In this issue
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Visitor Bureau Finds New Way to Connect
The Door County Visitor Bureau will launch a mobile app next month.
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Visitor Bureau Finds New Way to Connect
The Door County Visitor Bureau will launch a mobile app next month.
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Southern Door to Discuss Budget Deficit
The Southern Door School Board will discuss its $862,018 budget deficit for the 2011-2012 academic year at a special meeting June 29. A failed April referendum and cuts in state aid will force the board to make cuts.
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Southern Door to Discuss Budget Deficit
The Southern Door School Board will discuss its $862,018 budget deficit for the 2011-2012 academic year at a special meeting June 29. A failed April referendum and cuts in state aid will force the board to make cuts.
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Sturgeon Bay Celebrates 4th of July
The Sturgeon Bay Visitor Center will host their annual fireworks show on July 4. The public is welcome to enjoy an old fashioned festive evening of music, refreshments and spectacular fireworks at dusk.
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Sturgeon Bay Celebrates 4th of July
The Sturgeon Bay Visitor Center will host their annual fireworks show on July 4. The public is welcome to enjoy an old fashioned festive evening of music, refreshments and spectacular fireworks at dusk.
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Sister Bay Historical Society Hosts Saturday Farmer’s Markets
The popular Saturday morning Farmer’s Market hosted by the Sister Bay Historical Society will kick off another season on June 25. The market will take place from 8 am – noon at the Corner of the Past Museum.
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Sister Bay Historical Society Hosts Saturday Farmer’s Markets
The popular Saturday morning Farmer’s Market hosted by the Sister Bay Historical Society will kick off another season on June 25. The market will take place from 8 am – noon at the Corner of the Past Museum.
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Greisen signed by UFL’s Virginia Destroyers
A look at the news in brief in Door County last week.
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Greisen signed by UFL’s Virginia Destroyers
A look at the news in brief in Door County last week.
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Ridges of Door County Offers Native American Program
The public is welcome to learn more about Native American cultures during a program called “Wigwam Means House” at The Ridges Sanctuary in Baileys Harbor on June 27.
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Ridges of Door County Offers Native American Program
The public is welcome to learn more about Native American cultures during a program called “Wigwam Means House” at The Ridges Sanctuary in Baileys Harbor on June 27.
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A look at the news coming up in Door County.
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A look at the news coming up in Door County.
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Door County’s Peninsula State Park Hosts Campfires
Charlie Dickson and Don Makuen are returning to Peninsula State Park for four campfires. The public is welcome to join the dynamic duo for a sing-along followed by authentic Native American stories around a blazing fire.
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Door County’s Peninsula State Park Hosts Campfires
Charlie Dickson and Don Makuen are returning to Peninsula State Park for four campfires. The public is welcome to join the dynamic duo for a sing-along followed by authentic Native American stories around a blazing fire.
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Special Events Along Wisconsin’s Schooner Coast
Wisconsin’s Schooner Coast is hosting a two-week voyage of the S/V Denis Sullivan, the world's only re-creation of a 19th century three-masted Great Lakes schooner.
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Special Events Along Wisconsin’s Schooner Coast
Wisconsin’s Schooner Coast is hosting a two-week voyage of the S/V Denis Sullivan, the world's only re-creation of a 19th century three-masted Great Lakes schooner.
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Crossroads of Door County Offers Various Programs
Crossroads at Big Creek will continue offering programming and educational opportunities throughout June. June 24 will kick off Running Green for Crossroads, Door County’s only eco-friendly trail run.
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Crossroads of Door County Offers Various Programs
Crossroads at Big Creek will continue offering programming and educational opportunities throughout June. June 24 will kick off Running Green for Crossroads, Door County’s only eco-friendly trail run.
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Rowley’s Bay Hosts Door County Sea Kayak Symposium
The 8th Annual Door County Sea Kayak Symposium, featuring Steve and Cynthia Scherrer, two internationally known kayak instructors, will take place in Rowley’s Bay on July 7 – 10.
