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: April 28, 2017
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, April 24, 1874 Unconcionable Meanness. Reports come to us of a neighborly (?) quarrel between two residents of the other side of the bay, in which […]
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Once Upon Our Peninsula: April 21, 2017
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 Independent, April 18, 1879 Michael Hayes Jr., of Egg Harbor, was in town Friday, and reported killing a monstrous animal, of the cat specie, in the […]
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Once Upon Our Peninsula: April 14, 2017
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 Independent Expositor, April 15, 1881 J.T. Wright has just put up ice at Idlewild for use at his summer resort. He reports the ice to be thirty […]
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Wisconsin Historical Society Book Uncovers State’s ‘Warriors, Saints, and Scoundrels’
Meet the mayors, ministers, mystics, murderers and more whose lives influenced and defined the state of Wisconsin in the Wisconsin Historical Society Press’s newest release, Warriors, Saints, and Scoundrels: Brief Portraits of Real People Who Shaped Wisconsin. This collection of brief biographies illustrates the lives of unique, quirky and inspiring individuals who influenced our history, […]
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Once Upon Our Peninsula: April 7, 2017
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, April 7, 1876 From the Superintendent of Public Instruction we learn that the average wages paid male teachers in 1875, in the state is $43.50 per […]
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Once Upon Our Peninsula: March 24, 2017
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, March 20, 1874 A few days ago one of our citizens indulged in eating a small bit of Bologna sausage, which was said to be very […]
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Bluebird Box Building, Birch Creek’s History & More Weekend Plans
The Door Peninsula is known as a place that holds its nature and history in high regard, and this weekend’s events offerings are the perfect example. Head south for a night sky viewing night with members of the local astronomy club, make your way north for a hands-on bluebird nesting box workshop or sit back […]
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Once Upon Our Peninsula: March 17, 2017
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, March, 12, 1875 That story about Clay Banks going into bankruptcy is false. We were over there last Tuesday and found that the deposits of […]
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Dirty Deuce, Logan Creek Hike & More Weekend Plans
Winter is showing no signs of slowing down in its final days! Stay warm with our top picks for the weekend ahead. Friday, March 17 Musical Mathematicians Join Door County favorites Dirty Deuce for a rockin’ good time at Carrington Pub’s St. Patrick’s Day celebration. 8 pm. Saturday, March 18 Beauty and the Beast Catch […]
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Once Upon Our Peninsula: March 10, 2017
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, March 10, 1876 We have examined the book Mr. H. B. Stevenson, of Sevastopol, is selling, “An Expose of Mormonism by Ann Eliza, 19th wife […]
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Once Upon Our Peninsula: March 3, 2017
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, March 6, 1874 With much gratification we learn that F.B. Gardner has made an amicable arrangement with his creditors by which the proceedings in bankruptcy […]
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Once Upon Our Peninsula: Wild Man in Sevastopol Made News in 1902
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, Feb. 27, 1874 A new post office is just established in Door county to be called “Sevastopol,” George Bassford, Post master. Office to be located […]
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Once Upon Our Peninsula: Feb. 17, 2017
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, Feb. 18, 1881 On Thursday morning of last week, it was announced that the Treasurer’s office of Kewaunee county had been robbed of $8,000. […]
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Once Upon Our Peninsula: Feb. 10, 2017
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, Feb. 12, 1875 J.J. Foors formerly of Little Sturgeon, but more recently of Red River, has been spending several days in town. He is prospecting […]
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Once Upon Our Peninsula: News from this week’s past, Feb. 1-6
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 Independent, Feb. 1, 1878 Last Monday was a day of considerable stir in this village. Teams from different logging camps were hurrying about town and […]