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  • 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

  • OBITUARY: Gary Farber

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    Gary Farber, 75, of Ellison Bay, died at home on Thursday, Nov. 8, 2018, due to heart problems.  Gary was born Dec. 4, 1942, in Waukesha to Royal and Beatrice Farber. He is survived by his wife of 56 years, Marcia “Marcy” Mittelstrass Farber, his son Corbin K. Farber and his wife Jacqui of Waukesha; […]

  • Absolute Bratwurst: Weekend Primer Podcast

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    Andrew and Matt are back this week to deliver the weekend primer for the weekend of November 9th. Events include: Reading to a Therapy Dog at the Donald and Carol Kress Pavilion Family Fall Festival at the Kewaunee Public Library Absolute Bratwurst at Waterfront Mary’s 80’s Trivia Night in Algoma and Mamma Mia at Southern […]

  • Pre-Halloween Halloweening: Weekend Primer Podcast

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    Andrew and Matt are back with your weekend primer! Events this weekend include: YMCA Halloween Parties Thrills on Third in Sturgeon Bay DIY Slime at the Sturgeon Bay Library Stone Harbor Restaurant Halloween Party Trouble at Tropicana Halloween Safe Walk in Egg Harbor Dark Songs at the Holiday Music Hotel and Jack o’ Lantern Days […]

  • Fall Clean-up Day at Newport Oct. 27

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    Each fall, those who enjoy the beauty and adventure provided by Newport Wilderness Park don their work gloves and sturdy shoes to gather at the park to help clean up. This special work day is sponsored by the members of Newport Wilderness Society (NWS). The 2018 fall clean-up day is Oct. 27, 8:30 am – […]

  • Rain, Sleet, Snow, Wind – All No Match for 2018 Fall 50 Runners

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    The rain came, followed by sleet, which turned into snow, which was whipped into faces by wind gusting up to 40 miles per hour. Yet somehow through all of that, 63 solo runners still completed the 2018 Door County Fall 50 Saturday, Oct. 20. Founder Sean Ryan said it was the worst conditions in the […]

  • School Safety and Referendums, Fall 50: Pulse Podcast

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    Andrew Kleidon is joined by Myles Dannhausen this week to wrap up this weeks news regarding the Fish Creek Beach bathrooms, the upcoming school referendums, and more. Our feature this week focuses on this weekend’s Fall 50 race, the history of the event, the costumes, and the course.

  • 2018 Ellison Bay Fall Art Crawl

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    Ellison Bay celebrates the fall season with the annual Ellison Bay Fall Art Crawl, Oct. 20-21, 10 am – 5 pm. Take a leisurely tour and enjoy demonstrations, locally made cider, refreshments, prize drawings and new works. Clay Bay Pottery’s theme this year is “42 Years on Highway 42.” David and Jeanne Aurelius welcome all […]

  • Northern Door Book Club Celebrates 65 Years of Sharing Good Books

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    There have certainly been countless Door County women – especially in the days of limited TV, no cellphones and bad roads – who dreaded the coming of winter. Marge Nash, a city girl transplanted to Fish Creek, was one of them. Tourists, excitement and fellowship in the little resort town got her through the summer, […]

  • Space, Sports, & Spooky Stuff: Weekend Primer Podcast

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    Andrew and Matt are back with your weekend primer. Andrew doesn’t know anything about sports, so Matt gives him the rundown on the Packers 100 year celebration. Likewise, Andrew’s a fan of camping, and recommends that everyone check out the fall colors this weekend from a camp site. Other weekend activities include a costume party […]

  • Liberty Grove To Vote on Gills Rock Shoreline Property Purchase Oct. 16

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    The tiny community of Gills Rock may see a big change if voters in the Town of Liberty Grove approve the purchase of three shorefront properties at a town meeting Oct. 16. The stretch of 440 feet of shoreline is owned by three separate entities – Weborg Bros. Dock, Elizabeth Weborg, and the Richard Johnson […]

  • Movies that Matter Focuses on ‘Guns, Greed, and The NRA’

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    The Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Door County (UUFDC) continues their Movies that Matter series by partnering with HELP of Door County to show Making a Killing: Guns, Greed, and The NRA. Directed by Robert Greenwald, the film tells the stories of how guns, and the billions made off of them, affect the lives of everyday […]

  • Local Jewelry Artist Joins Turtle Ridge Gallery

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    Kirsten Logerquist has a very artistic mind and wanted to be exposed to a creative environment, so she left the service industry of Door County and joined the art community in Ellison Bay. Logerquist creates youthful jewelry with an eclectic combination of contemporary, tribal and feminine flare. She uses natural stones, various beads and often […]

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  • Sister Bay Fall Fest – Weekend Primer Podcast

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    Andrew and Matt are back again with your Weekend Primer for the weekend of October 12th. Events include: Rock and Roll Fossils in Peninsula State Park Family Fall Festival in Algoma The Kingston Trio at Door Community Auditorium Fall Fest in Sister Bay

  • The New Eagle Tower – Pulse Podcast

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    Andrew Kleidon and Myles Dannhausen are back this week to discuss some interesting news featured in this week’s Peninsula Pulse. Andrew also sits down with Alissa Ehmke about her recent interview with US Poet Laureate Tracy K. Smith. Our feature this week centers around the DNR’s sketches of the new Eagle Tower design, featuring a […]

  • Door Bluff Headlands Park

    The Bluff, or Headlands, is unique in their structure and appearance, being one of a few such formations in this country. It is reputed that it was at this point where the Washington Island Indians (Iroquois), fought the mainland Indians (Potawatomi). Second largest of the county parks with approximately 6800 feet of shoreline, it is […]