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Rowley’s Bay Hosts Door County Sea Kayak Symposium
The 8th Annual Door County Sea Kayak Symposium, featuring Steve and Cynthia Scherrer, two internationally known kayak instructors, will take place in Rowley’s Bay on July 7 – 10.
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Ephraim Yacht Club Offers Adult Sailing Classes
The Ephraim Yacht Club (EYC) will offer adult beginner sailing lessons once a week on Thursdays. Each evening session will last three hours and includes classroom instruction and on-the-water practice.
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Ephraim Yacht Club Offers Adult Sailing Classes
The Ephraim Yacht Club (EYC) will offer adult beginner sailing lessons once a week on Thursdays. Each evening session will last three hours and includes classroom instruction and on-the-water practice.
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Parade Around Door County’s Ponds
Parade of Ponds takes place on June 25. Presented by WaterScape Designs, the self guided tour takes pond enthusiasts to a variety of backyard gardens with water features.
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Parade Around Door County’s Ponds
Parade of Ponds takes place on June 25. Presented by WaterScape Designs, the self guided tour takes pond enthusiasts to a variety of backyard gardens with water features.
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The Door County Land Trust is celebrating 25 years of preserving Door County’s finest open spaces and wild places. Over the course of the summer and fall, this column will feature one of the special places the Land Trust is working to protect.
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The Door County Land Trust is celebrating 25 years of preserving Door County’s finest open spaces and wild places. Over the course of the summer and fall, this column will feature one of the special places the Land Trust is working to protect.
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Traveling with a Purpose: Meg Vermillion
To celebrate her 70th birthday, Meg Vermillion traveled from Ellison Bay to Tanzania in East Africa to help build the foundation for a new medical clinic and install water retention systems.
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Traveling with a Purpose: Meg Vermillion
To celebrate her 70th birthday, Meg Vermillion traveled from Ellison Bay to Tanzania in East Africa to help build the foundation for a new medical clinic and install water retention systems.
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In order to get us in the mood for the rapidly approaching Fourth of July holiday weekend, I dug up a variety of facts about our country’s most famous documents.
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In order to get us in the mood for the rapidly approaching Fourth of July holiday weekend, I dug up a variety of facts about our country’s most famous documents.
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Northern Door Volleyball League Scores and Standings
Nicolet Beach Concessions will face the toughest night of the season next week with match-ups against two of the league’s top three teams in Husby’s and Blue Horse Bistro.
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Northern Door Volleyball League Scores and Standings
Nicolet Beach Concessions will face the toughest night of the season next week with match-ups against two of the league’s top three teams in Husby’s and Blue Horse Bistro.
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Door County to Discuss Veterans Treatment Court
A special meeting of officials from the Door County judicial system and veterans’ services officers will meet to discuss the establishment of a veterans’ treatment court June 30.
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Door County to Discuss Veterans Treatment Court
A special meeting of officials from the Door County judicial system and veterans’ services officers will meet to discuss the establishment of a veterans’ treatment court June 30.
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Water Level Fixes Possible, But Costly
Structures could be used to raise water levels in Lake Michigan and Lake Huron as much as 25 cm but at substantial cost and with significant drawbacks, according to a new report from the International Upper Great Lakes Study (IUGLS).
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Water Level Fixes Possible, But Costly
Structures could be used to raise water levels in Lake Michigan and Lake Huron as much as 25 cm but at substantial cost and with significant drawbacks, according to a new report from the International Upper Great Lakes Study (IUGLS).
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Second Hand Smoke, Land Bridges and Genetic Testing
Unfortunately, some biomedical “experts” have hidden agendas and attempt to debunk advances generally accepted by mainstream scientists.
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Second Hand Smoke, Land Bridges and Genetic Testing
Unfortunately, some biomedical “experts” have hidden agendas and attempt to debunk advances generally accepted by mainstream scientists.
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The number of cows in Brown County has held steady for 50 years. While their production skyrocketed, the amount of cropland to spread their waste on was devoured by urban sprawl, as the 2011 Life Study report from the Brown County Soil and Water Conservation Department showed.
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The number of cows in Brown County has held steady for 50 years. While their production skyrocketed, the amount of cropland to spread their waste on was devoured by urban sprawl, as the 2011 Life Study report from the Brown County Soil and Water Conservation Department showed.
