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Area: Ellison Bay

  • Turtle Ridge Gallery, Art Camp, leather bag, handmade bag

    Upcoming Turtle Ridge Art Camps

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    Come to Turtle Ridge to make a bag at one of its Art Camps — a way to put your creativity into a leather bag or small item. There are many camps to choose from, with a variety of prices, styles, colors and customizing. Here is the Art Camps schedule for January and February: Jan. […]

  • Server of the Week: Dan Strege at Mink River Basin

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    His name is Dan StregeBut here we call him Boone.If ever help is needed,You know he’ll be there soon. A man of many talents,He has a creative mind.Boone can fix most anythingWith any material he can find. A hard-working individualWith a very caring soul.Always seen with a coffee in hand,That’s how our Booner rolls! – […]

  • GEO-DC to Host Programming Workshop

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    The Greater Escarpment Organization of Door County (GEO-DC) is heading into 2019 with a workshop to identify programming and educational opportunities for the approaching season. The organization plans to introduce educational programs such as hikes, lectures and kayak tours that will complement future interpretive and educational exhibits and displays. The programming workshop is scheduled for […]

  • Ellison Bay Pottery Holds Year-end Open House

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    Ellison Bay Pottery’s Year-end Open House is Dec. 28 and 29, 12-4 pm. The open house features the new pottery from the last firing of 2018, including “stacking bowls,” tea bowls, baking dishes and mugs. There will also be refreshments and surprise free gifts.

  • OBITUARY: Dale Leland Erickson

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    Dale Leland Erickson, 86, lifelong resident of Ellison Bay, died Tuesday, Dec. 18, 2018 at Good Samaritan Society-Scandia Village in Sister Bay with his family at his side. He was born at the family farm on Lakeview Road on Jan. 8, 1932, the son of Henry Levi Erickson and Cecelia Ruth (Johnson) Erickson. Dale attended […]

  • Newly Fired Pottery and Extended Holiday Hours

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    Ellison Bay Pottery has fresh goblets, mugs and bowls from the final firing of 2018 now available at the gallery. John Dietrich and Diane McNeil are opening the gallery daily from noon to 4 pm until Dec 31, but it will be closed for Christmas. Gift cards are available online at ellisonbaypotterystudios.com.

  • County Supports Medical Marijuana; Votes to Expand Door Bluff Headlands Park

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    On a voice vote at its Dec. 18 meeting, the Door County Board of Supervisors approved a resolution in support of the legalization of medical marijuana. Chair Dave Lienau said he decided to directly sponsor the resolution because he knows people who use cannabis for pain relief, and 33 other states already allow its use […]

  • UU Fellowship Donates to GEO-DC

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    In support of the Greater Escarpment Organization of Door County (GEO-DC), the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Door County recently collected and donated funds. Karl Wise, UU President, and Meg Ziegelmann, UU Environmental Justice Action Team leader, presented Nancy Goss, GEO-DC Board Chair, with a $600 check. The Fellowship chooses one nonprofit organization each month to […]

  • Happy to Be An Outlier: Moon Bird opens in Ellison Bay for open houses

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    Stepping into Moon Bird, the new gallery/home adornment space in Ellison Bay, on a grey day, the bright, welcoming colors are a relief to the eyes. The shop, located in the former Sutra Gallery, is a new endeavor for the husband-and-wife team of Jeff and Desiree Bromstad. The couple, who has owned a home in […]

  • Holiday Music Galore: Weekend Primer Podcast

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    Andrew and Matt are back with your Weekend Primer for the weekend of November 14th, 2018. Events include: Festive Fridays at the Donald and Carol Kress Pavilion in Egg Harbor Welcome Winter at The Clearing in Ellison Bay Let’s Tell the Story at the Prince of Peace Church Midsummer’s Music Resident String Quartet at the […]

