Area: Sister Bay
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Midsummer’s Music Festival Continues With “Indomitable Spirits”
Door County’s Midsummer’s Music continues its 2017 festival season with the “Indomitable Spirits” program, featuring music by three female composers who lived between 1804 and 1944: Mélanie “Mel” Bonis, Louise Farrenc, and Amy Cheney Beach. Bonis led a double and, most of the time, a troubled life. Much of this was brought on by her […]
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Sister Bay to Consider Increase in Sales Tax
Sister Bay is moving forward with implementation of a one-half percent increase in the sales tax for a majority of businesses in the village. The tax, called a “Premier Resort Area Tax,” would bring in more than $174,000 annually to be used on infrastructure projects in the village. Village electors vote on whether the tax […]
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NWTC, County Get Report on Sister Bay TIF Audit
Representatives from the County of Door and Northeast Wisconsin Technical College (NWTC) met with Sister Bay staff to get an update on the village’s Tax Increment Finance district (TIF). County Administrator Ken Pabich and Bob Mathews, vice president of Business and Finance with NWTC, were content with the estimated projections, but asked the village for […]
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Tea Thyme Hosts Traditional ‘High Tea’ to Benefit Big Brothers Big Sisters of Door County
Tea Thyme of Door County, one of the shops in the Country Walk Shops in Sister Bay, is hosting a traditional “High Tea” as a benefit for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Door County. The menu includes finger sandwiches, English scones, and petit fours and Pavlova for dessert. A variety of teas will also be […]
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Free Blood Pressure Screenings Ongoing in Northern Door
Don’t forget that Northern Door Health & Wellness Ministry offers free blood pressure screenings twice a month. Screenings are held: 8:15 to 10:15 am the second Tuesday of the month at the Northern YMCA in Fish Creek and at the monthly Loaves & Fishes Meal held at 5 pm on the fourth Tuesday of each […]
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Independence Celebrations, Blacksmith Demos & More Weekend Plans
The Fourth is almost here. Every village has their own festivities planned. Everyone celebrates in their own way. The rest of the calendar is just as full as usual: live music, theater, and a birds of prey. Here are some suggestions to round out your weekend plans. Friday, June 30 Art/Speaks Hosted by Edgewood Gallery […]
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Door County League: Rain Postpones Two Games
Half of the Door County League baseball schedule was postponed Sunday as rain continues to impact field conditions. Sister Bay’s game at Institute and Baileys Harbor’s game at Kolberg were both postponed. In Sunday’s action West Jacksonport beat Washington Island to stay within a game of Sister Bay, and Egg Harbor topped Maplewood. June 25 […]
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2017 Door County 4th of July Events
Door County 4th of July Parades 10 am: Baileys Harbor 1:30 pm: Egg Harbor Fireworks July 1 Fish Creek July 3 Egg Harbor Maplewood July 4 Baileys Harbor Gills Rock Sturgeon Bay Washington Island July 8 Sister Bay Egg Harbor 4th of July Parade and Fireworks All activities take place in Harbor View Park, 7809 […]
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Traveling Great Lakes Exhibit Stops in Sister Bay
The traveling exhibit Great Lakes Small Streams: How Water Shapes Wisconsin will be on display at the Corner of the Past Historical Museum in Sister Bay from June 27 – July 8. The exhibit, which is part of the Wisconsin Historical Society’s “Dive In” initiative, provides a history of water in Wisconsin from pre-historic times through the present. Comprised […]
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Musical Survey Performed A Capella By The Collegium Ladyes June 24
A concert titled “Inward Joys Arise: Songs of Love, Joy and Peace” will be held June 24, 7 pm, at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church. The Collegium Ladyes spring concert features a mix of music, from medieval and Renaissance pieces to Shaker songs, as well as rounds, chants and hymns from Spain, Estonia and elsewhere. The […]
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Midsummer’s Music Season Continues With ‘From The Heart’
Door County’s Midsummer’s Music continues its 2017 festival season with the From the Heart program, featuring music by Wilhelm Braun, Ernst Naumann, and Antonín Dvořák. The three works on this program all possess a kind of heartfelt, homebred sentiment that is honest and forthright without being overly sentimental. They seem to suggest inner feelings rather […]
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Sister Bay Buzz: Concerts in the Park, Trolley Service, Memory Cafés
by Zeke Jackson, Village Administrator Sister Bay has offered free concerts in the park for more than 25 years, and the first concert of the season was conducted June 14. Concerts will now be held Wednesdays through Aug. 23, and movies will be shown on select Saturdays throughout the season. The featured artists at the […]
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Door County Confectionery Celebrates 45 Years
It was 1972 when Judi Doman first started digging through troves of rummage sales around Chicago looking for antique furniture that would become the hallmark of the Door County Confectionery. Among other things that would outfit the old-fashioned candy store she opened with her husband, Greg, she settled on a big red bathtub and filled […]
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NWTC Sister Bay Center Aims for Jan. 1 Opening
Northeast Wisconsin Technical College (NWTC) plans to open its newest learning center in Sister Bay in January of 2018. The center, a former Nicolet National Bank branch that was purchased by NWTC, is officially named the Learning and Innovation Center (LIC) in Partnership with Nicolet Bank. Since Nicolet National Bank has been a major financial […]
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Obituary: Richard Joseph Gadient
Richard Joseph Gadient was born in Davenport, Iowa on January 18, 1922. He met Bette Jean Horst on a blind date the summer before they attended Grinnell College in 1940. He enlisted in the U.S. Navy in February 1942, and he and Bette were married in 1944. He served as an officer on the USS […]
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Obituary: John Francis (Jack) Martin
John Francis (Jack) Martin died 90 years young, unexpectedly, on March 15, 2017. He was born and raised in Chicago, but spent most of his life in Appleton. He was in service during World War II and the Korean Conflict. Jack graduated from Northwestern University, Chicago, on the GI Bill in 1949. He married Patricia […]
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Sister Bay Sports Day & Paddle Fest 2017 (June 24)
Saturday, June 24, 8:30 am – dusk Sister Bay’s Sports Day heralds the beginning of summer and provides everyone an opportunity to get outside and enjoy activities on and around the water. Yoga on the Pier, Paddlefest, Disc Golf Tournament, and pick-up volleyball provide a great way for the whole family to unplug and play […]