Category: History
Door County is rich in history, from its most prominent founding citizens to the business leaders who embraced tourism to make it the destination it is today. It’s a history of orchards, farming, and fishermen, but also of potters, artists, and writers. But more than anything, it’s a history told in the lives of the remarkable people who’ve called it home for a spell or a lifetime. Door County Pulse tells them all.
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Once Upon Our Peninsula: Jan. 31-Feb. 7
News from this week’s past All items are from the Door County Library’s newspaper archives, and they appear in the same form as they were first published, including misspellings and grammatical errors. Door County News February 3, 191 The Commercial club is on a new trail. Instead of going after factories, they are going to […]
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Maritime Speaker Series Continues Feb. 6
The next Door County Medical Center Maritime Speaker Series presentation will be Don Mikulic’s “The Ledge, the Lake and the Limestone” on Feb. 6, 7 pm, in the Reddin Bridge Room of the Door County Maritime Museum (DCMM), 120 N. Madison Ave. in Sturgeon Bay. Mikulic will discuss Silurian dolomitic strata outcropping along the bluffs […]
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Once Upon Our Peninsula: Jan. 24-31
News from this week’s past All items are from the Door County Library’s newspaper archives, and they appear in the same form as they were first published, including misspellings and grammatical errors. Sturgeon Bay Advocate January 27, 1916 Sturgeon Bay-Manitowoc Line Again. Promoters Talking of Connecting Us With Clipper City by an Interurban Route to […]
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Once Upon Our Peninsula: Island for Sea-Birds, Skating Pond, Sweet Sour-Cherry Pie
All items are from the Door County Library’s newspaper archives, and they appear in the same form as they were first published, including misspellings and grammatical errors. Door County Democrat January 17, 1913 Island Reserved For Sea-Birds. President Taft last Friday signed a bill setting aside Gravel Island, near Europe Lake, this county, as a […]
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Once Upon Our Peninsula: Opera House, Self-Wringing Mop, Wolves
News from this week’s past All items are from the Door County Library’s newspaper archives, and they appear in the same form as they were first published, including misspellings and grammatical errors. Door County Democrat January 12, 1917 FORESTVILLE TO THE FORE To Have $2,500 Opera House, Large Two Story Concrete Garage, and a Jewelry […]
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Maritime Speaker Series Discusses Winter Fleet
Daniel LaMere will present “The ABCs of ABS and the Winter Fleet” as the next presentation in the Door County Medical Center Maritime Speaker Series on Jan. 9, 7 pm, in the Reddin Bridge Room of the Door County Maritime Museum in Sturgeon Bay. Admission is free with a suggested nonperishable food donation. LaMere will […]
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Once Upon Our Peninsula: Dec. 27-Jan. 3
News from this week’s past All items are from the Door County Library’s newspaper archives, and they appear in the same form as they were first published, including misspellings and grammatical errors. Weekly Expositor Independent December 29, 1882 Those of our citizens who have formerly been clamorous for a bridge across the bay, now should […]
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What’s With the Graffiti at Anderson Dock?
You’ve probably seen the colorful exterior walls of Ephraim’s Hardy Gallery — and maybe you’ve even contributed a graffito of your own — but have you ever wondered how the wall-writing tradition began? The gallery doesn’t encourage writing on its walls merely as a gimmick. Rather, the graffiti tradition at Anderson Dock is an embodiment […]
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‘TALLAK! immigrant’: A Book for Everyone with Ancestors
It was the cemetery, finally, that brought it full circle. ML Forier had devoted 23 years to researching the history of her family, starting with her great-grandparents, Tallak Tellifsen Høen and Ellen Karine Halvorsdatter Høen, who left Norway for America in the mid-1840s. Forier is the youngest daughter of the youngest daughter of the youngest […]
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This Old Store: The Lundberg Store
In 1902, Alex and Alice Lundberg closed their Juddville store and built a general store in Fish Creek. They also built a large home at the corner of Cottage Row and Maple Street that’s now part of the White Gull Inn property. The turn of that century – when tourism was beginning and new homes were […]
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Once Upon Our Peninsula: Dec. 13
News from this week’s past All items are from the Door County Library’s newspaper archives, and they appear in the same form as they were first published, including misspellings and grammatical errors. Door County News Dec. 13, 1916 CHILDREN ENJOY SHOW Hundreds of School Children Gathered at Crystal Theater Friday to See Door County news […]
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Once Upon Our Peninsula: Dec. 6
News from this week’s past All items are from the Door County Library’s newspaper archives, and they appear in the same form as they were first published, including misspellings and grammatical errors. Door County News Dec. 8, 1938 Sister Bay Factory Soon in Production SISTER BAY— Production of an electric clock guaranteed to run for […]
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DCMM’s Merry-Time Festival of Trees
Create a new holiday tradition! Visit the eighth annual Merry-Time Festival of Trees at the Door County Maritime Museum in Sturgeon Bay, where decorated trees and wreaths donated by businesses and individuals will grace the museum’s galleries. Visitors can also purchase raffle tickets for the chance to win one of the beautifully decorated trees. Kids […]
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Once Upon Our Peninsula: Nov. 27
News from this week’s past All items are from the Door County Library’s newspaper archives, and they appear in the same form as they were first published, including misspellings and grammatical errors. Door County Democrat November 29, 1912 FIRST INDOOR BASE BALL GAME. Members of Sawyer Athletic Club Open Winter Series. The first of the […]
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Maritime Speaker Series Highlights Plum and Pilot Islands
The next offering in the Door County Medical Center Maritime Speaker Series will be Paul Kuehn’s Dec. 5 discussion, “What It Means to Be a Friend of Plum and Pilot Island.” Kuehn will present an armchair exploration of Plum Island and its rich maritime history at Death’s Door Passage, including photos of the island’s flora, […]
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Once Upon Our Peninsula: Nov. 22
News from this week’s past All items are from the Door County Library’s newspaper archives, and they appear in the same form as they were first published, including misspellings and grammatical errors. The Expositor November 24, 1876 The newest style of trowsers for boys have copper bottoms, knees steel-plated, seams riveted and tin cans made […]
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The photo has become a local legend, but the man who took it sometimes wishes he never had. It’s hard to miss Harold “Coony” Fish when you visit the Bayside Tavern in Fish Creek. His angry eyes keep watch on the tavern’s comings and goings every day, his face almost entirely covered by a thick, […]
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Once Upon Our Peninsula: Nov. 15
News from this week’s past All items are from the Door County Library’s newspaper archives, and they appear in the same form as they were first published, including misspellings and grammatical errors. The Expositor November 21, 1873 The indications are that there are some lawless men in our midst. Our business office, near the nursery, […]
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VIDEO: History of Door County Tourism
Door County has been a revered destination for vacationers for more than a century, but it didn’t become popular by accident. Not long after settlers arrived in the 1800s, they recognized the lure of the peninsula’s natural beauty, and by the turn of the 19th century residents organized to market Door County’s unique charms, vistas, […]
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Once Upon Our Peninsula: Nov. 8
News from this week’s past All items are from the Door County Library’s newspaper archives, and they appear in the same form as they were first published, including misspellings and grammatical errors. The Expositor November 12, 1875 MR. WILLIAM SANDERSON and family have moved to Cana Island and taken charge of the Light House there. […]