  • Fire Department Credits Passerby for Averting Possible Disaster in Ellison Bay

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    A tragedy was averted in Ellison Bay Nov. 29 thanks to the astute observations of a passerby. A pedestrian on Mink River Road reported a strong smell of gas in the area at 8:54 am. The Sister Bay Liberty Grove Fire Department was dispatched and responded immediately to the area near the Wickman House restaurant. […]

  • Feature: Jens Jensen Returns to Door County

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    A huge crowd at an event in late August at the Baileys Harbor Town Hall saw Roger Kuhns go backstage with a tan suit over his arm. But the man who emerged wearing that suit a few minutes later looked and sounded nothing like Kuhns. Who he did resemble to an uncanny degree was 86-year-old […]

  • First Day Hike on Jan. 1

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    Join Newport State Park on Jan. 1, 2019 for a First Day Hike. This is the eighth year that Wisconsin state parks have participated in this national event. Meet at the end of Europe Bay Road at the Hotz Park at 9 am. This moderate, three-mile hike will bring hikers along Europe Lake, with rolling hills along […]

  • Clearing Winter-Program Classes

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    The Clearing’s annual Christmas Open House is scheduled for Thursday and Friday, Dec. 6–7, 10 am–4 pm at the Jens Jensen Center. Enjoy mulled apple cider and tasty treats while cozying up to the crackling fire. The Clearing’s indoor Christmas forest is something to behold. The open house is also a perfect time to register […]

  • Santa on a Tugboat?: Weekend Primer Podcast

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      Andrew and Matt are back with your Weekend Primer for the weekend of November 30th. Events include: The Whaliens at Third Avenue Playhouse Ephraim’s Christmas in the Village Harbor Holiday in Baileys Harbor Santa on the Tugboat in Sturgeon Bay Christmas at Birch Creek and the Baileys Harbor Winter Farmers Market

  • OBITUARY: Elizabeth “Liz” T. Gonzales

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    Elizabeth “Liz” T. Gonzales, 81, of Sister Bay, died Saturday evening Nov. 24, 2018 at St. Mary’s Hospital in Green Bay with her family by her side. She was born Dec. 6, 1936 in Keshena, the daughter of the late Mitchell and Mary (Beaupray) Maskewit.  On her 21st birthday, she and her sister, Dorothy set […]

  • Shop Turtle Ridge for the Holidays

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    Turtle Ridge Gallery & Boutique welcomes the community to its Holiday Open House, Nov. 23–25, 10 am–5 pm. Team Turtle has been preparing special gift items that range from $10 to $50, including “Purse Candy,” eyeglass holders, tassel necklaces, pearl and bead earrings, beaded leather bracelets and more. They have been busy crafting the Classic […]

  • OBITUARY: Delores “Dee” G. Mead

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    Delores “Dee” G. Mead, 95, of Sister Bay, died Thursday, Nov. 15, 2018 at the Aurora Nor-Door Clinic. She was born on June 26, 1923 in Clintonville, the daughter of the late Frederick and Martha Geiger. Dee married John M. Mead on September 18, 1945 at the University Chapel in Madison. Dee was very involved […]

  • Christmas in the County: Sturgeon Bay Parade, Ellison Bay Tree Lighting

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    This weekend, Nov. 16–18, kicks off the holiday season in Door County. Festivities start in Sturgeon Bay with the Christmas by the Bay celebration, and Ellison Bay closes out the weekend with a community tree lighting. In the weeks ahead, the Pulse will highlight holiday celebrations taking place throughout the peninsula.   Christmas by the […]

  • Christmas in November: Weekend Primer Podcast

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    Andrew and Matt are back with your weekend primer for the weekend of November 16th, 2018. Events include: R.O.M.E.O. at the Sister Bay Bowl The Celebrity Roast of Andy Coulson at the Door Community Auditorium Christkindlmarkt in Kewaunee Christmas Tree Lighting & Chili Supper in Ellison Bay and Christmas by the Bay in Sturgeon Bay