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Welcome to the Notes from the Grove, providing Liberty Grove residents and visitors tid bits of information about goings on in town government. • A reminder that a permit is required for fireworks.
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Welcome to the Notes from the Grove, providing Liberty Grove residents and visitors tid bits of information about goings on in town government. • A reminder that a permit is required for fireworks.
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Door County’s Most Underutilized Asset
Every 10 years the U.S. Census Bureau conducts its count of Americans and definitively tells us one thing we already know about Door County. The population of our community is among the oldest around.
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Door County’s Most Underutilized Asset
Every 10 years the U.S. Census Bureau conducts its count of Americans and definitively tells us one thing we already know about Door County. The population of our community is among the oldest around.
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The Men and Women Behind the Birch Creek Sound
• 2011 marks Betty Lewis’ 18th year with the Birch Creek Symphony Orchestra. She is an active violinist and violist in the Chicago area, performing with groups ranging from the Chicago Symphony Orchestra to Broadway in Chicago’s orchestra for Beauty and the Beast.
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The Men and Women Behind the Birch Creek Sound
• 2011 marks Betty Lewis’ 18th year with the Birch Creek Symphony Orchestra. She is an active violinist and violist in the Chicago area, performing with groups ranging from the Chicago Symphony Orchestra to Broadway in Chicago’s orchestra for Beauty and the Beast.
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Hope UCC Hosts Great Lakes Threshold Choir Gathering
The Circle Singers of Hope UCC in Sturgeon Bay are hosting the second annual Great Lakes Threshold Choir Gathering. Women are invited to attend this Threshold Singers workshop the weekend of June 24 – 26 at Hope United Church of Christ in Sturgeon Bay.
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Hope UCC Hosts Great Lakes Threshold Choir Gathering
The Circle Singers of Hope UCC in Sturgeon Bay are hosting the second annual Great Lakes Threshold Choir Gathering. Women are invited to attend this Threshold Singers workshop the weekend of June 24 – 26 at Hope United Church of Christ in Sturgeon Bay.
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Door County Sports Schedule and Standings
DOOR COUNTY LEAGUE BASEBALL • Standings1. Egg Harbor, 7 – 02. Kolberg, 6 – 12. Sister Bay, 5 – 24. Washington Island, 4 – 35. Institute, 2 – 45. Maplewood, 2 – 47. West Jacksonport, 1 – 67. Baileys Harbor, 0 – 7 • Upcoming ScheduleAll games start at 1:30 pm unless notedJune 26 ScheduleInstitute […]
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Door County Sports Schedule and Standings
DOOR COUNTY LEAGUE BASEBALL • Standings1. Egg Harbor, 7 – 02. Kolberg, 6 – 12. Sister Bay, 5 – 24. Washington Island, 4 – 35. Institute, 2 – 45. Maplewood, 2 – 47. West Jacksonport, 1 – 67. Baileys Harbor, 0 – 7 • Upcoming ScheduleAll games start at 1:30 pm unless notedJune 26 ScheduleInstitute […]
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Ride for Nature Welcomes Almost 500 Riders
Almost 500 bicyclists took to the back roads of Door County June 18 to support The Ridges Sanctuary in the 23rd annual Ride for Nature. The ride featured routes of 15, 25, 50 and 100 miles on the peninsula’s scenic back roads.
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Ride for Nature Welcomes Almost 500 Riders
Almost 500 bicyclists took to the back roads of Door County June 18 to support The Ridges Sanctuary in the 23rd annual Ride for Nature. The ride featured routes of 15, 25, 50 and 100 miles on the peninsula’s scenic back roads.
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Kevin Leroy Wins Kayak Marathon Around Washington Island
Kevin Leroy finished first in the Washington Island Canoe and Kayak Event’s marathon course June 18. Leroy took on a strong east wind that brought 5-foot waves in some parts of the course to finish in 3:29:32.
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Kevin Leroy Wins Kayak Marathon Around Washington Island
Kevin Leroy finished first in the Washington Island Canoe and Kayak Event’s marathon course June 18. Leroy took on a strong east wind that brought 5-foot waves in some parts of the course to finish in 3:29:32.
