cover of the 2017 Wisconsin Lodging Directory. The cover will be determined by votes. Bay Breeze Resort of Ephraim won the cover contest for the 2016 Lodging Guide. You […]
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City of Sturgeon Bay: A public hearing will be held at noon on April 12 before the Zoning Board of Appeals regarding a petition from Russell Cihlar to use an existing log building as an accessory building at 1623 Clay Banks Road. The Finance/Purchasing & Building Committee meets at 4 pm on April 12. The […]
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Questions & Artists: Printmaker Erin Nolan
When Illinois artist Erin Nolan presses her carving tools into a Tengucho-covered woodblock to create her nature-inspired woodprints, her goal is to share the “haiku moments” of her life – the glimpses of heightened awareness and spiritual clarity she experiences in the great outdoors. So it makes sense that many of the relief prints reflect […]
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Senator Dave Hansen to Speak at Democratic Pie Party
The Democratic Party of Door County will host its 10th Annual Pie Party on April 10, 3 – 5 pm, at the Bertschinger Community Center, 7860 Hwy 42, Egg Harbor. Come and sample delicious pies, a la mode. State Senator Dave Hansen will be the keynote speaker. Senator Hansen, the assistant Minority Leader and inspiring […]
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School Superintendents to Speak at DKREA Meeting
The next meeting of the Door-Kewaunee Retired Educators (DKREA) Association Meeting will be held at The Log Den in Egg Harbor on April 20. Social hour begins at 11 am followed by a noon luncheon. School superintendents from Door and Kewaunee county schools will share a few thoughts on the successes and challenges of public […]
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Samantha Phillips Named to Luther College Dean’s List
Samantha Phillips, Luther College senior, of Egg Harbor, has been named to the 2015 fall semester Dean’s List. Phillips is the child of Cynthia and Dennis Phillips. To be named to the Dean’s List, a student must earn a semester grade point average of 3.5 or better on a 4.0 scale and must complete at […]
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Complete Spring Election Results: Ephraim Dry No More
Wisconsin’s last dry community voted overwhelmingly to allow sales of beer and wine in the April 5 election. There were two questions related to the sale of alcohol on the ballot. The first asked voters to approve sales of beer for on or off-premise consumption, while the second asked voters to approve the sale of wine […]
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Plum Bottom Opens The Ikebana Show
Plum Bottom Pottery & Gallery invites the community to Art Show 3 – The Ikebana Show on April 9, 10 am – 4 pm. It’s time to think spring and enjoy these handmade pottery pieces that have their roots in Japanese flower arranging traditions. The Japanese term Ikebana means “the art of flower arranging.” Plum […]
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Folk Icon Jack Williams at Lost Moth Gallery
With great excitement Lost Moth Gallery welcomes folk icon Jack Williams in concert on April 9 at 7 pm. Williams, a South Carolina-born artist, is celebrated by the contemporary U.S. folk community as a singer/songwriter of national stature and an uncommonly unique guitarist who Sing Out! Magazine describes as “one of the strongest guitarists in […]