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  • Kids Invited to St. Peter’s Lutheran Church’s Cave Quest Bible School

    St. Peter’s Lutheran Church in Sturgeon Bay is hosting a summer event for kids called Cave Quest Vacation Bible School from June 13 – 17, 9 am – 12 pm. At Cave Quest kids explore what it means to follow Jesus through dark times. Kids participate in memorable Bible learning activities, sing catchy songs, play […]

  • Door County Dental Care Holds Free Mouthguard Day

    Door County Dental Care, located in Sturgeon Bay, is hosting their eighth annual Free Mouthguard Day on June 16. All area student athletes are invited to receive a free custom-fit, team color-coordinated mouthguard. Mouthguards help prevent dental and facial injuries during sports or other contact activities. As students grow and their bodies change, their mouth […]

  • Obituary: Madonna Jean Starr

    Madonna Jean Starr, of Sturgeon Bay, died May 29, 2016. She was born July 21, 1954 to Rodrick “Rod” and Jean (Moeller) Borchert in Green Bay. She was raised in Sturgeon Bay and graduated from Sturgeon Bay High School in 1972. On October 19, 1975, she married Robert Starr at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Sturgeon Bay. […]

  • Obituary: Mae Birnschein

    Mae Birnschein, age 90, died Sunday, May 29, 2016 to reunite with her late husband, Arthur, with whom she’s been apart from for almost 32 years. Mae Louise Robinson was born to William and Lilly Robinson on December 14, 1925 and lived in Jacksonport most of her life. She married Arthur August Birnschein on January 27, […]

  • Obituary: Wendell Thomas Phillips

    Wendell Thomas Phillips, 80, of Sturgeon Bay, died late Saturday night, May 28, 2016 at ThedaCare Regional Medical Center in Neenah, following a brief illness. He was born March 24, 1936 in Sturgeon Bay, the son of Leonard and Rita Ray (Madden) Phillips. Wendell attended school in Sturgeon Bay and then worked as the third […]

  • Obituary: Roger L. Rockwell

    Roger L. Rockwell, 63, of Sturgeon Bay, died Friday, May 27, 2016. He was born June 14, 1952, the youngest of three children to Leo and Doraine (Braley) Rockwell. After graduating from Sturgeon Bay High School in 1970, Roger worked at Milwaukee Shoe factory before apprenticing as an electrician in the ship yards of Sturgeon […]

  • Obituary: Nancy Anne McHugh

    Nancy Anne McHugh, 84, of Sturgeon Bay, passed away Wednesday morning, May 25, 2016 at Golden Living Center-Dorchester. She was born June 13, 1931 in Perry, IA, the daughter of Ernest and Angeline (Duchaine) Banyard. Nancy graduated from J. Sterling Morton High School in Cicero, IL in 1948. On May 28, 1949, she married Martin […]

  • 2016 Door County High School Graduates

    GIBRALTAR HIGH SCHOOL Tyler Appel, Aleah Bauldry, Derek Beard, Ian Bennett, Morgan Bogenschutz, Erik Bosman, Hannah Brandt, Jena Burlo, Kara Caldecott, Hope Copiskey, Mariah Davis, Logan Ferrie, Julia Grant, Madalyn Gray, Krystian Hallett, Josephine Haslep, Ian Hoffman, Alejandra Jauregui, Thor Johnson, Lauren Kita, Jacob Kordon, Anthony Laughlin, Bryan Licona-Curiel, Christopher Loroña, Chloé Massad, Colton Merriman, […]

  • Top Graduate Joins Animal Clinic of Sturgeon Bay

    Dr. Daniel Laurent, a leading graduate of University of Wisconsin College of Veterinary Medicine, is joining the staff of Animal Clinic of Sturgeon Bay. Laurent will join the staff in June. He earned his Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2016 by graduating academically ranked first in his class of […]

  • Adult Playwriting Lab at Third Avenue Playhouse

    Third Avenue Playhouse is offering another exciting educational experience for adults, Adult Playwriting Lab. This lab is open to people with all levels of talent and experience. It takes place June 20 – July 28, and will be taught by Paulette Laufer and Richard Carroll Carlson. Enrollment is now open. Playwriting Lab will explore what […]

  • Water Research Begins at Crossroads at Big Creek

    This week the Collins Learning Center at Crossroads at Big Creek undergoes its annual metamorphosis, changing from an educational center to a research facility. For more than a decade, Crossroads has hosted researchers from Environmental Research and Innovation Center (ERIC) at UW-Oshkosh, who, using a strict protocol, have been collecting water samples throughout each summer […]

  • 2016 Steel Bridge Songfest Schedule

    The 12th annual Steel Bridge Songfest takes place June 9 – 12 throughout downtown Sturgeon Bay. A detailed schedule will be posted at SteelBridgeSongfest.org. Below is an outline of events for the fest. JUNE 9 Pub Crawl with Safe Ride, 8:30 pm – 1 am. Multiple indoor and outdoor venues with 100+ musical acts, free trolley […]

  • Future of Sturgeon Bay Monologue at Margaret Lockwood Gallery

    Margaret Lockwood Gallery will open up their performance space for a couple events in the first full week of June. On June 7, 5 – 7 pm, a spoken word event titled “City Voices” will be featured for the annual About Sturgeon Bay exhibit at the gallery. The public is cordially invited. Through the lens […]

  • Portraiture Discussed at Second Thursday Program

    Cheryl Stidwell Parker, artist and retired museum professional, will explore the diversity and expressive nature of portraiture in a talk for the museum’s Second Thursday Program series being held in conjunction with the Miller Art Museum’s newest exhibit, the 7th annual Door Prize for Portraiture. The talk is scheduled for June 9 at 10:30 am […]

  • A Vision of the Evolving Sturgeon Bay

    About Sturgeon Bay: Site-Unseen & Imagined will be held June 5 – 11 at Popelka Trenchard Glass Studio. An opening reception is set for June 5, 4 – 6 pm. This annual exhibition showcases artwork that examines Sturgeon Bay. Artists were asked to use found-object, found-image, found-sound or found-concept as tools in which to visually […]

  • Sturgeon Bay’s Art Invasion

    New art projects abound, in the air and on the ground, this summer in Sturgeon Bay. Artists from Door County, Wisconsin and Illinois worked all winter to create their interpretations of Sturgeon Bay, and project them onto either canvas or an Adirondack-style bench. These two new street art projects – “Sites in the City” and […]

  • Door County Community Foundation Exhibition

    The community is invited to attend a reception on June 4, 5 – 7 pm, at the Door County Community Foundation. The reception celebrates the Lobby Gallery summer exhibition featuring works by Julie Brogan and Kelly Bresnahan. Brogan’s paintings reflect the images that she sees in her daily life: her family, friends, her travels, what […]

  • Miller Art Museum Expands Door Prize for Portraiture

    From June 4 – July 26, the Miller Art Museum in Sturgeon Bay will feature 53 Wisconsin artists and their unique approaches to the portrait as it hosts the 7th annual Door Prize for Portraiture. The exhibit opens June 4 with an opening reception from 5:30 to 7:30 pm; the event is free and open […]