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  • Fish Creek Announces Bigger, Better Raffle for 30th Winter Fest

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    The Fish Creek Civic Association (FCCA) is actively gearing up for the 30th anniversary of the Fish Creek Winter Festival, Feb. 3-5. Winter Festival’s impressive following has been cultivated throughout the past three decades and continues to grow each year. Such fun as the Wheel of Meat, Bicycle Toss, Chili Cook-Off and the Fruit Loop […]

  • Christmas Open House at Great Northern by Design

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    Great Northern by Design at the Settlement Shops will host a Christmas Open House on Dec. 3, 10 am – 4 pm. The open house will also serve as a holiday fundraiser for Feed My People. In the spirit of giving, the public is asked to bring a nonperishable food item for the donation box. […]

  • Door County Half Marathon Seeks Runners for Charities

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    Do you need more motivation to run this winter? The Door County Half Marathon and Nicolet Bay 5k’s Run For A Cause program is now accepting runners for its 2017 program. Run For A Cause gives runners a free registration to the May 6, 2017, race in Peninsula State Park to any runner who raises […]

  • Gibraltar Student Council Holds Senior Citizen Holiday Dinner Dec. 7

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    Gibraltar Area Schools and the Gibraltar High School Student Council invite the community to their Annual Senior Citizen Holiday Dinner on Dec. 7 at 11 am. Guests will be seated in the Elementary School Gym starting at 10 am. Guests will enjoy performances by the Gibraltar High School Band, Middle School Choir and High School […]

  • Salvation Army Looking for Bell Ringers this Holiday Season

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    The Salvation Army is seeking bell ringers for the holiday season. Bell ringing starts Nov. 25 and runs through Dec. 24. Volunteers come from the community as individuals, couples, families and also from churches, schools and civic organizations. Last year, more than $44,000 was raised to help more than 600 individuals and families in Door […]

  • Door County Communities Team Up for ‘Big Bundle Up’ Campaign

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    Door County’s tourism industry is currently collecting new and gently used coats, scarves, hats, mittens and other warm clothing items as part of the Wisconsin Department of Tourism’s “Big Bundle Up” donation campaign. The campaign is a statewide collection program that runs from now through Jan. 2, 2017. All items donated locally will stay in […]

  • Pen Players Theatre Announces 2017 Season Lineup

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    Peninsula Players Theatre announces their 82nd season, June 13 – Oct. 15, 2017. “I’m happy to announce the slate of plays for next year’s 82nd season,” said Artistic Director Greg Vinkler. “We closed our 81st season just a few weeks ago, but getting the roster of plays up this early gives us a head start […]

  • Rockapella Comes to Door Community Auditorium Nov. 26

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    The a cappella singing group Rockapella first gained fame after their appearance in 1991 on the PBS series, Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego? The object of this popular kids’ game show was to use knowledge of geography to track Carmen Sandiego, the leader of a crime syndicate. Since then, the tours of Rockapella […]

  • Interfibers Shows Clothing, Jewelry from Mission Project

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    Visit Interfibers Studio Gallery in Fish Creek on Nov. 26 for the holiday event about “Creating Revenue through the Arts.” All the clothing and jewelry created through this mission project will be on sale at affordable prices for Christmas shopping. At noon Wendy Carpenter will lead an open discussion about her work in Guatemala, with […]

  • DCY, Take Your Marks: Diving into the 2016-17 YMCA Swim Season

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      With the shrill of the whistle, the Door County YMCA swim team is off the blocks swimmingly, starting the new 2016-17 season. In the pool, just about 140 swimmers make up the DCY swim team ranging in age from five to 19 years old. As the parents of the DCY swimmers begin to pull […]

