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  • Heavy Rainfall Means Early Salmon Spawning Runs

    If you’ve been waiting for a shot at the heavyweight king of Lake Michigan, your time has come. The next two weeks will offer the best chance at hooking up with a trophy-sized chinook salmon as the fish enter Lake Michigan tributaries or swim near shore, looking for love in all the wrong places. Spawn-minded […]

  • Washington Island Students Tag Monarchs

    Washington Island School’s fifth-, sixth- and seventh-graders went to Plum Island on Sept. 6 to learn how to tag monarch butterflies and track their migration.  Dustan Hoffman and Frank Gercz of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service led guided hikes around the island, and Friends of Plum and Pilot Islands volunteer Amanda Danforth demonstrated how […]

  • “The Death and Life of the Lake Michigan Fisheries” at ADRC

    The Aging & Disability Resource Center (ADRC) of Door County will  present “The Death and Life of the Lake Michigan Fisheries” on Sept. 17, 10:30 am, at the ADRC, 916 N. 14th Ave. in Sturgeon Bay. Lake Michigan has experienced the death and life of its fisheries since the 1940s. Retired Lake Michigan fish biologist […]

  • There’s a Lot to Learn at Crossroads

    If you missed the Water Summit in June or want to revisit what you heard there, attend Crossroads at Big Creek’s Friday Film Series during the next few weeks to see screenings of some of the lectures. On Sept. 13, 3:30 pm, in the lecture hall of the Collins Learning Center, it will be “The […]

  • This Weekend in Door: Fall Challenge, AleFest & Wet Whistle Wine Fest

    Peninsula Century Fall Challenge The annual cycling event will take 700 riders along rustic roads and scenic vistas in Northern Door. Riders begin at Waterfront Park in Sister Bay where they will embark on a 25, 50, 62 or 100 mile. Riders return to a meal from Thyme Catering, a beer from One Barrel or […]

  • Archers, Crossbow Hunters Preparing for Deer Season

    Howie’s Tackle and Archery in Sturgeon Bay is a busy place these days as bow and crossbow deer hunters prepare for opening day on Sept. 14. “We’ve got everything for the crossbow or vertical compound bow hunter,” owner Mike Richard said. In recent weeks, it’s been a mix of new bow or crossbow purchases and […]

  • Community Honey Harvest Was Big Success

    The Door County Beekeepers Club’s (doorcountybeekeepersclub.org) inaugural Community Honey Harvest was an educational success as visitors enjoyed the many bee stations in and around the Collins Learning Center at Crossroads at Big Creek. The event’s focus was to share the fascinating world of honeybees through hands-on activities – especially witnessing pure, golden honey being extracted from […]

  • Melinda Myers Joins Line-up at The Clearing

    The Clearing Folk School will continue its workshop program of one- and two-day classes in the arts, fine crafts, natural sciences and humanities this fall, 9 am – 4 pm, through Nov. 15. Most will take place at The Clearing’s Jens Jensen Visitor Center, 12171 Garrett Bay Road in Ellison Bay.   Nationally recognized gardening expert […]

  • Belgian Heritage Center’s Hunters’ Raffle and Wild-Game Meal

    The second annual hunters’ raffle will take place at the Belgian Heritage Center (belgianheritagecenter.org), 1255 County Road DK in Brussels, on Sept. 14, 11 am – 3 pm. Among the 20-plus major prizes are hunting firearms, a crossbow, handmade outdoor products, taxidermy gift certificates and much more. Ticket holders do not need to be present […]

  • Monarch Tagging at Crossroads

    Crossroads at Big Creek will host a screening of CSI Milwaukee – a video of a lecture by Kevin Shafer, executive director of the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District – on Sept. 6, 3:30 pm, in the Collins Learning Center. Then join Crossroads for monarch tagging Sept. 7, 2 pm. In collaboration with Wild Ones of the […]

  • Learn About Door County Herbal Teas at Hidden Acres

    Herbalist Dave LaLuzerne will host a celebration of Door County herbal teas Sept. 13, 5-7 pm, at Hidden Acres Farm, 11128 Beach Road in Sister Bay. It’s a fundraiser for the Climate Change Coalition of Door County.  LaLuzerne will introduce guests to the bounty of delicious and beneficial herbs that thrive on the Door peninsula […]

  • Parallel 44 Celebrates Harvest Fest

    After months of pruning, pulling and managing its 10-acre vineyard, Parallel 44 Vineyard and Winery (parallel44.com) invites you to join its annual Harvest Fest on Sept. 7, 12-6 pm.  Compete in the grape stomp at 3 pm; take a tour of the vineyard and production facility with winemaker Steve; enjoy a wagon ride around the […]

  • DNR’s Salmon Dance Coming to Green Bay Meeting Sept. 3

    “Can you please stock more salmon?” That simple, private message to the Kewaunee/Door Salmon Tournament page after the 2019 contest ended in late July really hit home. One, as if we, as a tournament committee, had the power. And two, if only it were that easy.  But maybe it really is.  Let me backtrack a […]

  • Crossroads Earns Aerospace Outreach Award

    Crossroads at Big Creek earned an Aerospace Outreach Award and accompanying $3,000 grant recently at the Wisconsin Space Grant Consortium’s annual conference. Crossroads received this award thanks to a collaboration with the Door Peninsula Astronomical Society (DPAS) and the Door County Library System. DPAS visited the county’s libraries with a state-of-the-art inflatable planetarium to show […]

  • Newport Wilderness Days Aug. 31 and Sept. 1

    On Aug. 31 and Sept. 1, Newport State Park will host Newport Wilderness Days (newportwildernesssociety.org): an event that started in 1992 as a way for the Newport Wilderness Society – the park’s official friends group – to showcase its beautiful park. Volunteers will lead hikes and programs that cover many areas of interest. Activities on […]

  • This Weekend in Door County: Marina Fest, Sausage Fest & Wilderness Day

    Sister Bay Marina Fest All weekend long join the festival of fun in Sister Bay where you can find live music, kids’ carnival, food vendors, a vintage boat show and fireworks. See the full schedule here. Sausage Fest at One Barrel Brewing Company Find an Oktoberfest beer tent from One Barrel Brewing Co., hot sausages […]

  • Black-Bear Hunt Largely an ‘Up North’ Experience

    Black bears have greatly expanded their range in Wisconsin, but they are still far and away most common in the vast forests of northern Wisconsin. Rarely, though, bears or bear tracks are spotted in Door and Kewaunee counties. Don’t believe it? Several bears were killed by hunters or vehicles in Door County decades ago. Interest […]

  • 5 Washington Island Gems

    The atmosphere on Washington Island in August feels like all the best parts of a black-and-white photograph, complete with sticky hands from melting ice cream, sandy toes, cruising with the windows down, sunburned shoulders and freckles. Full of hidden gems and time-tested favorites, Washington Island is the best place to while away the last, golden […]

  • Register Now for Backyard Restoration Symposium at The Ridges

    Registration is open for The Ridges’ (ridgessanctuary.org) program Backyard Restoration: A Native Plant Symposium, to be held Sept. 7, 8:30 am – 4 pm. Keynote speaker Neil Diboll will discuss the many benefits of planting native and how to create native communities in your own yard. Tickets are $50 per person. Space is limited, so […]

  • Space the Focus of Crossroads Programs Aug. 25 and 28

    Crossroads at Big Creek’s family programming continues with a screening of the half-hour documentary Cosmic Collisions on Aug. 25, 2 pm. Created by the American Museum of Natural History and NASA, and narrated by Robert Redford, it explains the many collisions that have resulted in the solar system as we know it. Families may participate […]