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Article posted Wednesday, June 22, 2011 2:49pm
Question: Currently the only undefeated team in the Door County League, the Egg Harbor Indians were established in what year?
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Article posted Wednesday, June 22, 2011 2:49pm
Question: Currently the only undefeated team in the Door County League, the Egg Harbor Indians were established in what year?
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Server of the Week: Audrey Grasse
Check the meaning of service in Noah’s book. A large group of definitions you’ll find. The one that describes this week’s PP choice Reads: to render service to promote mankind.
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Server of the Week: Audrey Grasse
Check the meaning of service in Noah’s book. A large group of definitions you’ll find. The one that describes this week’s PP choice Reads: to render service to promote mankind.
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Article posted Wednesday, June 22, 2011 2:46pm
Cancer (June 22 – July 22): Be aware that external forces far beyond Pluto are attempting to introduce "Ophinchus" as a thirteenth astrological symbol.
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Article posted Wednesday, June 22, 2011 2:46pm
Cancer (June 22 – July 22): Be aware that external forces far beyond Pluto are attempting to introduce "Ophinchus" as a thirteenth astrological symbol.
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“Shout out to people who think that bikinis are made for everyone."
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“Shout out to people who think that bikinis are made for everyone."
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Article posted Wednesday, June 22, 2011 2:43pm
Dear Miss Manners, Recently, I attended a cookout with a bunch of friends from high school. It was great to catch up with them and introduce them to my new husband, but things got awkward midway through the meal when everyone started talking about their annual group camping trip they have planned for later in the summer.
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Article posted Wednesday, June 22, 2011 2:43pm
Dear Miss Manners, Recently, I attended a cookout with a bunch of friends from high school. It was great to catch up with them and introduce them to my new husband, but things got awkward midway through the meal when everyone started talking about their annual group camping trip they have planned for later in the summer.
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This year’s Freddie Kodando Memorial Tractor Parade/Pub Crawl, organized by Fuzzy Sunstrom, featured 10 tractors and 20 people. The troupe enjoyed the warm weather, and fine company, while trekking through the country roads of Door County.
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This year’s Freddie Kodando Memorial Tractor Parade/Pub Crawl, organized by Fuzzy Sunstrom, featured 10 tractors and 20 people. The troupe enjoyed the warm weather, and fine company, while trekking through the country roads of Door County.
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Dolls on Display in Sister Bay
Throughout the month of June the Sister Bay/Liberty Grove Library display case will feature contemporary dolls from the collection of Shirley Maloney of Sister Bay.
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Dolls on Display in Sister Bay
Throughout the month of June the Sister Bay/Liberty Grove Library display case will feature contemporary dolls from the collection of Shirley Maloney of Sister Bay.
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Sister Bay Historical Society Hosts Annual Meeting
Food, facts and folk music will be featured at the June 29 annual meeting of the Sister Bay Historical Society as they welcome members and friends alike for an evening in the Koessl Barn at the Corner of the Past Museum.
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Sister Bay Historical Society Hosts Annual Meeting
Food, facts and folk music will be featured at the June 29 annual meeting of the Sister Bay Historical Society as they welcome members and friends alike for an evening in the Koessl Barn at the Corner of the Past Museum.
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Ridges Hosts “Nature Discovery Night” at Baileys Harbor Town Hall
The Ridges Sanctuary will host “Nature Discovery Night” on June 30 from 7 – 8:30 pm at Baileys Harbor Town Hall. Participates of the program will have the opportunity to be inside a giant soap bubble, blow bubbles, and examine pond creatures under a microscope.
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Ridges Hosts “Nature Discovery Night” at Baileys Harbor Town Hall
The Ridges Sanctuary will host “Nature Discovery Night” on June 30 from 7 – 8:30 pm at Baileys Harbor Town Hall. Participates of the program will have the opportunity to be inside a giant soap bubble, blow bubbles, and examine pond creatures under a microscope.
