Area: Ephraim
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Gibraltar Teen Killed in Door County Plane Crash
Olivia Dahl, a 16-year-old Gibraltar High School student and Sister Bay resident, and Ralph L. Keller of Sister Bay and LaGrange Park, Ill., have been identified as the victims in the airplane crash at Peninsula State Park Sunday night. “Miss Dahl was a flying enthusiast and was taking lessons in Green Bay to get her […]
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Final Week of Income Inequality TED Talks at UUF
On Sept. 21 at 4 pm, the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship presents its final week of TED Talks on income inequality. This week includes a talk on promoting entrepreneurship and helping people to help themselves, as well as one about apathy and its nonexistence. These talks will be followed by an open discussion. Everyone is encouraged […]
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Hardy Gallery Receives Sustainability Grant to Upgrade Technology
The Door County Community Foundation has awarded the Frances Hardy Center for the Arts a Sustainability Grant from the Ruth & Hartley Barker Memorial Fund and the William C. & Marjorie W. Glenn Endowment Fund. This grant will cover the expenses of upgrading the Hardy Gallery’s technology, specifically a retail point of sale kit. The […]
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Fundraising Begins for Eagle Tower Reconstruction
On behalf of the Friends of Peninsula State Park, the Eagle Tower Fund committee is kicking off efforts to raise $750,000 to be used for the reconstruction of Eagle Tower at Peninsula State Park. The Eagle Tower Fund Committee will work in partnership with the DNR to plan for the completion of this project. The […]
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Afghanistan War Documentary Screened at UUF
On Sept. 20 at 4:30 pm, Unitarian Universalist Fellowship’s Movies That Matters series presents The Kill Team, a documentary film about the Maywand District murders during the War in Afghanistan. The film won first place in the category of Best Documentary Feature at the 2013 Tribeca Film Festival. This documentary unveils the moral tensions that […]
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Pro Arte Quartet Returns to Door County for Midsummer’s Concert
Hailed by the San Francisco Chronicle as “One of the greatest quartets of our time,” the Pro Arte Quartet will perform Sept. 17 at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship in Ephraim in a concert presented by Midsummer’s Music Festival. The Pro Arte Quartet is believed to be the world’s oldest continuously performing string quartet and the […]
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Donations Wanted for Ephraim Book Drive
Donations of new and gently used books for adults, teens and children, as well as CDs, DVDs and magazines in good condition are needed for Ephraim Library’s Fall Book Drive. Books for children are especially appreciated and popular. Items will be set aside for the 2017 annual book sale. Drop off donations during library open […]
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Mandolin Orange, Harvest and Ale Fests, & More Weekend Plans
Cooler weather and shorter days have done little to slow the onslaught of entertaining events on the Door Peninsula! Take in a variety of thought-provoking and downright fun music, get crafty with Mother Nature’s bountiful mushrooms, or hop on your bike for a scenic ride through the county. Friday, September 16 Chasing Ice Join Crossroads […]
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Randy Isely Brews Coffee with Science at Ephraim Coffee Lab
At Ephraim Coffee Lab, Randy Isely pushes a wooden board with a shot of espresso, one piece of dark chocolate and a small glass of soda water across the counter. You take a little bit of espresso to get a feel for the raw flavor. Then take a sip of soda water, eat the […]
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UUF Screens Income Inequality TED Talks
On Sept. 14 at 4 pm, the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship will present TED Talks on income inequality. This week the talks present data about the percentage of the world’s population living in poverty and about the question of happiness. These talks will be followed by an open discussion. Everyone is encouraged to attend and share […]
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Spectators Encouraged to Watch Ephraim Hill Climb Sept. 10
The Ephraim Vintage Festival LLC in association with the Vintage Sportscar Club announces the second annual Ephraim Hill Climb and Concours d’Elegance, featuring rare, pre-war European and American classics and significant post-war sports cars, will be held Sept. 8-11. The Ephraim Hill Climb and Concours is among North American classic automobile concours, as this event […]
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Lloyd Michalsen Presents “Songs and Stories of the 1940s” at Ephraim Village Hall
On Sept. 11 at noon in the Ephraim Village Hall, the Ephraim Library will present “Songs and Stories of the 1940s,” a performance by Lloyd Michalsen of the Cowboy Church of Door County. The concert is open to the public at no cost, with all free-will donations to benefit the Village of Ephraim Library. Every […]
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Two Months of Alcohol in Ephraim
When Ephraim voters approved a referendum to allow sale of beer and wine beginning Fourth of July weekend, residents and business owners had an idea of the economic and public reaction, but no one knew for sure. Two months in, things are as quiet as they were before the vote. “From my end it really […]
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Owl Artist Featured at Artzy Studio
For more than 45 years, Wisconsin artist Clarence P. Cameron has created owls out of copper, bronze, soapstone or pewter. Cameron, known fondly as “the Owlman,” has always been fascinated with owls. He is interested in capturing the spirit of the owl in his unique, carved sculptures. He exhibits his owls at art fairs and […]
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Dickinson Poetry Series Features Francha Barnard
On Sept. 14 at 7 pm, Baileys Harbor resident Francha Barnard will be the featured poet at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Door County’s Dickinson Poetry Series. Barnard taught poetry and creative writing for many years as an elementary school librarian before she picked up the pen in retirement and began to write her own […]
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“The 39 Steps,” Door County Century & More Weekend Plans
This weekend, take some time to celebrate the upcoming fall season. Get lost in a corn maze, squish some grapes, or bike across the county. Friday, Sept. 9 Art/Speaks Come to write and to share work. This writing lab is for those interested in writing in response to art. 11:30 am – 1 pm. […]
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Compassion, Acceptance, and Kindness: The Legacy of Leslie Leline
How does one change the world? The question is as slippery and intangible as many of the answers one is likely to receive. But if you ask Leslie Leline, Peninsula Preschool’s lead teacher, while sitting in the breeze on her farm, drinking sun tea and munching garden peas, looking down at her horses grazing and […]
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The Hillside Inn: Storied Past, Bright Future
In the early 1900s, Ephraim boasted 12 “grand hotels.” Today, just one of them — the Hillside Inn — remains. And what a magnificent grand dame she is. For good reason, Ephraim is often called the “jewel” of Door County, and the view of the inn, bookended by two historic little churches, is one of […]
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Wisconsin’s Clean Energy Future Is Topic of Next Climate Change Coalition Meeting
Tyler Huebner, executive director of RENEW Wisconsin, will speak on “Renewable Energy for a Stronger Wisconsin” for the September program of the Climate Change Coalition of Door County. The program will begin at 7 pm on Sept. 7, at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship in Ephraim. It is free and open to the public. RENEW Wisconsin […]
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Midsummer’s Music Festival Concludes Season
Midsummer’s Music Festival is concluding its 26th season with The Kahn-Brahms Connection program and a fundraiser supporting the Door County Land Trust. Serenade in F Minor, Op. 73, was published in 1923 by Robert Kahn and is heavily influenced by Brahms. Arthur Foote, a composer from Massachusetts who is considered the first important American composer […]