Area: Sturgeon Bay
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Pen Players Theatre Partners with Door County Library
Peninsula Players Theatre announces a youth reading partnership with the Door County Library in conjunction with its production of the hilarious and swashbuckling play, Peter and the Starcatcher by Rick Elice based on the novel by Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson. “This is a fantastic opportunity for both of our organizations to highlight a really […]
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Historical Chenille Bedspreads Exhibit Looking For Loaners
What started as a donation of several old linens to the Door County Historical Society for its annual Heritage Village Rummage Sale will be featured as an exhibit titled Chenille Bedspreads during September 2017. While sorting through the donated assortment of chenille bedspreads, a volunteer commented with enthusiasm, “Wouldn’t it make a neat exhibit?” The […]
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Sturgeon Bay Waterfront Proposal Under Review
The controversy that has dominated Sturgeon Bay city politics for three years may finally be nearing a conclusion. The City of Sturgeon Bay and Friends of Sturgeon Bay Public Waterfront held talks with a mediator June 12 and 14 to discuss the placement of the ordinary high water mark on land on the city’s west […]
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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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Midsummer’s Music, Women’s Fund Highlight Women In Music
Midsummer’s Music Ltd. and the Women’s Fund of Door County are partnering in four concerts featuring works by three female composers. When creating the repertoire for the 2017 festival season, Midsummer’s Music Artistic Director Jim Berkenstock and Assistant Artistic Director Allyson Fleck pondered a variety of ideas that would rival the appeal of the Downton […]
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Brazilian Soccer Camp Returns to Door County
The excitement of Brazilian soccer came back to Door County June 19 – 23 when area youths experienced the unique Brazilian-style of soccer at the TetraBrazil Soccer Academy. The camp returned for the second year to John Miles County Park and featured four Brazilian soccer coaches. Camp attendees took part in half-day and full-day camp […]
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Kelsey Wang Returns As TAP Artist-In-Residence
Third Avenue Playhouse (TAP) announces the 2017 Summer/Fall season artist-in-residence: Kelsey Wang. She will perform in Leonard Bernstein’s comic operetta Candide as well as designing the costumes for Red (June 29 – July 22), Candide (July 27 – Sept. 2), and Every Brilliant Thing (Sept. 7 – Oct. 15). Returning for a third season at […]
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TAP Lobby Art Gallery Welcomes Ginnie Cappaert
Third Avenue Playhouse (TAP) announces the opening of an art exhibit by guest artist Ginnie Cappaert to run June 28 through July 22. Cappaert is a full-time visual artist with a summer studio in Egg Harbor and a winter studio in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. Her surroundings of nature and her travels inspire and […]
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Virginia (Paque) Kreft, 91, of Sturgeon Bay, passed away on June 20, 2017, at Cardinal Ridge CBRF. She was born October 24, 1925, in Sturgeon Bay to Louis and Clara (Prevost) Paque. On June 18, 1947, she married Marvin G. Kreft, he preceded her in death on December 20, 1993. Virginia graduated from Sturgeon Bay […]
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Ronald Lee Bull, 64, of Sturgeon Bay passed away at Algoma Long Term Care Unit on June 17, 2017. He was born May 14, 1953 in Grand Rapids, MI to Clarence and Martha (Dobrowalski) Bull. Ron graduated from Laona High School. In 1977, he married his high school sweet heart Cynthia Kay Schneider of Crandon. […]
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Harold F. Deutsch, 98, of Belleville, WI, passed away Monday morning (June 12, 2017) at Door County Medical Center. He was born September 2, 1918 in Sturgeon Bay, the son of the late Frank and Anna (Spahn) Deutsch. Harold graduated early from Sturgeon Bay High School in 1935. He attended Marquette University before transferring to […]
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Michael Scott Skare, 59, of recently of Door County, died June 6, 2017 at HIL Florida in Sturgeon Bay. He was born August 10, 1957 in Minneapolis, MN, the son of Arvid Richard Skare and Rose Marie (Haracz) Skare. Michael was raised Catholic. He is survived by his three brothers and two sisters, Richard “Dick” […]
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Memorial Service: Jean Hendricks Lichty
A memorial service for Jean Hendricks Lichty, 82, will be held at 2 pm on Wednesday, June 28, at Shiloh Church, 2468 S. Shiloh Road, Sturgeon Bay. Lichty died on Feb. 25 in Fallbrook, Calif. Memorials may be given to Shiloh Church Lot and Cemetery Association sent in care of PO Box 72, Sturgeon Bay, […]
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Sturgeon Bay Mayor Declares June 24 ‘Open Door Pride Day’
Open Door Pride is proud to present their Inaugural Pride Event, celebrating the diversity of the LQBTQ community and inclusiveness of all people with a Pride Picnic from 11 am to 4 pm in Martin Park, Sturgeon Bay. In an act of vision, June 24 of 2017 has been declared Open Door Pride Day by […]
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Prince of Peace Lutheran Church Sets Up ‘Blessing Box’ with Food, Household Goods
A Blessing Box was recently set up at Prince of Peace Lutheran Church in Sturgeon Bay. The Blessing Box combines the Little Free Library with a food pantry, resulting in a freestanding wooden box under the motto: “Take what you need. Bring what you can. Above all, be blessed.” Church members and the community may […]
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Lily is a sweet 15-year-old senior cat who came to the Door County Humane Society (DCHS) after her owner was no longer able to care for her. She has a beautiful coat of short brown fur with grey stripes and some tabby markings, too. Although Lily is pretty shy, especially around a lot of people […]
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Parallel 44 Celebrates 10 Years of Frozen Tundra Wine
This year marks the 10th year that Parallel 44 Vineyard & Winery has been producing wines on the Frozen Tundra. To celebrate this milestone Parallel 44 is holding a 10-Year Anniversary Celebration on July 8, 12 – 6 pm. The winery is located outside of Kewaunee, between Green Bay and Door County. Sample locally grown […]
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Behind the Lens of Wildlife Photographer John Van Den Brandt
John Van Den Brandt and his wife, Jean, had been stalking a leopard through the thick brush of Kenya at dawn when the scene was set for his most memorable photograph. The couple and their guide had been following the notoriously reclusive animal through thick brush, catching only small glimpses here and there, when Van […]
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Master Taxidermist To Give Talk At Door County Historical Museum June 17
Master taxidermist Mike Orthober will be at the Door County Historical Museum in Sturgeon Bay on June 17, 10 am – 4:30 pm. He designed and built the museum’s nature diorama and he will be mounting a new animal for the exhibit and talking about the art and science of taxidermy. Orthober, of Egg Harbor, is […]