Category: Indoor Activities

Lynn Schuster of Sturgeon Bay recently created a new business, Animal Spirit Talker, to share her telepathic animal communicator abilities through group classes and individual sessions.

The Door County Maritime Museum at Gills Rock opened May 23, with the debut of the new Death’s Door exhibit. The museum introduced a new interactive technology called Augmented Reality.

From June 21 – 26, Lawrence University’s Bj?rklunden is offering the seminar “Learning the Language of the Earth: Recognizing Rocks and Minerals” with Marcia Bjornerud.

The Door Peninsula is heating up and residents are starting to ditch the layers and accessories necessary to survive the brutality of the year’s coldest months.

The Jacksonport Historical Society will host a night of memories and local lore on May 27 at 7 pm at the Jacksonport Town Hall on County V. Whether you are new to the area or a long-time resident, you are welcome to share the history of our community through memories and photos.

The Peninsula Genealogical Society is holding a program called “History of Drugstores in Sturgeon Bay” on May 28 at 7 pm at the Sturgeon Bay Library. Come and enjoy the interesting program with guest speakers: Jacquy Stroh, Rod Bohn, and W.

Door County Rubber Stamps & Scrapbooking is hosting a Dreamweaver Stencil Weekend. Louise Healy is coming to town – yes, the Dreamweaver Stencil Guru, the ultimate in stencil wizardry.

The Door County Bridge Club will resume for its sixth season of duplicate bridge on June 9. Sanctioned by the American Contract Bridge League (ACBL), duplicate bridge games will be held every Tuesday at noon and every Friday at 9 am from the beginning of June through the end of September.

From June 14 – 19, Lawrence University’s Bj?rklunden is offering this seminar: “Class, Caste, and Calidad: Race and Ethnicity in Latin America” with Jake Frederick.

Chief Oshkosh Native American Arts in Egg Harbor will host Saundra Hall and Jennifer M. Stevens on May 24 & 25, 10 am – 5 pm, for astrological readings.

“The silent and grim reaper, Death, has again invaded our ranks and another of the craft has been summoned to that shore from whose bourne no traveller ever returns.

The Door County Wine Trail will host its third annual Wine Trail Weekend, May 15 – 17. Indulge in a fun-filled weekend at all eight local wineries featuring orchard and vineyard tours, cheese and chocolate pairings, live music, private tastings, and much more.

Try your hand at the rudiments of blacksmithing when the Door County Historical Society begins blacksmithing classes on May 19. The four-week long training will be on Tuesdays from 1 – 3 pm each day at the Blacksmith Shop in the Petersen Granary located at the Heritage Village at Big Creek in Sturgeon Bay.

A free screening of César Chávez: History is Made One Step at a Time, a biography of the civil-rights activist and labor organizer, will be shown at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship in Ephraim on May 19 at 4:30 pm.

The Door County YMCA’s 14th Annual “Dining Around the Door” will be held May 17 at the Alpine Resort in Egg Harbor. This premier dining event will showcase the restaurant specialties of more than 35 Door County area restaurants.

In 1938, the United States Coast Guard cutter Campbell brought onboard a member who would become a world famous Coast Guard veteran and, until recently, the only Coast Guardsman to be the subject of a biography, according to the United States Coast Guard website.

Door County Nature Works hosted its first ever Kentucky Derby party on May 2, during which more than 120 Mint Juleps and 200 Derby pies were made and consumed by the end of the day.

Baileys Harbor Visitor Center & Historical Society will host their Grand Opening at Toft House on May 8, 5 – 9 pm. Come and check out the new Visitor Center & Baileys Harbor Historical Society at 8061 Hwy.

There are still openings in Lawrence University’s 2015 summer seminar series at Bj?rklunden. Take a vacation with a focus. Choose from one or more of the following: June 14-19 • Class, Caste, and Calidad: Race and Ethnicity in Latin America June 21-26 • Learning the Language of the Earth: Recognizing Rocks and Minerals July 12-17 • The Book of Kells and the Golden Age of Irish Art • The Beatles…Four Lads Who Shook the World July 19-24 • A Guided Tour Through the History of the American Musical Theater • Rebels, Heretics, and Eccentrics in Jewish History July 26-Aug.

Door County Chef Terri Milligan is lending her culinary expertise to guests of The Eagle Harbor Inn. Her “Spring Locavore” Culinary Weekend is slated for June 5 – 7.