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Fish Creek’s Noble House Museum Opens for the Season
The historic Alexander Noble House Museum in Fish Creek is now open Monday through Sunday, 12 – 5 pm, until October 17. Built in 1875, the Noble House was home to three generations of the Noble Family and has been a landmark on Fish Creek’s busiest corner.
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Fish Creek’s Noble House Museum Opens for the Season
The historic Alexander Noble House Museum in Fish Creek is now open Monday through Sunday, 12 – 5 pm, until October 17. Built in 1875, the Noble House was home to three generations of the Noble Family and has been a landmark on Fish Creek’s busiest corner.
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Door County Historical Museum Hosts Belgian Heritage Day
June 25 will be Belgian Heritage Day at the Door County Historical Museum. Barb (Englebert) Chisholm, 5th generation Belgian American, will be available to talk about the museum’s Belgian exhibits.
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Door County Historical Museum Hosts Belgian Heritage Day
June 25 will be Belgian Heritage Day at the Door County Historical Museum. Barb (Englebert) Chisholm, 5th generation Belgian American, will be available to talk about the museum’s Belgian exhibits.
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UUF of Door County Presents Afro-Colombian Activist
Daira Quinones, a displaced Afro-Colombian activist from Bogota, Colombia, will tell her story of oppression, resistance, and survival on July 1 at 7 pm at the UU Fellowship in Ephraim.
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UUF of Door County Presents Afro-Colombian Activist
Daira Quinones, a displaced Afro-Colombian activist from Bogota, Colombia, will tell her story of oppression, resistance, and survival on July 1 at 7 pm at the UU Fellowship in Ephraim.
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Door County’s Royal Feast and Renaissance Fantasy
On Wednesday, June 29 from 5 – 8 pm the public is invited to wine, dance and dine with the Renaissance Fantasy Faire's full Royal Court and its entertainers at The English Inn in Fish Creek.
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Door County’s Royal Feast and Renaissance Fantasy
On Wednesday, June 29 from 5 – 8 pm the public is invited to wine, dance and dine with the Renaissance Fantasy Faire's full Royal Court and its entertainers at The English Inn in Fish Creek.
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Door Shakespeare Presents Doorways
Fun and play is exactly what is in store with Door Shakespeare’s educational summer program for kids, Doorways: Creating Theatre For Children. Founded in 2000, Doorways offers children the opportunity to explore the power of creativity through developing original theatre pieces.
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Door Shakespeare Presents Doorways
Fun and play is exactly what is in store with Door Shakespeare’s educational summer program for kids, Doorways: Creating Theatre For Children. Founded in 2000, Doorways offers children the opportunity to explore the power of creativity through developing original theatre pieces.
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The Ins and Outs of Peninsula Players
This season, the Peninsula Players will offer public tours of its stage house and all-weather audience pavilion, as well as a series of free public seminars.
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The Ins and Outs of Peninsula Players
This season, the Peninsula Players will offer public tours of its stage house and all-weather audience pavilion, as well as a series of free public seminars.
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Door County’s Woodwalk Concert Series Features Gloria Attoun
June 24 at 7 pm, Gloria Attoun will return to the Woodwalk Concert Series having delighted the audience a few years ago as part of the “Wise Women” concert.
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Door County’s Woodwalk Concert Series Features Gloria Attoun
June 24 at 7 pm, Gloria Attoun will return to the Woodwalk Concert Series having delighted the audience a few years ago as part of the “Wise Women” concert.
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Orchard Country of Door County Kicks of Garden Summer Concert Series
Orchard Country Winery & Market’s Music in the Garden Summer Concert Series will feature CoverLeague on June 25, Bob Bero on July 9, Erin Krebs and Jeff Johnson on July 30, and Ben There Dan That on August 6.
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Orchard Country of Door County Kicks of Garden Summer Concert Series
Orchard Country Winery & Market’s Music in the Garden Summer Concert Series will feature CoverLeague on June 25, Bob Bero on July 9, Erin Krebs and Jeff Johnson on July 30, and Ben There Dan That on August 6.
