Area: Ephraim
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Jim Leatham on the art of outdoor painting
You see them around the county, strolling through downtown Fish Creek with collapsible easels and sun caps or scattered in front of the Cana Island Lighthouse at sunset.
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Good Old-Fashioned American Food
I navigate my way over the glossy wooden floor, wearing my red Wilson’s t-shirt and khaki shorts, holding a tray of hamburger baskets above my head. A toddler bobs up and down by the neon-lit jukebox. American Pie by Don McLean plays from the speakers. A white-haired woman tells the cashier about her days as […]
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On top of a tall display shelf in the Rustic Fish Gallery sit eight rectangular blocks of wood. The leftmost block is plain and bald, distinguished only by a rough point on its tip. As the blocks progress to the right, a figure begins to emerge, clearer in each block than it was in the […]
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As somewhat of an audiophile, I find that I instantly gravitate toward people who like music. It doesn’t matter if you and I don’t happen to like the same music – any passion one might have for any kind of riff, lyric, or beat is what means the most to me. So, it may not […]
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Free vs. Paid: The Door County Concert Debate
This summer, I was part of an upstart company whose primary goal was to bring quality live music to Door County. To be fair, many other businesses and individuals have been doing this for years on the peninsula, but, like those enterprising people, we thought we might be able to fill a different musical niche.
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Stimulus Package: Ephraim Business Owners Push for Alcohol in the Village
The Village of Ephraim is the only dry town in Wisconsin, but some business owners think it’s time to consider a change. Since its founding as a Moravian settlement over 150 years ago, the sale of alcohol has been banned in the village.
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“Ordinary is Not an Option”: Nathan Hatch, Sculptor-Designer
Meet Nate Hatch, born and bred in Door County, son of two respected artists and a fully-emerged professional artist himself at 27, evidenced by his hand-made furniture, gigantic outdoor metal sculptures and the newer and more personal metal graphic designs. His body of work shows a distinctive style within the three distinctly different mediums and […]
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World-Class Competition Sails Into Ephraim
It isn’t a stretch to see why Door County is a huge attraction for sailors. Pristine waters and a constant supply of good winds keep salty dogs from all over the United States coming back year after year. One place these sailors gather is at the Ephraim Yacht Club (EYC) which is just coming off […]
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Door County News: Booming Business – Local government ballooned as county developed
This is the first in a series of articles about the evolution of municipal government in Door County. The 1983 Liberty Grove budget was summarized in a small pamphlet with five pages devoted to the spending breakdown. It was supplemented by a two-page hand-scrawled budget worksheet. The Village of Egg Harbor’s 1984 budget audit is […]
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Strengthening Security One Backpack at a Time: Door County man soldiers on in Afganistan
It’s been more than seven years since the United States launched Operation Enduring Freedom and invaded Afghanistan in response to the terrorist attacks of Sept.
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Receding Lake Levels Spur Concerns
A guest on a Fox Valley radio station was discussing the increasing value of fresh water in a world where many areas face extreme shortages. “It is being said more and more often that water is the oil of the future and the Great Lakes, the biggest freshwater body in the world, its biggest prize,” the guest said (he was gone before I caught his name).
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Door County’s Outdoor Attitude: Efforts grow to increase county’s active elements
Door County is becoming increasingly well-known as a locale for sports such as wind-surfing, kite-boarding, and biking, shifting the peninsula brand in a new direction.
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Ephraim’s Anderson Dock & Store – 150 Years, Two Beloved Landmarks, One Big Birthday Party
One of the first things I learned when I began working for the Ephraim Historical Foundation (EHF) is historic preservation doesn’t just mean the preservation of historic monuments, sites, buildings, or relics.
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Optimism Paints Way to Door County: Artists Ellen Sprogo-Topelmann & Karsten Topelmann
As a girl who spent many summers in Ephraim, I visited Hanseatic Art Gallery frequently, but one visit when I was 16 years old always stands out in my mind. I had just started to enjoy art, and even though I had seen many of Karsten and Ellen Topelmann’s paintings, the beauty and detail of […]
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If you’ve never eaten at Good Eggs you are, in my opinion, missing out on one of Door County’s best and most unique breakfast experiences. (Maybe I’m biased: Joel Bremer, owner/manager/head cook at Good Eggs, is a friend and former roommate. I was actually one of Joel’s guinea pigs for the restaurant when finalizing the […]
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Red Putter Pro Tournament Brings Intensity to Ephraim
“We’ve got to bring the title back to Sister Bay,” was the refrain running through the crowd at the 5th annual Red Putter Pro Tournament. The contingent of area competitors didn’t seem to care who won, just so long as the trophy came back to Northern Door.
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Preserving a Community’s History: Ephraim Foundation
Founded in 1853, Ephraim is historically significant on many levels, not least of which is its status as one of the oldest organized communities in Door County. Today, the village’s more than 150 year-old history and the story of its early settlement are preserved through the dedicated efforts of the Ephraim Historical Foundation, established in […]
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The last dry community in the state of Wisconsin is not likely to get wet any time soon. The village of Ephraim has had a long-standing ordinance against the sale of alcoholic beverages, which may the largest reason for its unique image throughout the county and the state. A minor uproar was sparked recently when reports […]
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Ephraim Jeweler Amanda Dewitt: The Work, The Struggle, The Journey
Many Door County entrepreneurs have seen their ideas and enthusiasm quashed by the doubt of a long, slow winter or the unpredictable nature of a tourist economy. It is often less the idea that will make or break a business here, and more the fortitude of the person. One has to work hard, run into […]
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The Ephraim Yacht Club: Sailing Toward a Milestone
This summer the Ephraim Yacht Club will host the 99th Annual Ephraim Regatta and the popular slogan – “There will always be an Ephraim Regatta” – will once again ring true. The oldest continuous regatta in the United States, the Ephraim Regatta was first held in the summer of 1906, the same year the Ephraim […]