Category: Indoor Activities

Adult dragonflies and damselflies are showy, beautiful and noisy. Visit a wetland area on a summer day, and chances are you’ll hear two males battling over territory or enjoy a demonstration of their speed and agility as they pursue their prey.

Join Savory Spoon Cooking School on July 24 at 9:30 am for a jam session. Door County is all about cherries and what better way to celebrate than by seeing the cherry processing in action.

Master taxidermist Mike Orthober of Egg Harbor will be at the Door County Historical Museum on July 20, 10 am – 4 pm, mounting a specimen for the museum’s Seasons of Life display.

Salsa with J-Ro is held every Sunday night at Florian II Lakeshore Rib & Steakhouse in Baileys Harbor. Lessons and a dance social are held each night, where participants can learn the basic steps in salsa, merengue and bachata.

Two years ago veteran magician, circus clown, and puppeteer Jim Jayes vacationed from his home in southern Minnesota to Door County. “Every time I travel I try to book a few shows,” he says.

The Clearing Folk School hosts an old-fashioned ice cream social on July 17. Sample six flavors of ice cream and all the fixings from The Clearing kitchen.

On July 12 – 14, the Door County Folk Festival (DCFF) presents a fun-filled, educational dance/music weekend in Baileys Harbor, Ephraim and Sister Bay.

The Door County Historical Museum will have a weeklong Add to the Archives event and display of “Door County Orchard Memories” beginning August 17. The museum will collect photos, related items or memories from people who were a part of those times and activities.

Arbitrage, a 2012 suspense thriller about love, loyalty, and high finance, will be shown at the UU Fellowship on July 16 at 4:30 pm. The film is part of the monthly Movies That Matter series examining a wide range of issues.

Beginning July 14, J-Ro’s Salsa Sundays Dance Night will be held at Florian 2 Lakeshore Rib & Steakhouse in Baileys Harbor. Salsa dance lessons are from 6 – 7 pm, and open dancing (salsa, merengue, & bachata) starts at 7 pm.

History Speaks marked the 24th season with the opening event on July 9 at Ephraim Village Hall. A variety of different topics and a host of interesting speakers highlight the 2013 program that centers on local history.

“The past is a foreign country; they do things differently there.” This oft-quoted opening sentence from L. P. Hartley’s novel The Go-Between has become almost proverbial.

When my family drives up the Door Peninsula with their air mattresses, swimsuits, and extra Lactaid – I suspend my calorie counting ways. I partake in the indulgence.

The July 11 Gibraltar Talks program will focus on the history of commercial fishermen who ventured into the waters of Green Bay from the small port of Fish Creek.

From July 28 through Aug. 3, Lawrence University’s Bjِrklunden is offering these seminars: “The Experience of Poetry: Telling the Dancer from the Dance” with Liz Cole and Tim Spurgin and “Enhancing Your Digital Photographs with Photoshop” with Phil Krejcarek.

Door County Folk Festival features an extended weekend of dancing and camaraderie, from July 10 – 14, in Baileys Harbor, Ephraim and Sister Bay. There will be dance parties every night and a variety of dance workshops to attend: ethnic folk, contra/square, and Romanian dance workshops with Mihai David.

The Door County Sail and Power Squadron will hold the second of six summer seminars, Basic Weather & Forecasting, on June 29. This seminar is a must for boaters who have never taken a weather course.

When Norbert Blei died on April 23, it marked the end of an era for The Clearing and Door County. For 40-plus years, he was a “fixture” on this peninsula, including the 128-acre part of the peninsula that is The Clearing.

I love pie – the sweet filling and flakey crust, warm and with a touch of vanilla ice cream. I remember mom’s blueberry pie bursting with gorgeous flavors; even the smell of my and my Dad’s favorite store-bought Sara Lee pie – Dutch apple – drove me to the brink of madness until it cooled enough for a bite.

From July 21 – 27, Lawrence University’s Bjِrklunden will offer the seminar, “‘A Song in my Heart’ with Dale Duesing.” Lorenzo Hart wrote, “I always knew / I would live life through / with a song in my heart” in 1929, but he might as well have been referring to Duesing, the Grammy-award winning lyric baritone and 1967 graduate of Lawrence University.