Category: Community
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.
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News From This Week’s Past: First Xmas Tree in History
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 December 19, 1873 THE FISHING INTEREST. We are informed that the fishermen at Fish Creek will use about 1000 gill nets, as soon as the […]
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NWTC Innovation Center Offers Herb Workshop
The NWTC Learning and Innovation Center in Sister Bay is offering an Herbs for Healing and Sleep workshop on Jan. 9, 10 am-2 pm. Participants will learn to identify, grow, harvest and use a variety of herbs for personal wellness. This hands-on class will include making a salve for skin irritations, a calming room spray […]
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Washington Island School Receives $41,010 Grant
The Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development (DWD) awarded the Washington Island School District a Wisconsin Fast Forward Teacher Training and Development Grant for $41,010. The grant will be used to train up to three teachers in the areas of general science, chemistry, physical science, biology, STEM, early childhood-kindergarten, and guidance and counseling education. “We could […]
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Jerry Kobishop Featured Musician at United Methodist Christmas Eve Service
Country singer/songwriter Jerry Kobishop will be featured as a guest musician on Christmas Eve at the United Methodist Church on Michigan Street in Sturgeon Bay. He will sing “O Holy Night” in the style of John Berry at the 7 pm service. The public is welcome to attend. Kobishop wrote his 2016 song “If Tear […]
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Washington Island Police Receive Grant for New Laptop
The Washington Island Police Department has received a Crime Prevention Sustainability Grant of $1,000 to assist in purchasing a laptop computer for one of its patrol vehicles. The grant from the Door County Community Foundation allowed the Washington Island Police Department to replace a 10-year-old laptop computer in one of its patrol vehicles. These laptop […]
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No Winter Doldrums at the Peninsula School of Art
On the third Saturday of the month, it’s very likely that Sarah Martin of Ephraim and her children — Chase, age eight, and Josie, 10 — will be participating in Family Art Days at the Peninsula School of Art in Fish Creek. “For years we have taken advantage of Family Art Days,” Martin said of […]
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Jay Kita: A Tough Guy with a Huge Heart
It’s a typical spring morning in Northern Door. At 7 am, perhaps the early-bird tourists are out for a foggy jog as the sun is climbing off Lake Michigan’s horizon. Maybe a Gills Rock fisherman is checking his nets, or the high school students are stirring in their beds with graduation on the brain. And […]
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McMahons Create a Scene in Baileys Harbor at Door County Brewing Co. Music Hall
It’s routine for a touring band to hit certain staple cities on a Midwest tour: Chicago, Milwaukee, Madison and the Twin Cities. Door County, on the other hand, isn’t a place you can just pass through: it’s a deliberate destination that requires added hours on the road just to reach the peninsula, let alone travel […]
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When MaryGrace Quinlan decided to build a getaway on her family’s property in Whitefish Bay, she had a high creative bar to clear. After all, in 1950 her father had built the family cottage down the road, followed by one of the state’s most curious homes a few driveways south in 1978. Some call it […]
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A Half-century of Building Ships at Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding
In October 1975, at the age of 18 and fresh out of high school, Dave Dart started a job at Bay Shipbuilding and had the privilege of working on the first 1,000-foot vessel that the company built in Sturgeon Bay. “My first job was putting together the inner bottoms for the Belle River. You start […]
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Christmas in July: Inside Door County’s Year ‘Round Holiday Stores
It’s the most wonderful time of the year. For most, that phrase is synonymous with the month of December and the days and weeks leading up to Christmas, but some niche retailers infuse their daily lives — and those of their loyal customers — with holiday merriment all year long. Besides being the most popular […]
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Jacob W. Kodanko, 94, of Sister Bay, died with family by his side Dec. 12, 2018. Jacob was born Aug. 8, 1924, to Jacob and Anna Kodanko. Jacob sailed the world as a Merchant Marine for 14 years reaching the rank of Captain prior to his honorable discharge. Upon returning home from service, he purchased […]
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34 Things to Do During Door County Winter: Pulse Podcast
Morgan Mann stops into the studio to announce the titles for Door County Reads 2019, gives a brief synopsis of the two books selected, and gives us a sneak peak into the events calendar, special guests, and more! Then Andrew and Myles break down the news this week, including a preliminary proposal for Pebble […]
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Loaves & Fishes Meal 2019 Schedule
Need a great hot meal? The Loaves & Fishes Community meal is offered year-round, on the first, third and fourth Friday of the month, unless otherwise noted. All ages are welcome to join this family-style dinner. The meal is served 5:30-7 pm. Loaves & Fishes is held at the Northeastern Wisconsin Technical College, 229 N. […]
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Take Time to ‘Play It Forward’
An annual concert event now in its sixth year, Play It Forward brings together some of Door County’s best-loved musicians for an evening of seasonal music that is both festive and reflective. This year’s concert is scheduled for Thursday, Dec. 27, at the Door Community Auditorium (DCA) in Fish Creek. Baileys Harbor musician Pete Thelen […]
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Altrusa Presents Project Reading Friends
Altrusa International of Door County presents the project Reading Friends with help from a generous grant from the Altrusa International Foundation, Inc. Reading Friends will use the $4,000 grant to purchase more than 1,700 books for the more than 340 four- and five-year-old kindergarten students in Door County. Altrusans will visit classrooms five times during […]
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The Annual Christmas Bird Count for Sturgeon Bay is scheduled for Dec. 15, and Crossroads at Big Creek will participate. The community is invited to join in its efforts. To kick off the bird count, Crossroads will host “Know the Winter Birds” on Dec. 14 at 2 pm. This presentation is for beginners or those […]
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Movies that Matter Screens ‘Paper Tigers’
Movies That Matter is partnering with Door County Partnership for Children and Families (DCPCF) to screen Paper Tigers on Dec. 18, 4:30 pm. The film focuses on Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and Trauma Informed Care (TIC). Candis Dart, DCPCF coordinator, will lead a discussion after the film. This screening will help us learn more about […]
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The Door County Folk Alliance will host another barn dance at the Kress Pavilion on Dec. 15, 7-9 pm. Mike Grimm and Pam Johnson will call this dance. No partner or experience is needed because there are usually others looking for dance partners, and the callers will teach all the dances, step by step. Although […]
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Meet Baxter, a one-year-old male available for adoption at the Wisconsin Humane Society (WHS) Door County Campus. He weighs in at a hefty 15 pounds, and his heart is as big as his belly. Baxter is an absolute sweetheart and cuddler looking for a lap to lounge on and someone to pet him all day […]