Area: Ellison Bay
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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 […]
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Server of the Week: Christina Gartner, Island Orchard Cider
‘Tis the season for hard cider So go spend your day Being served up by Christina at Island Orchard Cider in Ellison Bay. She’s the manager of regional sales and the tasting room as well, Serving up tasty samples And getting out in the county to sell. When not pouring and selling cider […]
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Shepherd of the Bay Prepares Final Third World Marketplace of Season
Shepherd of the Bay Lutheran Church will open its doors for the final Third World Marketplace of the season Oct. 10 and Oct. 17, encouraging locals and visitors alike to show their support for artisans of impoverished areas from around the world. Third World Marketplace has been a mainstay at Shepherd of the Bay for […]
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Local, Native, Tourist, or Transplant? Take our Door County Local Quiz
While writer Myles Dannhausen Jr.’s research confirmed that there’s no single answer to what makes someone a Northern Door local, he did get some ideas for some questions you might ask to test someone’s local credentials. Here’s a 20-question quiz made up of suggestions from a bunch of locals, a few transplants, and the Door […]
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Bazyli Trunk Show at Linden Gallery
On Oct. 4, 11am – 5 pm, join Peter Ciesla and Skye of Bazyli Studio for their annual jewelry trunk show at Linden Gallery in Ellison Bay. They will feature their ongoing Asian Collection, incorporating treasured Miao silverwork from Southwest China. Each piece is unique and there are new pieces being created all the time. […]
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Baylake Bank Locations Will Remain Open After Merger Closing
Nicolet National Bank (Nicolet) and Baylake Bank (Baylake) announce that the Door County branch locations will remain open after the closing of the merger. On Sept. 8, Nicolet Bankshares, Inc. and Baylake Corp. announced the signing of a definitive agreement to merge. The Door County locations include Brussels, Egg Harbor, Ellison Bay, Fish Creek, Sister […]
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World Marketplace Returns to Shepherd of the Bay
World Marketplace at Shepherd of the Bay Lutheran Church in Ellison Bay welcomes Door County visitors to support the work of artisans from impoverished areas of the world. The marketplace features unique fabric, wood, stone products: jewelry, baskets, instruments, games, decor as well as organic teas, coffees, and chocolates. The marketplace will be open Oct. […]
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Linden Gallery Presents “A Photojourney in Yunnan”
A Photojourney in Yunnan, an exhibit currently showing at Linden Gallery in Ellison Bay, features the work of 24 photographers from across the country. All attended workshops under the direction of noted international photographer Douglas Beasley at the Linden Centre in southwestern China. Yunnan Province is known as South of the Clouds, a region hidden […]
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Clearing Folk School Supporter Undertakes 275-Mile Walk from Evanston to Door County
Typically, we walk to the store or to school and work as long as it is not too far, the weather is nice and we have the time. But on Sept. 30, one woman will journey on foot from her home in Evanston, Ill. to The Clearing Folk School in Ellison Bay. “A couple […]
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“Mushrooms Galore” at Savory Spoon Cooking School
Fall is a good season to take a cooking class as Savory Spoon Cooking School has an international cooking class as well as a feature class on mushrooms. On Sept. 26 at 6 pm, travel the world during “In Good Tastes.” In this class you will learn to make mayonnaise, custard and some poaching tips […]
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Greg Beem Welcomed to Shepherd of the Bay as Principal Organist
Shepherd of the Bay’s new principal organist, Greg Beem, will play a wonderful program of music written for the organ on Sept. 20 at 4 pm. Beem has created an attractive and engaging concert for an autumn afternoon, combining many styles of composition, from the German Baroque sounds of Dietrich Buxtehude to the colorful French […]
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Ray Stonecipher, a great advocate for the Door County environment – terrestrial and celestial – died of cancer on Aug. 27, 2015.
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Peninsula Pulse staffers Alyssa Skiba and Jess Farley enjoyed taking their taste buds “South of the Border” during the recent Mexico/Southwest themed cooking class led by Janice Thomas at Savory Spoon Cooking School in Ellison Bay.
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Charlie’s Smokehouse Turns Whitefish into Gold
Chris Voight’s workday begins at six o’clock in the morning. He pulls three to four hundred pounds of whitefish, salmon and trout out of cold briny water, and prepares them for smoking; it is the same one his grandfather used when he started the family business, Charlie’s Smokehouse, in 1932. Chris began working in the […]