  • High School Winter Athletics: Nov. 18-23, 2016

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    GIBRALTAR   Boys Basketball Nov. 22 @ Chilton, 7:15 pm   Girls Basketball Nov. 18 @ Kewaunee, 7:30 pm Nov. 21 vs. Algoma, 7:30 pm   SEVASTOPOL   Boys Basketball Nov. 22 vs. Manitowoc Lutheran, 5:30 pm   Girls Basketball Nov. 18 @ Algoma, 7:30 pm Nov. 22 vs. NEW Lutheran, 7:30 pm   SOUTHERN […]

  • Obituary: William (Bill) Duquaine

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    William (Bill) Duquaine, 73, of Fish Creek, died Nov 7, 2016 . Visitation will be at 10 am on Nov. 19, 2016 at Stella Maris Parish in Fish Creek. Funeral services will be held at 11 am at Stella Maris Parish in Fish Creek with Father Dave Ruby officiating. Burial will follow at Blossomberg Cemetery. Arrangements […]

  • Five-Course Progressive Dinners Held at White Gull and Thorp House Inn

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    The 21st Annual Fish Creek Holiday Progressive Dinners return for the 2016-17 winter season. “A Movable Feast” is the best way to describe these gourmet dinners, which begin at one of Fish Creek’s historic inns, then moves to a second inn for the main course and dessert. The Progressive Holiday Dinner Weekends are hosted by […]

  • Fish Creek Artist Rick Brawner Recognized in Soundings Magazine

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    Rick Brawner, a full-time resident oil painter from Fish Creek, has one of his oil paintings featured in the Nov. 2016 issue of Soundings magazine. Soundings is a renowned national, monthly boating publication. The feature is a two-page center spread in their section called “Seascapes,” a monthly dedication to seascape art. The scene and painting […]

  • Christmas by the Bay, Old Timey Folk & More Weekend Plans

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    Start your holiday season with a visit to Sturgeon Bay for this weekend’s Christmas by the Bay! Carry that holiday joy through the rest of the weekend with local arts and crafts, music and a late-autumn hike. Friday, November 18 Celebrate the Holiday Season Sturgeon Bay hosts its annual Christmas by the Bay this weekend, […]

  • Peninsula State Park Superintendent Bruns Resigns

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    Kelli Bruns, Peninsula State Park Superintendent since September of 2011, has resigned. Bruns is taking a position with the Minnesota Division of Parks and Trails at Fort Snelling in the Twin Cities area. She expects to leave after the holidays. Erin Brown, superintendent of Potawatomi State Park in Sturgeon Bay, will step in to offer […]

  • Door County Businesses Extending the Season

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    While we are used to businesses throughout the peninsula closing up shop at the end of October, there are more business owners choosing to stay open into the winter months. The move could help burgeon winter tourism as the question, “Is there anything to do here in the winter?” is answered. Many business owners agreed […]

  • Server of the Week: Cindy Phillips @ Gibraltar Schools

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      When you set foot in Gibraltar Elementary School Expect a smiling face to greet you Meet Ms. Cindy Phillips, school secretary Your go-to lady for elementary-related queries. A class act, always on top of her game, Providing a positive experience – that’s her aim!

  • 2016-17 DCY Swim Season Begins

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    The 2016-17 season has officially started for the Door County YMCA (DCY) swim team. Around 140 swimmers make up the DCY swim team, ranging in age from five to 19 years old. The competitive swim season officially kicks off the season with DCY’s first meet at the Stevens Point Fall Invitational this weekend, Nov. 12-14, […]

  • High School Winter Athletics: Nov. 11-18, 2016

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    GIBRALTAR   Girls Basketball Nov. 15 @ Brillion, 7:15 pm Nov. 18 @ Kewaunee, 7:30 pm   SEVASTOPOL   Girls Basketball Nov. 18 @ Algoma, 7:30 pm   SOUTHERN DOOR   Girls Basketball Nov. 15 vs. Peshtigo, 7:30 pm Nov. 18 @ NEW Lutheran, 7:30 pm   STURGEON BAY   Girls Basketball Nov. 15 vs. […]