Area: Ellison Bay
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‘The Sign Fairy’ Pairs Positive Message with Original Collage
Three years ago, Jill Harding put up a sign at the end of her winding driveway on Garrett Bay Road. In white letters on a rustic red background, she painted two words whose simple but profound message would become the catalyst for many positive things in Ellison Bay, Door County and beyond, one of which […]
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Free Cheese Pairing Events at Schoolhouse Artisan Cheese
Schoolhouse Artisan Cheese will host four free pairing events in a series called “Perfect Pairings” this fall. The events will be held from 4 to 7 pm on the first and third Fridays of November and December. Perfect Pairings will feature local beer and cider, fine wine, and of course, Wisconsin’s best artisan cheeses. Guests will […]
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Carol Newman Honored by Kiwanis Club of Northern Door
The Kiwanis Club of Northern Door recently honored Carol Newman with their 2015 Outstanding Citizen award at their annual fall banquet at The Fireside Restaurant in Ellison Bay. The award is presented in recognition of the contributions and dedication of an individual who has consistently demonstrated their selfless leadership and volunteered their time and skills […]
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Woman Completes 270-Mile Walk to The Clearing
“If you are ready to leave father and mother, and brother and sister, and wife and child and friends, and never see them again; if you have paid your debts, and made your will, and settled all your affairs… then you are ready for a walk.” ~ Henry David Thoreau There are few who encapsulate […]
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Server of the Week: Jane Burress, Shepherd of the Bay Lutheran Church
A beautiful butterfly for Halloween, Just one of the ways she teaches kids to dream. From the oldest adult to the littlest lamb, Her ministries extend from land to land. Sleepovers, fundraisers, and Operation Christmas, There just isn’t much that this woman misses. Wednesdays are wonderful, Sundays for schooling, Stories and craft time, […]
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50-Mile Championships Return to the Fall 50 in Door County
The Fall 50 will host the U.S. Track and Field (USATF) 50-mile Road National Championship on Saturday, Oct. 24. Defending champion and Wisconsin native Tyler Sigl will return alongside course record-holder and fellow Wisconsinite Zach Bitter. The 2014 fourth place finisher Jessica Garcia will return for the women. The course begins in Gills Rock and […]
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Obituary: Donold Sydney Johnson
Donald Sydney Johnson, 89 of Ellison Bay died at Scandia Village in Sister Bay on October 15, 2015. He was born to Axel Samuel Johnson and Mary Hulda (Rosengren) March 30, 1926 on a farm in Liberty Grove, Wisconsin. Donald grew up in a family of nine children living on a farm where he assisted […]
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Bedrock Bluegrass Builds Following At Coffeehouse
In a county where rock ‘n roll, country and folk musicians dot the musical landscape and bar gigs rule the roost, the county’s newest band is making a name for itself playing traditional bluegrass in a setting characterized by conversation and comfort – a coffeehouse. That was exactly the case on the morning following Fall […]
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Time for the Ellison Bay Fall Art Crawl
It’s time again to head up to Ellison Bay for the annual Fall Art Crawl on Oct. 24 & 25, 10 am – 5 pm. Drive through the changing colors to this unique community of artist studio/galleries. Demonstrations, open studios, refreshments and prize drawings accompany the wonderful array of works for sale. For more information […]
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Custom Raku at Ellison Bay Pottery
Ellison Bay Pottery will celebrate its 41st season by hosting a Raku Party during the Ellison Bay Art Crawl weekend, Oct. 24 & 25. Participants can purchase an item (fish sculpture wall hanging or small vase) and a glaze and they’ll fire it for you while you watch. Firings will be from 11 am to […]
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Fall Art Crawl, Classic Comedy, Trapper Schoepp & More Weekend Plans
This weekend marks the kickoff of Halloween celebrations on the peninsula, along with Ellison Bay Arts’ Fall Art Crawl, autumn hikes in the great outdoors, and a visit by Milwaukee rockers Trapper Schoepp & The Shades. But these are just a few of our top picks for the weekend ahead! Friday, October 23 Kick Off […]
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Michael Ball Jr. Wins Bronze for “Watch Me Grow”
Sister Bay author Michael Ball Jr. was awarded a Bronze Medal in the national Moonbeam Children’s Book Awards. His book, Watch Me Grow – Memories and Milestones Keepsake, was published earlier this year by the Footer Family of products, Sister Bay. Presented by the Jenkins Group book publishers, the Moonbeam Children’s Book Awards “are intended […]
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Signing with “The Sign Fairy” at Turtle Ridge
Turtle Ridge is excited to host Jill Harding for a book signing of The Sign Fairy on Oct. 24 and 25. Harding is a longtime friend of Turtle Ridge owner Mary Ellen Sisulak. They became writing partners after attending a class at Write On, Door County. Their teacher, Nancy Carlson, is a prolific and award-winning […]
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Jerry Apps Book Signing at The Clearing
The Clearing Folk School will host a book signing for celebrated rural historian Jerry Apps, author of nine Wisconsin Historical Society Press books and dozens of other books and articles. Apps will discuss his two most recently (April and September, 2015) published novels, Whispers and Shadows: A Naturalist’s Memoir and Wisconsin Agriculture: A History. This […]
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Lynn’s Pottery: A Functional Focus
When Lynn LaLuzerne takes a seat before her wheel and the 25-pound bricks of clay sitting in the workspace of her new gallery and studio, she has one focus: to create functional pottery that is visually pleasing and “alluring to the tactile senses.” Looking around the shelves lined with high-fired and lead-free vases, mugs, bowls, […]
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Take A Photography Tour through Yunnan Province
Linden Gallery recently hosted a reception for the photographers whose work was displayed at the gallery’s exhibit A Photojourney In Yunnan. Twenty-four photos depicting life in the foothills of the Himalayan Mountains were featured. While enjoying local Door County smoked fish, artisan cheeses and hard apple cider the conversation centered on “remember whens in China…” […]
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Footer Family Products Headed to Vegas Expo
On Oct. 18-21, the Footer Family of products, from Woodrow Engineering Co. of Ellison Bay, will exhibit at the ABC Kids Expo in Las Vegas. Previously only available as custom branded foot measures to footwear manufacturers and dealers, the Footer Family hopes to reach large national retailers. 2015 saw the launch of FootMeasure.com, an expansion […]