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  • Fifty Miles on Foot: Getting to know the ‘pain cave’ during a solo Fall 50

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    I was nervous. I have run a marathon. I’ve biked halfway across the country. But running 50 miles was something that I struggled to wrap my head around.

  • Development Would Focus on Maritime Connection in Sturgeon Bay

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    Taking advantage of what you’ve got was the theme of a public meeting held Oct. 2 in the waterfront Sawyer Park pavilion on a plan to create a cultural hub on 4 1/2 acres of west side waterfront land.

  • 25 Years of Running Wild at Potawatomi State Park

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    For the past 24 years, runners of all ages have gathered at Potawatomi State Park to take part in Run Wild – the annual fundraiser for the Friends of Potawatomi State Park.

  • City’s West Waterfront Redevelopment Design Drafted

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    Sturgeon Bay released a draft of a brochure encouraging potential developers to build in the city’s west waterfront area. The brochure outlines four development projects: an indoor market where local producers can show off their goods, a housing development, a boutique lodging business, and a pub or restaurant.

  • Len Villano

    Heart in Sound: Billy Triplett Found a Home

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    When I sat down in July to talk with Billy Triplett about his life in music and what brought him to the Holiday Music Motel in Sturgeon Bay, there was no way to know that Billy had only 24 more days to live. As we were doing the final edits for this fall issue, word […]

  • Len Villano

    Lou Williams Uncovers Art in Wood

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    When Lou Williams retired from his Chicago-based public relations and communication firm – L.C. Williams & Associates – in 2001, he was ready for a new occupation, a new hobby. “I get bored easily,” admits the photographer, pilot and sailor. Drawn to wood his entire life, Williams decided to make a couple of walking sticks, […]

  • Len Villano

    Blacksmith Re-Creates Historical Weapons

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    Door County history reaches back to the Potawatomi Indians, Swedish settlers, the early Moravian church. But tucked away in a shed just south of Sturgeon Bay lies history dating back to ancient Greece. It’s in Ric Furrer’s workshop – a cluttered, unassuming shed overflowing with historic machinery. It’s a sword formed from fire, iron ore […]

  • Casey Rabach Aims to Raise the Bar

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    Casey Rabach may have played 10 years in the National Football League, but he never forgot where his passion for sports came from – the fields and playgrounds of Sturgeon Bay.

  • Sturgeon Bay Creates Tax Incremental District For West Waterfront Redevelopment

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    • Sturgeon Bay’s Joint Review Board unanimously approved the creation of Tax Incremental District (TID) No. 4 on the city’s west waterfront.

  • Len Villano, Mike McHugh

    Leading by Example: Mike McHugh, The Pool’s the Thing

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    In this year’s Philanthropy Issue we bring you the stories of seven people inspiring others in our community. It’s a Tuesday afternoon, and YMCA Swim Coach Mike McHugh is standing at the edge of the upper deck, gripping the railing and watching closely as a few dozen young kids swim back and forth in the […]

  • Len Villano, John Herlache

    PowerFlour Makes Scarce Food More Nutritious

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    Door County is known as a charitable community, but not everyone gives locally. Some, like John Herlache and members of the Sturgeon Bay Rotary Club, work with a non-profit that reaches across the globe called PowerFlour International. “When you’re talking about PowerFlour, you’re talking about malnutrition, prevention and treatment,” Herlache said. “It concerns digestion.” Food […]

  • Staring Death in the Face, With a Smile

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    [Editor’s Note: This article has been reprinted with permission from Myles Dannhausen’s blog “Learning Chicago.” This post from November 27, 2012 can be found online at http://mylesdannhausen.

  • Katie Sikora, cheese curds

    Cheese Curds: A Wisconsin Delicacy

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    Born and raised in Wisconsin, I have eaten a fair amount of fried cheese in my 27 years. Working in restaurants in Door County over the course of many summers, I have also served a large number of cheese curds to folks visiting our beloved peninsula. So I have heard tourists ask the million-dollar question […]

  • Len Villano, group of people

    Local Food Movement Brings Young Folks Back to the Farm

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    Meg Goettleman apologizes as she breaks away from our conversation. A customer waves as she walks down the small hill behind Goettleman’s home, and now Meg has gone to greet her. She shares a big laugh with Meg, then a hug, as she approaches the small barn, inside of which the week’s treasure awaits – […]

  • Katie Sikora, Pac Van

    The Pac Van Transports Game-Goers, Carries Memories

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    A gathering of green and gold clad Packers fans meet on a brisk October morning at the Sturgeon Bay home of Brian Frisque and Jen Jorns. It’s game day in Wisconsin. The Green Bay Packers, otherwise known as ‘we’ to Wisconsites, are playing the Jacksonville Jaguars at noon at Lambeau Field. Frisque loads a 15-passenger, […]

  • Sturgeon Bay Four Seasons Market Receives Positive Reaction

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    The initial assessment of the proposed Four Seasons Market as part of the West Waterfront Redevelopment Plan in Sturgeon Bay is in, and the prospects are good.

  • Q&A with Sturgeon Bay Community Development Director Marty Olejniczak

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    Marty Olejniczak heads up the City of Sturgeon Bay’s Community Development department, which is responsible for reviewing and approving new city development. Matt Ledger sat down with Olejniczak to talk about some of the issues that are currently on his department’s radar.

  • Experience the Thrills of Skydive Door County

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    On a sunny day with low wind, the plane ascends to 11,000 feet. You’re harnessed and hooked to the tandem master. The gear – harness, hooks, and parachutes – rank right up there with military grade hardware. The plane door opens, and you prepare to jump. The freefall – that’s the most exhilarating part. Maybe […]

  • Gerhard Miller

    The Remarkable Life of Artist Gerhard Miller

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    For most boys, growing up in Sturgeon Bay in the early years of the 20th century – whooping through the woods, skating, sailing and swimming – being felled by polio at age 10 would have been a tragedy. For Gerhard Carl Friedrich Miller, once the agony of recovery was over, his illness led directly to […]

  • Joe Fischer

    Door County’s Naval Architects

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    Taking a stroll through the Sturgeon Bay shipyards can be a humbling experience. The immensity of the ships alone can leave one awestruck with veritable wonder at how such behemoths were constructed, let alone how they even float. For nearly 100 years, the assembly and maintenance of barges, freighters, ferries, and sailboats in Sturgeon Bay […]