Area: Washington Island
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Megan Jorgenson and Scott Lindgren, Washington Island, are the parents of a daughter born on Oct. 30, 2015, at Ministry Door County Medical Center, Sturgeon Bay. Maternal grandparents are Jim and Kelly Jorgenson, Washington Island. Paternal grandparents are Kathy Gunnlaugsson, Washington Island, and Jim Lindgren, Kenosha.
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Monday, Nov. 9 Peninsula Symphonic Band performs a Veterans Day Concert as a freewill offering to benefit the Door County Veterans Service Council, 7 pm, Prince of Peace Lutheran Church, Sturgeon Bay. Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2015 Southern Door School Eagle Gym, ceremony featuring Korean War veteran Tom Van Lieshout, 9:30 am. After the ceremony, there […]
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Apple Fests and Cider Press This Weekend
Pumpkins’ time is coming with Halloween and Thanksgiving, but apples will be the star this weekend with the Fall Fun Fest and Cider Pressing Party at the Washington Island Farm Museum and Apple Festival at Seaquist Orchards Farm Market. Activities at the Farm Museum will run from 10 am to 4 pm on Oct. 10 […]
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Local, Native, Tourist, or Transplant? Take our Door County Local Quiz
While writer Myles Dannhausen Jr.’s research confirmed that there’s no single answer to what makes someone a Northern Door local, he did get some ideas for some questions you might ask to test someone’s local credentials. Here’s a 20-question quiz made up of suggestions from a bunch of locals, a few transplants, and the Door […]
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Back and Forth for 75 Years: Washington Island Ferry Line Honored
With the sound of happy people and ferry commerce in the background, local and state officials gathered in front of the Northport Pier Visitor Center under a sunny sky and an unusually becalmed Death’s Door on Sept. 25 to recognize the Washington Island Ferry Line for 75 years of service. Among those gathered to […]
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Washington Island Literary Festival participants enjoy a sunny day on the boathouse deck at Rock Island. (From left) Marianne Fons, writer; Bob and Deb Wayman, owners of Fair Isle Books, Washington Island; and captain and author Don Kilpela and wife, Betty, of Copper Harbor, Michigan. Photo by Dick Purinton.
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Baylake Bank Locations Will Remain Open After Merger Closing
Nicolet National Bank (Nicolet) and Baylake Bank (Baylake) announce that the Door County branch locations will remain open after the closing of the merger. On Sept. 8, Nicolet Bankshares, Inc. and Baylake Corp. announced the signing of a definitive agreement to merge. The Door County locations include Brussels, Egg Harbor, Ellison Bay, Fish Creek, Sister […]
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Epicenter of Island Life: Nelsen’s Hall and Bitters Pub
At Nelsen’s Hall and Bitters Pub, anyone can join the club that got Island drinkers through the dry years.
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City of Sturgeon Bay: The Zoning Board of Appeals meets at noon on Sept. 22. The Parks & Recreation Committee meets at 4 pm on Sept. 23. County of Door: Hazard Mitigation Plan meeting, Sept. 21, 4-6 pm, Forestville Town Hall, Maplewood, 7705 County H. The Library Board meets at 5 pm on Sept. 21. […]
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Beer Fest, Bike Ride, Bass Tourney and Cave Tours Make for A Busy Door County Weekend!
Beer, fishing, bats and bike rides – it’s every outdoors lovers dream weekend in Door County! Here are our top picks for the weekend ahead:
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Write On, Door County Presents Special Poetry Program
Write On, Door County presents a very special afternoon program on Washington Island with visiting poet and performance artist Moheb Soliman. HOMES/Tied by Water is Moheb’s work-in-progress which has had him traveling and presenting around the Great Lakes for the past four months. He comes to Door County as his project nears its conclusion at […]
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T-Mac Smokin’ Wins Big at Death’s Door BBQ Competition
In an exciting reprise of their 2012 win, the T-Mac Smokin’ barbecue team from Appleton once again claimed the Grand Championship prize at the 4th annual Death’s Door BBQ (DDBBQ) on Aug. 29 on Washington Island. This year, DDBBQ featured 35 teams from five states, all competing for the coveted 2015 Grand Champion award. Tim’s […]
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Island Home Built with Aging Couple in Mind
On a continuum scale with “A Step Back in Time” at one end and “Cutting Edge” at the other, Washington Island’s indicator arrow falls decidedly toward the anachronistic (if you haven’t been fortunate enough to visit, think screen doors and rolling stops and baseball games on Sunday afternoons). When Lucia and Pete Petrie hired architect […]
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Door County’s Kind of Skyscrapers
The tallest natural point in Door County is not the scenic Sven’s Bluff or the ascent from Ellison Bay. It is an 860-foot mound in the town of Brussels on the county line between Door and Kewaunee. The mound is just a smaller brother to an 870-foot mound in Kewaunee. On a clear day, climbing […]
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Gabe arrived at my house with a sleek, lightweight backpack. His gear has special names that make us sound like adventurers—the pack is an Osprey Exos, with a Stoic tent and Therm-a-Rest RidgeRest sleeping pad packed inside. I carried a frameless pack that my parents bought in 1991 for a backpacking trip that was derailed […]