Category: Indoor Activities

Master taxidermist Mike Orthober of Egg Harbor will be at the Door County Historical Museum most of the day on Aug. 22 mounting a specimen for the museum’s “Seasons of Life” display.

Dancin’ on the Door has opened registration for the late summer/fall adult dance, fitness, and art enrichment season. With a focus on mind and body total health, classes include zumba, yoga, classical stretch movement, belly dance, jazz, tap, ballet, paint and sip, and a thriller flash mob.

The sixth annual barn dance for the local S.H.O.W. (Stock Horse of Wisconsin) group will be held Aug. 22 at Idlewild Farms. The dance includes a buffet of three meats, side dishes, many desserts, a beer and wine cooler bar, and live music from the Modern Day Drifters.

The Door County Historical Society’s Aug. 23 program at Heritage Village at Big Creek recalls the night of the Peshtigo Fire. On the evening of Oct. 8, 1871 the worst recorded forest fire in North American history raged through Northeastern Wisconsin and Upper Michigan, destroying millions of dollars of property, timberland, and between 1,200 and 2,400 lives.

The Door County Historical Society invites visitors to partake in an English Country Tea at the Heritage Village at Big Creek on Aug. 29. Tea will be served in a log home, the Warren House, with the plain surroundings of the farm folk who were typical of the rural settlers in Door County.

June Falling Down, a feature film made in Door County in the summer and fall of 2014, will host its premiere on the night of Sept. 19 at Ephraim Village Hall.

“Moving into Stillness” is the theme for an all-levels yoga workshop at the Hotel Washington’s Studio, Sept. 11 – 13. Leading the event are Rocky Delaplaine and Suzanne Stevens, who have worked together for more than 20 years in the Women’s Collaborative Leadership Community.

On the August afternoon I visited the Erskine Root Cellar, the interior temperature hovered just above 60 degrees. Outside, it was approaching 80. An observant person driving through the intersection of County Road V and Highway 57 in Jacksonport might notice a little cedar-shake roof protruding from the soil.

Funeral director Todd Huehns will present on the topic of Victorian funeral practices and customs on Aug. 17 at 7 pm at the Old Town Hall in Fish Creek.

Door County chef Terri Milligan, the former owner and executive chef at the Inn at Kristofer’s, will offer “A Taste of Lavender” luncheon and cooking class on Aug.

The Trillium Quilt Guild is proud to display its members’ works at the Anderson House at The Corner of the Past historical site south of Sister Bay on Aug.

Master taxidermist Mike Orthober will make his final demonstration of the season at the Door County Historical Museum on Aug. 22. Visitors to the museum can watch Orthober and ask about the art and craft of taxidermy while he mounts a specimen for the museum’s permanent wildlife diorama.

There will be a traditional Belgian Kermiss on Aug. 30, 11 am – 4 pm, at the Belgian Heritage Center at 1255 County Road DK, Brussels (on the curve in Namur near the historical markers).

Lawrence University’s Bj?rklunden is excited to announce there are still openings in the 2015 fall seminar series. Choose from one or more of the following: Aug.

It’s time to register for the Awesome Art Retreat, presented by Door County Rubber Stamps. The retreat is scheduled for Sept. 11 – 13 at Bridgeport Waterfront Resort in Sturgeon Bay.

Everyone needs a refresher, and how better than at the Savory Spoon Cooking School to get back into cooking. Few things are more impressive and indulgent than a homemade croissant.

The Trillium Quilt Guild is proud to display its members’ works at the Anderson House at The Corner of the Past historical site south of Sister Bay on Aug.

A new program at the Ephraim Historical Foundation (EHF) titled The Great History Caper uses treasure maps, puzzles and teamwork in the hunt for a grand prize.