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The popular Settlement Farmer’s Market will open for the season on Wednesday, June 17. The market is a gathering of local growers and venders using sustainable practices for their natural products.

On Saturday June 27, Door County will be alive with visitors streaming into the well-manicured yards of homeowners throughout the county as Waterscape Designs of Forestville presents the 4th Annual Parade of Ponds.

Summer has arrived, and Orchard Country Winery & Market is celebrating with music and wine in the garden. On Thursdays, June 25, July 30, and August 20 from 6 – 8 pm, guests are invited to enjoy one of Orchard Country’s award-winning blends and local music.

Dr. Lincoln Brower has studied numerous aspects of the monarch butterfly since 1954, when he was a graduate student at Yale University. He is will speak about his research findings in “Grand Saga of the Monarch Butterfly,” a lecture he is giving on Monday, June 15 at 7 pm in the Hotz Wilderness Room of Newport State Park.

The 16th annual Door County Lighthouse Walk will make its debut on Friday and Saturday, June 13 and 14. The popular event, which draws lighthouse enthusiasts from throughout the country, has moved from its traditional mid-May dates to the second weekend in June for 2009.

The Trueblood Performing Arts Center will be the location of “Meeting Challenge Head-On! The Adventure of LaSalle:  Expedition II,” a presentation being given by Reid Lewis on Saturday, June 20 at 7:30 pm.

The fishing village of Kewaunee urges you to take a stroll or drive through the historic village on Sunday, June 28.
Begin the day’s activities at The Hollyhock House & Gardens, 1408 Dodge Street, where you can pick up a “Stroll About Kewaunee” Map and Activity Guide and enjoy their 3rd annual Victorian Garden Tea from 10 am – 3 pm.

Join the Jacksonport Historical Society (JHS) on Wednesday, June 24 at 7 pm for their annual meeting, which will take place at the Jacksonport Town Hall.

Door County Trolley has created two new tours full of things that go bump in the night. In addition to the Northern Door ghost tour, the Haunted Olde Sturgeon Bay and Haunted Trolley Pub Crawl will visit unusual, intriguing and sometimes notorious haunts throughout the city.

Steeped in Scandinavian tradition, Fyr Bal, pronounced fear ball, is Norwegian for bonfire. The festival re-creates customs of early Norwegians celebrating Midsummer’s Eve.

The Ephraim Village Museums open for the season on Friday, June 19.
The Ephraim Historical Foundation’s five lovingly restored buildings include the Anderson Store (1858), the Anderson Barn (1880), the Pioneer Schoolhouse (1880), the Goodletson Cabin (1953), and the Historic Iverson House (1854).

Corner of the Past, operated by the Sister Bay Historical Society, opens for the season Saturday, June 13 at 11 am. Docents are available on Saturdays and Sundays from 11 am – 3 pm during the month of June to provide information and tours.

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