Area: Ephraim
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Northern Sky Announces 2016 Lineup
Northern Sky Theater has announced its 2016 musical comedy line-up for the summer season. This year’s world premiere, Doctor! Doctor!, in which a retiring small town physician recruits his young big city nephew to take over his practice, pays tribute to the nostalgic nature of life in Door County where residents reluctantly but humorously adapt […]
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Energy Education Highlighted at CCCDC Meeting
Environmental education in Wisconsin’s schools will be the topic at the Climate Change Coalition of Door County’s December program. Sara Windjue, energy education specialist at the Wisconsin Center for Environmental Education, University of Stevens-Point, will lead an interactive presentation about efforts to strengthen environmental literacy in Wisconsin’s pre-K-12 schools. The program is Dec. 2, 7 […]
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Book Club Spotlight: UU Book Club
Club: UU Book Club Meetings: Meets monthly at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Door County in Ephraim. Upcoming Reads: Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie; Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe; The End of Your Life Book Club by Will Schwalbe; Some Luck by Jane Smiley; On the Move by Oliver Sacks; Fifteen Dogs by Andre […]
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Hardy’s Holiday Online Auction Opens Soon
The Hardy Gallery is announcing their annual Holiday Online Auction, which will begin Nov. 22 at 12 pm. Vendors from all over Door County, as well as around Wisconsin, have generously donated an array of gifts to The Hardy Gallery for their Holiday Auction. The gift-giving season is upon us and this is the chance […]
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Town of Baileys Harbor The town held its budget hearing on Nov. 10. Town of Brussels “We’ve got that question of the fire department’s new building,” said Town Chair Joe Wautier. “That would be the only thing, if it’s approved in April or not. It should help like heck, but I have no idea how […]
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Rethink Homelessness during “The Homestretch” Screening
On Nov. 17 at 4:30 pm Movies That Matter presents a powerful documentary on what it means to be young, homeless and building a future in America today. The film will be shown at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Door County in north Ephraim. The Homestretch follows three homeless teens as they fight to stay […]
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Framed: Doerschings at Summer Kitchen
Teenaged grandsons of Sharon Doersching, Sister Bay, took on the challenge of the unlimited soup bar at the Summer Kitchen Restaurant in Ephraim. (From left) Erik Doersching, Jr. devoured 11 cups, Griffin Doersching enjoyed nine cups, and Matthew Doersching ate a mere six cups. In Matthew’s defense, he is the only who also had […]
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Dickinson Poetry Reading Dedicated to Veterans
On Nov. 11 at 7 pm, the Dickinson Poetry Series welcomes Green Bay poet Peter Sherrill. While not a veteran, Sherrill wants to honor all our veterans on this Veterans’ Day with gratitude for their sacrifices. This reading is dedicated to veterans everywhere. Sherrill was an English major long before Garrison Keillor founded the Professional […]
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Plein Air Pastels and Acrylics Featured at UUF
Madonna Siles is the featured artist at the UU Gallery in Ephraim in November. She’s an expressionistic plein air painter who endeavors to capture the dynamic energy and light of favorite Midwest sights – especially Door County – in her colorful oil pastel and acrylic paintings. She has studied with Chicago watercolorist Tom Lynch, Sedona […]
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Five Northern Door Homes Featured on Holiday Tour
The annual Holiday Home Tour on Thanksgiving weekend to benefit Northern Door Children’s Center is taking place on Nov. 27 and 28. Five local homeowners and a historic church have generously offered their properties for the event. Featured on the tour this year: The Annen Home – A warm and beautiful family-friendly home in Sister […]
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Peninsula State Park Begins Pine Planation Thinning
Everyone can keep calm as loggers head into Peninsula State Park this winter; it is all part of the master plan. “We don’t have a lot of pine plantations but we have some and the master plan for the park, when you look at vegetative management, is to convert pine plantations to native hardwood forested […]
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Door County Sled Dogs to Move into New Ephraim Headquarters
The Door County Sled Dogs are proud to announce the official acquisition of their new building, to serve as a headquarters and education center. An open house is planned at their new property (10322 Hwy. 42, Ephraim) on Nov. 10, 5:30-8 pm. Guests can meet the dogs from 5:30 to 6:15 pm, with a presentation […]
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Park Friends Share Eagle Tower Recommendation
The Board of Directors for the Friends of Peninsula State Park issued a resolution recommendation regarding the status of Eagle Tower in Peninsula State Park. The Board of the Friends of Peninsula State Park supports either the renovation or the reconstruction of Eagle Tower in its current location. The board supports the DNR’s inclusion of […]
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This winter the Hardy Gallery Board of Directors will convene for their annual review of the organization’s strategic plan and goal setting for 2016. In preparation, the organization seeks input from its constituents. Visual artists, donors, volunteers, residents of Ephraim and the broader Door County community including anyone with an interest in the Hardy is […]
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Peninsula Preschool Teacher Quoted in New Book
Leslie Leline, teacher at Peninsula Preschool in Ephraim, was quoted in a newly released book about kindness, Beyond Nice: 149 Ideas to Nurture Kindness in Young Children by Stuart Stotts. It is a book for teachers and parents about giving children the tools to understand and exhibit kindness. At Peninsula Preschool, Leline teaches children to […]
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“Code Black” Screened at UUF on Oct. 20
On Oct. 20 at 4:30 pm, Movies That Matter presents Code Black, the vivid and thought-provoking filmmaking debut by physician Ryan McGarry, which gives us unprecedented access to America’s busiest Emergency Department. Amidst real life-and-death situations, McGarry follows a dedicated team of charismatic, young doctors-in-training as they wrestle openly with both their ideals and with […]
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Libby Spencer is Ephraim’s Newest Tourism Administrator
The Ephraim Business Council Board of Directors is happy to introduce Elizabeth (Libby) Spencer as its new tourism administrator. She will officially begin on Oct. 12. A native of Manitowoc, Spencer has been visiting Door County for years. After graduating from Silver Lake College with a degree in English, Spencer worked as a news producer […]
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Current Wisconsin Poet Laureate Visits Dickinson Poetry Series
Kim Blaeser, the current Poet Laureate of Wisconsin, is the featured poet in the UU Fellowship’s Dickinson Poetry Series on Oct. 14 at 7 pm. Blaeser is a Professor of Creative Writing and American Indian Literature at University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee. She has published three poetry collections and her poems have been translated into […]
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Water Street Hot Shots, Pumpkin Fest, Iron Pour and More Weekend Plans
Visit Door County in all its autumn glory and enjoy what local business and organizations have to offer, from evening tours of a historic lighthouse to a red hot iron pour and of course, Egg Harbor’s annual Pumpkin Patch. Friday, October 9 Evening Tours of Eagle Bluff Lighthouse For two weekends in October, the Eagle […]