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Door County community news from the Peninsula Pulse. Find information about health programs, fundraisers, announcements, and more to keep you in the loop in your community.

  • Tech Students Awarded Rouer Scholarships

    Dave Rouer, owner of Rouer’s Road House and founder of the Gardner Community Foundation, came up with the idea for a scholarship after talking with customers about the need to support the trades. With the help of several Southern Door small-business owners, he sponsored fundraisers and collected donations for a scholarship fund, which awarded three […]

  • Kelsey Earns Jody Boes Scholarship

    The Jody Boes Scholarship was established in 2017, in partnership with Bill and Pam Welter, to provide nurses who are pursuing a master’s degree or doctorate with $2,500 to apply toward tuition. This year’s recipient is Jeannine Kelsey. A 1997 graduate of Bellin College of Nursing, she holds an RN and BSN. After a hiatus […]

  • Students Awarded Counard Scholarships

    Three area high school students have earned $1,000 Carole Counard Scholarships to use in furthering their education. The scholarships, part of the Door County Visitor Bureau’s (DCVB) Spirit of Door County program, are named after the late Carole Counard, a longtime DCVB employee. The recipients are Elizabeth Atencio and Gabriel Lettie from Gibraltar High School […]

  • Gardner Holds Electronics Recycling Event

    The Town of Gardner, in partnership with the Southern Door County School District, will hold an electronics-recycling event – rain or shine – on June 8, 9 am – 1 pm, in the high school parking lot. The event is open to the public, and proceeds will benefit the Southern Door Elementary STEAM program. Recyclable items include computer […]

  • Humane Society Rummage and Bake Sale June 7-8, 2019

    Shop ’til you drop at the annual rummage and bake sale to benefit the Wisconsin Humane Society Door County Campus. The fundraiser will be held June 7-8 at the Knights of Columbus Hall, 692 Tacoma Beach Road in Sturgeon Bay. For a $5 donation, you may start your treasure hunting June 7, 12-6 pm, and […]

  • Thomas Paine Dinner June 6

    The 10th annual Thomas Paine Common Sense Dinner will be held June 6, 6-8 pm, at the Kress Pavilion in Egg Harbor. Rep. Staush Gruszynski of Assembly District 90 in Green Bay will discuss water issues. He serves on the Speaker’s Task Force on Water Quality.Dinner includes salads, sandwiches, wraps, desserts and beverages catered by […]

  • Open Door Bird Sanctuary Visits Memory Cafe

    The Open Door Bird Sanctuary will visit the Sturgeon Bay United Methodist Church, 836 Michigan St., on June 3, 2 pm, for a program held in conjunction with the Memory Café: a social activity for those with early memory loss and their friends and family members. Anyone interested in learning more about the bird sanctuary […]

  • News from This Week’s Past: End of Saw Mill Business, Soldier Boys Return Home

    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 May 29, 1874 Our boys beat the Modocs at Ahnapee last Saturday in the match game at base-ball pretty badly. The Peninsulars scored 136 to the […]

  • A Theatre Welcome from the Washington Island School District

    by Mary King, Assistant Managing Director, TPAC; and Michelle Kanipes, Principal, Washington Island School District The fine arts are alive and well on Washington Island. The Trueblood Performing Arts Center (TPAC) shares its stage with the Washington Island Players theatre group and the Washington Island Schools. This year the school’s principal, Michelle Kanipes, wrote the […]

  • Death’s Door Knockers Are Here to Play

    The Door County Comedy Channel on YouTube is officially live thanks to the members of the improv comedy troupe Door County Knockers. The Knockers began as a way to encourage play when founder Ross Dippel sent out an open invitation in April 2018 to anyone interested in joining in the interactive fun. “The original thought […]

  • Digging the Dig

    Hands-on archaeological learning at Crossroads at Big Creek by Laurel Hauser, Assistant Director, Crossroads at Big Creek Lessons about indigenous life can be gleaned above and below the soil at Crossroads at Big Creek. For the past six years, Crossroads – an experience-based environmental learning center in Sturgeon Bay – has hosted professional archaeologists Randy […]

  • TAP Says Hello and Goodbye

    Third Avenue Playhouse (TAP) welcomes Jimmy Balistreri as its new production manager. He’ll run lighting, sound, stage management and all of the other behind-the-scenes functions. The recent Ripon College graduate has spent the last three summers in Door County working at Northern Sky Theater and Wild Tomato. The TAP board of directors recognized outgoing President […]

  • Art on the Wild Side Summer Day Camps

    The Peg Egan Performing Arts Center, Southern Door Community Auditorium and Algoma’s Perry Park will host Art on the Wild Side: free, visual- and performing-arts summer day camps for children ages six through 12 that focus on music, art and health using performance, demonstrations and other fun activities. With instruction from some of Door County’s […]

  • Get Well Water Tested through Crossroads at Big Creek

    Crossroads at Big Creek is partnering with UW-Oshkosh’s Environmental Research and Innovation Center to provide well-water testing. Visit Crossroads Mondays through Thursdays, May 29 through Aug. 22, 12-3 pm, to pick up a kit, ask questions and drop off samples. Use the Collins Learning Center’s lower-level door. Water-test prices are $20 for coliform bacteria, $25 […]

  • Baileys Harbor’s Blessing of the Fleet June 1

    Blessing of the Fleet honors Baileys Harbor’s past and present fishing and maritime industries on June 1. Personal boats may take part of the blessing ceremony at 11 am. Then participate in or be a spectator of the new Launch & Paddle Race at Harbor View Park, where the fearless competitors – doubles or individuals in […]

  • Three Herbals Workshops at Junction Center Yoga Studio

    Joanne Bauman is an ardent follower of the Wise Woman tradition, one of the world’s oldest healing traditions, practiced in most cultures worldwide. Plant lovers are invited to join her for a series of workshops at Junction Center Yoga Studio June 8-9. “I know my plant allies deeply and count on them in a variety […]

  • Algoma Summer Concerts in the Park Return

    Algoma Summer Concerts in the Park – the city’s free, pet-friendly, outdoor concert series – will return to Heritage Park every Thursday in July and August. Opening acts begin at 6 pm; main acts begin at 7 pm. The 2019 series features The Charmless Few on July 4, Big Mouth & The Power Tool Horns on […]

  • Obituary: Sandra A. Marquardt

    Jan. 28, 1946 – May 26, 2019 Sandra Ann Marquardt, 73, died in Green Bay. She was born in Sturgeon Bay to the late Alex and Helen Vandertie. Sandy attended Sturgeon Bay High School and later graduated from Southern Door High School in 1964. On December 4, 1976, she married the love of her life, […]

  • Obituary: Doris Ann ‘Annie’ (Torp) Peil

    Sept. 16, 1941 – May 4, 2019  Doris Ann “Annie” (Torp) Peil, 77, of Baileys Harbor died May 4. She was known to all as Annie. She was the middle child of Jess and Viola (Ripp) Torp’s seven children. Raised on a dairy and fruit farm in Institute, she grew up doing barn chores and always felt […]

  • Obituary: Charles Albrecht Farrand

    March 10, 1937 – May 20, 2019  Charles Albrecht Farrand, 82, of Sturgeon Bay died peacefully with family by his side at Cardinal Ridge CBRF. He was born in Sturgeon Bay, the son of Dr. Howard Hubert Farrand and Pearl Inez (Albrecht) Farrand. Charlie graduated from Sturgeon Bay High School in 1955. He continued his education at […]