Area: Fish Creek
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Pro Golf Tips: Swinging Into Autumn
As the summer starts to disappear, the leaves begin to change colors and the temperatures cool off, you may find yourself either putting your clubs in the closet until spring or you may not want to give up the game for the season quite yet. Some of you will do everything possible to play as […]
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Turnover Plagues Local Tourism Associations
As tourism in the county grows, local business associations are struggling to retain the staff that sustains marketing and events within communities. While local officials say a lack of competitive compensation is the cause for turnover, former coordinators cited politics between boards and business members as the toughest part of the gig. Room tax revenues […]
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Northern Sky’s ‘Naked Radio’ Celebrates Small-Town Character
Imagine you were one of two employees at a radio station in a little town somewhere when a snowstorm kicks off the corporate radio feed. There aren’t any records or tapes; the bosses canned those a long time ago in favor of a pre-programmed national broadcast. There is, however, a box of instruments, and you […]
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Eric Lewis And Friends Play 2017 Fishstock Finale Sept 3
One of Door County’s favorite musicians, Eric Lewis, returns to the Fishstock Concert Series for the final show of the season, Sept. 3 at 7 pm. Lewis is a multi-instrumentalist who performs and records with some of the top Memphis artists including Tommy Burroughs, Earl the Pearl and legendary Hi Rhythm. Lewis is also well […]
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Registration Now Open For Fall Light House Fest Tours
Reacting to the popularity of the Door County Lighthouse Festival each June and a positive response to the first two installments of an abbreviated Door County Fall Lighthouse Festival, the Door County Maritime Museum (DCMM) is again offering some of its most popular tours Columbus Day weekend. Reservations are now being taken for these nautical […]
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Chalk Pastel Exhibit and Meet-and-Greet
Elyse Shea chalk pastels will be on view at Great Northern by Design, Sept. 7. Shea lived for many years in Fish Creek and later in Sturgeon Bay. Currently she resides in Bristol, Rhode Island with her boatbuilder husband, Dan. She began painting at age 60. Her good friend Liz Maltman provided her the opportunity […]
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Marina Fest, Eric Lewis and More Weekend Plans
August has blown by. Summer’s not done yet, though; galleries are opening their final exhibits, concert series are having their final shows, and the natural world continues to invite exploration. Labor Day weekend is sure to be full to the brim with live music, celebrations, and performances. Friday, September 1 Quilt Show Harbor Ridge Winery […]
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Forgotten Charms of Chambers Island
In 1860, one organized town in Door County had a population of 46 whose voters, according to Door County historian Hjalmar Holand, “gathered once a year in solemn concave to discuss the needs of the roads and bridges, distribute political honors and damn the state tax.” It had a full array of state officers with […]
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Open Door Theater Company Presents: Blue Material Aug 24-26
Open Door Theater Company presents Blue Material, an original play written by Andrew James, Aug. 24-26 at the Old Gibraltar Town Hall in Fish Creek. The death of Vaudeville and the birth of Realism in America occurs at most peculiar time: the Great Depression. Richard Stone is one of Vaudeville’s last great headliners, but when […]
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Jimmy ‘Daddy’ Davis Returns to Fishstock for Solo, Group Shows
It must be something in the air up here. Maybe it’s the water. “The tear in my eyes is proof that this place is more than just peace of mind,” sings Jimmy Davis of Door County in his song, “Morning Glory.” This country/bluegrass/rock singer-songwriter from Memphis has had much love for the Door Peninsula ever […]
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Body of Missing Kayaker Found Near Horseshoe Island
The body of a kayaker reported missing Saturday night was found Wednesday morning about 100 yards from Horseshoe Island off of Peninsula State Park. The kayaker was identified as 20-year-old Joseph D. Quagliano of Salem, Wisconsin. Quagliano was reported missing Saturday night. He was believed to have been kayaking from Nicolet Bay to Horseshoe Island and expected […]
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Blues on the Bay, Black Market Brass and More Weekend Plans
Still going strong. This mid-August weekend promises some excellent events to entertain the whole family, most notably Ellison Bay’s annual Blues on the Bay festival. Make sure to check out the rest of this weekend’s offerings. Friday, August 25 Blue Material Open Door Theater Company has had a great first season in Door County. In […]
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Search for Missing Kayaker Near Fish Creek Continues Monday
The search for a missing kayaker in the waters near Fish Creek continued Monday. At 10:30 am Sunday, the United States Coast Guard suspended its search for the kayaker who went missing Saturday in Green Bay near Horseshoe Island off of Peninsula State Park. The search continued by local agencies all day Sunday, Aug. 20, […]
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Civil War Reenactment Camp in Fish Creek Aug 19, 20
Re-enactors of Company E, 2nd Wisconsin Infantry and civilian re–enactors will set up camp at Fish Creek Park and share history with visitors on Aug. 19 & 20. It’s not often that you can step into a living, breathing war camp setting and feel a part of history up close and personal. Camp will be […]
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New Album Honors the Late Fred Alley’s Songwriting Side
When most people in Door County hear the name Fred Alley, it evokes memories of nights spent in the amphitheater of Peninsula State Park hearing musical tales of ice fishermen, northwoods lumberjacks and a young woman just released from prison. While Alley, the late co-founder of American Folklore Theatre (now Northern Sky Theater), is best […]
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Birds of Chicago, Luther Dickinson, Indigo Girls Play DCA
It’s a busy week at Door Community Auditorium (DCA), with a double-bill of Birds of Chicago and Luther Dickinson & The Cooperators Aug. 21 and the Indigo Girls taking the stage Aug. 25. Both concerts begin at 8 pm. Birds of Chicago have been beloved in Door County since they began playing on Washington Island […]
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High School Grads Make History as Youngest Actors Hired at Northern Sky
There’s coincidence in human events, and there’s fate. Perhaps there’s a bit of both at work in a tale that began in Joseph Fellner’s Door County cherry orchard in the summer of 1944. Like every other farmer and orchard owner, Fellner was struggling with the shortage of workers for the harvest. And, like many others, […]
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Mulligan Was Not A Bad Word at 2017 Resorters Golf Tourney
Yes there is golf after 55, or 70 or even 90. During the 92nd Resorters, three-day, match-play golf tournament, participants included a 70-year-old still competing in the men’s championship class, a 90-year-old Fish Creek summer resident and 78-year-old Betty Chomeau, who won the women’s title in five decades — in 2014, 2013, 2006, 1993, 1982 […]
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Thresheree, Peninsula Music Festival and More Weekend Plans
Get ready for this weekend. Live music accentuates each day as long-standing traditions celebrate Door County heritage and arts. Be sure to make it up in August to see the summer season come to a spectacular close. Friday, Aug. 18 “Bobby is Dead. Long Live Bobby.” Imagine what Robert F. Kennedy would say if here […]