Area: Gibraltar
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Chief Kahquados Invite 2017 Held at Gibraltar High School Aug. 24 Girls 5k Run Top Finishers Sylvia Hansen, Gillett, 19:55 Lauren Vosters, Freedom, 20:12 Lydiah LeCloux, Southern Door, 20:13 Jaci Hinz, Freedom, 20:35 Rayna Stordahl, Freedom, 20:37 Liz Murphy, Freedom, 20:38 Gabby Johnson, Freedom, 20:41 Katrina Salmen, Peshtigo, 20:47 Journey Macina, Mauston, 21:03 Gracie […]
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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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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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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 […]
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Gibraltar Joins Movement Against Citizens United Decision
On Aug. 2 the town of Gibraltar became the eighth community in the county to pass a resolution supporting limits on campaign finance super-PACs. The resolution asks the Door County board and our elected state representatives to support – and the state to hold – a non-binding referendum allowing voters to have a voice on […]
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Baileys Harbor, Sister Bay Hear Workforce Housing Proposal
The Baileys Harbor Town Board and Sister Bay Plan Commission will both hear a proposal by Donn Dresselhuys this month to create a three-acre workforce housing campus. Dresselhuys first appeared before the Gibraltar Plan Commission in December 2016, when the proposal was rejected. “There is a dichotomy in all of this,” said Dresselhuys, explaining his […]
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Land Trust Protects 120 Acres of Gibraltar-Ephraim Swamp
The Door County Land Trust (DCLT) is pleased to announce it has protected 120 acres of coastal wetland property in the Gibraltar-Ephraim Swamp State Natural Area. The property was acquired from Gibraltar Township landowner John Wehling, who wished to have the property’s natural features preserved and protected. Acquisition of the Wehling property protects a mature […]
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Cyclist Killed in Crash in Fish Creek Saturday
A bicyclist was killed when she was struck by a van at the intersection of County A and Juddville Road Saturday, July 22. According to the crash report obtained from the Door County Sheriff’s Department, a man driving a work van struck cyclist Lou Branham, 74, of New Brighton, Minn., at approximately 4:30 pm. Branham […]
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Rotary Club of Sturgeon Bay Awards $20,000 in Scholarships to 2017 Grads
This spring, the Rotary Club of Sturgeon Bay awarded more than $20,000 in scholarships to 2017 graduates of Door County high schools. Thirteen graduating seniors were awarded scholarships in recognition of their academic and volunteer achievements. “As a humanitarian organization committed to service above self, the Rotary Club of Sturgeon Bay is thrilled to be […]
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Gibraltar Electors to Vote on Chambers Island Land Trust Expansion
On Aug. 2, electors of the Town of Gibraltar will decide whether the town will acquire two islands in the middle of Mackaysee Lake on Chambers Island that will be transferred to the Door County Land Trust (DCLT). The purchase will come at no expense to the taxpayers of Gibraltar, but bureaucracy requires electors be […]
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A New Glimpse of the Past at Alexander Noble House
It will be Christmas all summer long in Fish Creek this year, at least at the Alexander Noble House. Now open for the season, the Greek revival house built by one of Fish Creek’s founding fathers is now home to this year’s A Glimpse of the Past exhibit, portraying domestic life in Fish Creek at […]
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Room Tax Collections Up Eight Percent in 2016
The Door County Tourism Zone Commission (DCTZC) brought in $4.459 million in room tax dollars in 2016, an increase of nearly 8 percent from 2015 revenues, according to its annual report and audit. Of the $4.459 million in room tax collections, $2.942 million was allocated to the Door County Visitor Bureau (DCVB) to use primarily […]
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Door County Property Taxes Among State’s Lowest
Door County communities have some of the lowest property tax rates in the state, according to data from the Wisconsin Taxpayers Alliance (WISTAX). “It’s because of high vacation property values,” said Dale Knapp, Research Director for the WISTAX. “If there are a lot of vacation properties there, that’s going to drive the rate down.” The […]
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Gibraltar Highway Resurface Pushed Back to 2019
Pending grant for culvert replacement could affect timeline, closures The resurfacing of Fish Creek’s downtown has been delayed from fall of 2018 to spring of 2019 due to delays receiving an environmental analysis. “There’s some benefits to the staging, getting it done while the businesses are in their slower season,” said Jeremy Ashauer, project manager […]
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Algoma Girls Win State Track Title
The WIAA State Track & Field Meet was held June 2 and 3 in LaCrosse, with a host of Door County athletes participating. The Algoma Girls squad was the area’s biggest winner, leaving LaCrosse as state team champions. State Track Division 2 In Division 2, Sturgeon Bay’s 400-meter relay team of Brady Wodack, Luke Brinkman, Hayden Shefchik, […]
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Framed: Gibraltar Elementary Spring Concert
At the end of the Gibraltar Elementary Spring Concert on May 25, fifth grader Vanessa Demarinis expressed her sincerest thanks to elementary music teacher Lori Free for all of the support she gives students. Photo by Len Villano.
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A Day Away from the Classroom: Exposing Students to the Creative Community
by Ann Soderlund For one day during the school year students step away from the black and white of their curriculum and spend six hours exercising their right brain in unique ways. Through the efforts of Gibraltar High School and Friends of Gibraltar (FOG) Program, in partnership with The Francis Hardy Center for the Arts, […]
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Gibraltar Seeks Volunteers to Pull Garlic Mustard
The Town of Gibraltar and Door County Invasive Species Team (DCIST) are challenging residents to help curtail the spread of garlic mustard in the town. Residents can help in May by pulling and properly disposing of garlic mustard on your property or a favorite park or natural area. Register by emailing [email protected], then take before and […]
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Settlement Farm Market Plant Sale May 27
The Settlement Farm Market offers its annual plant sale May 27. The market at the Settlement Shops in Fish Creek runs from 9:30 am – 1:30 pm. A larger than ever market is planned with a variety of local vegetable plants, including an interesting variety of tomato plants, and pepper plants, many organically grown, herbs, […]
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Gibraltar Hopes to Preserve Beach Bathhouse
The preservation of an old building on the expanded Fish Creek Beach property was the primary focus of the Gibraltar Town Board meeting May 5. The town hopes to repurpose the building as bathrooms when it expands the public beach. “That building that we’re looking at is an historic building, it’s been here since about […]