Area: Ellison Bay
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Saturday, June 24, 10 am – 4 pm Celebrate the county’s great selection of food, wine, beer, cider and music at the fourth annual Uncork Summer, taking place at the Wickman House in Ellison Bay. The festival will host a food talk with Kyle Cherek, host of Wisconsin Foodie. Get “a taste of Door County” […]
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Ellison Bay Days 2017 (June 24-25)
Hang out around the Ellison Bay Community Park for the 51st Annual Ellison Bay Days this weekend. Festivities include a grand parade Saturday at 11 am, along with a fine art and craft fair, face painting, children’s games, food and raffles. A “Spirit Walk” will guide visitors through the Trinity Lutheran Cemetery from 1:30-3 pm. […]
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Wine Fest, Foodies’ Heaven & More Weekend Plans
Festivals abound. This weekend, Ellison Bay and Egg Harbor become epicenters of weekend-long festivities. What better time then to spend your weekend away from the crowded shops and commuter traffic? While you’re at it, make your way up to Washington Island for some community theater and, since you’d miss the ferry, spend a night under […]
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Turtle Ridge Expands Offerings
After 40 years of traveling to prestigious shows, Turtle Ridge Gallery-Boutique is expanding their offerings to include carefully selected clothing lines and adding to their jewelers. Turtle Ridge offers an artful head-to-toe look. A unique piece or a whole ensemble can be paired up with Turtle Ridge accessories to make any person regardless of age […]
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Fireside Restaurant In Ellison Bay To Host Charity Music Series
The Fireside Restaurant in Ellison Bay is offering all-acoustic sessions with Hard Maple Music. The proceeds go to local Door County charities. Each week special guests are invited to play with the group, and a new charity will benefit. That week’s charity is picked by the group and the “special guests.” The public is, of […]
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Dr. Karen Black: June 17 Evening Organ Concert
Shepherd of the Bay Lutheran Church is pleased to present organist Dr. Karen Black in an evening concert on June 17 at 7 pm. The program will include works by J. S. Bach, Ernst Bach, Hugo Distler, Paul Halley, Craig Phillips and Pamela Decker. Black is the Rudi Inselmann Endowed Professor of Organ at Wartburg […]
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The Clearing Folk School Celebrates New Forge
by Mike Schneider, Executive Director, The Clearing There’s a line in a David Crosby song that goes like this: “It’s been a long time comin.’” I have sung that line in my head countless times over the past year or two with regard to The Forge at The Clearing, the planning and building of which […]
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Savory Spoon Cooking School Kicks off 14th Season
Savory Spoon Cooking School will celebrate the kickoff of their 14th season with the “Fresh and Fantastic” class on June 17 at 6 pm. The relaxed mood of summer should set the tone even for special occasions. This fresh menu will inspire cooking class students to invite friends and family over to share a delicious […]
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3D Photographs Highlight Hardy Gallery Presentation June 13
They say a photograph is a door to the past. But what about three-dimensional photographs? On June 13, the Hardy Gallery will host an interactive exhibit of 19th century stereographs which will be presented by Michigan photographer and stereographer Colleen Woolpert at The Clearing Folk School. An early form of three-dimensional photography, stereographs were widely […]
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Newport State Park Named International Dark Sky Park
Newport State Park, Wisconsin’s only wilderness state park, is now the first state park in Wisconsin designated an International Dark Sky Park. Newport is one of just 48 parks in the world to earn the designation. Newport has a dark sky that offers excellent nighttime viewing with an unobstructed view of the eastern horizon. […]
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Steel Bridge Songfest, Sister Bay Goat Fest, and More Weekend Plans
Festivals abound this weekend in Door County. Whether you’re looking for outstanding live music, docent-led tours of some of Door County’s most remote (and not usually open to the public) lighthouses, or even to stand up in the fifth annual Roofing of the Goats parade, there are too many places to be at once. Friday, […]
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Sit-Down With a Chef: Ryan Klawitter on Door County’s Farms and Forks
Ryan Klawitter was hardly through the door of the coffee shop before the person behind the counter was talking excitedly to him about ceramic egg poachers. His eyes lit up. “You can also do it with plastic wrap twisted into a cup of hot water,” he offered. Door County’s food scene has taken huge strides […]
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Hard Maple Hosts Acoustic Sessions at The Fireside in Ellison Bay
Hard Maple Music will host Fireside Acoustic Sessions at The Fireside Restaurant in Ellison Bay on Wednesdays this summer. Starting with the week of Memorial Day, the sessions begin at 5 pm and will run throughout the summer. The group is raising money to support young, local Door County musicians. Hard Maple Music is donating […]
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Stereograph Talk with Colleen Woolpert at The Clearing
The Hardy Gallery presents an artist talk on June 13 at 2 pm with photographer Colleen Woolpert, hosted at The Clearing Folk School in Ellison Bay. This special event includes an interactive display of 19th century stereographs (3D photography). Woolpert will share the history of this unique photography format and her own stereoscopic artwork in […]
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Free State Park Weekend, Bird Fest & More Weekend Plans
With the season officially welcomed in with Memorial Day, next weekend’s activities are going to get you outside and keep you there. A great mix of park visits as well as strange Door County events are sure to keep you amused. Friday, June 2 City-Wide Garage Sale Taking place both Friday and Saturday of this […]
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One of the Best Darn ‘Little Bookshops’ in America
By Jude Genereaux Most of us residing in Northern Door have long recognized one of the treasures to be found in Ellison Bay is “Wm. Caxton Ltd. Bookseller and Publisher,” right here on main street. Owner, operator and literary wonk Kubet Luchterhand, presiding. Finding the news in Huffington Post, Katherine Brook’s article [“50 Of The […]
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Lyric Opera of Chicago Singers Return to Door for Annual Concert
Four singers from Lyric Opera of Chicago will return to Shepherd of the Bay Lutheran Church in Ellison Bay to present a concert at 7 pm on Saturday, May 27. Desirée Hassler, soprano, Pamela Williams, mezzo soprano, John Concepcion, tenor, and Michael Cavalieri, baritone, will present a range of songs from opera to art songs […]
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Donald R. Makuen, 86, of Ellison Bay, Wisconsin and Estero, Florida passed away unexpectedly on May 15, 2017 in Ellison Bay. Don was born in Goshen, New York to H. Raymond and Lovina Makuen on September 26, 1930. Don graduated Summa Cum Laude with a B.S. from Springfield College, Springfield, Massachusetts, earned a Master of Education in […]
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Chicago Lyric Opera Singers Perform at Shepherd of the Bay: May 27, 2017
Chicago Lyric Opera singers will appear in a Memorial Day weekend concert hosted by Shepherd of the Bay Lutheran Church. The concert, scheduled for May 27 at 7 pm, will feature the talents of soprano Desirée Hassler, mezzo soprano Pamela Williams, tenor John Concepcion and baritone Michael Cavalieri, with Judith Jackson at the piano. These […]