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Door County’s Modern Day Drifters
Couples dance a two-step, swirling around a group of 20-something girls, myself among them, holding pink cocktails and bottles of Bud Light. We sway our hips and sing along with Brian Leist, front man of the Modern Day Drifters, who is performing a Garth Brooks country classic that I haven’t heard in ages.
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Door County’s Modern Day Drifters
Couples dance a two-step, swirling around a group of 20-something girls, myself among them, holding pink cocktails and bottles of Bud Light. We sway our hips and sing along with Brian Leist, front man of the Modern Day Drifters, who is performing a Garth Brooks country classic that I haven’t heard in ages.
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turned out / a predictor / of success / though givers / didn’t guess it
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turned out / a predictor / of success / though givers / didn’t guess it
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Door County Poet Profile: Barbara Gregorich
Home: Chicago and Door County / Favorite poet: Probably W.H. Auden. / Favorite poem: Can’t possibly narrow it down to one!
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Door County Poet Profile: Barbara Gregorich
Home: Chicago and Door County / Favorite poet: Probably W.H. Auden. / Favorite poem: Can’t possibly narrow it down to one!
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Should I ever visit a psychiatrist and it won't be voluntary…I will take along my desk as the co-conspirator of my life, my attitude, my ego and my crimes. My wife doesn't clean my desk; I don't clean my desk.
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Should I ever visit a psychiatrist and it won't be voluntary…I will take along my desk as the co-conspirator of my life, my attitude, my ego and my crimes. My wife doesn't clean my desk; I don't clean my desk.
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Justin Isherwood’s New “Pulse”
Justin Isherwood, a longtime contributor to the Peninsula Pulse and this year’s non-fiction judge for the Hal Grutzmacher’s Writers’ Expose, recently published a collection of essays entitled Pulse.
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Justin Isherwood’s New “Pulse”
Justin Isherwood, a longtime contributor to the Peninsula Pulse and this year’s non-fiction judge for the Hal Grutzmacher’s Writers’ Expose, recently published a collection of essays entitled Pulse.
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American Life in Poetry: Column 322
Cathy Smith Bowers was recently appointed poet laureate of North Carolina, and I want to celebrate her appointment by showing you one of her lovely poems, a peaceful poem about a peaceful thing.
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American Life in Poetry: Column 322
Cathy Smith Bowers was recently appointed poet laureate of North Carolina, and I want to celebrate her appointment by showing you one of her lovely poems, a peaceful poem about a peaceful thing.
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Door County Golfer Profile: Dustin Fritsch
Hometown: Sturgeon Bay Occupation: Badger Liquor – Door County Rep Age: 30 Handicap: 10 or 11 (been as low as a 4) Home Course: Horseshoe Bay Best 18-hole score: 69 at Northbrook, several years back Favorite course ever played: Played all over the states, but still love Timberstone – I just love the atmosphere. Best […]
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Door County Golfer Profile: Dustin Fritsch
Hometown: Sturgeon Bay Occupation: Badger Liquor – Door County Rep Age: 30 Handicap: 10 or 11 (been as low as a 4) Home Course: Horseshoe Bay Best 18-hole score: 69 at Northbrook, several years back Favorite course ever played: Played all over the states, but still love Timberstone – I just love the atmosphere. Best […]
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Results from Alpine Women’s Golf League
WINNERS (NET): A flight, (19) Mary Aiken; B flight, (24) Kay Krueger, Chris Leman; C flight, (35) Carol Pflieger Low Score A Flight: (39) Mary AikenLow Score B Flight: (51) J Girman, Kay KruegerLow Score C Flight: Carol Pflieger Fewest Putts: 15 – Chris LemanChip Ins: #8 Mary AikenBirdies: 2 – Mary AikenPars: 2 – […]
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Results from Alpine Women’s Golf League
WINNERS (NET): A flight, (19) Mary Aiken; B flight, (24) Kay Krueger, Chris Leman; C flight, (35) Carol Pflieger Low Score A Flight: (39) Mary AikenLow Score B Flight: (51) J Girman, Kay KruegerLow Score C Flight: Carol Pflieger Fewest Putts: 15 – Chris LemanChip Ins: #8 Mary AikenBirdies: 2 – Mary AikenPars: 2 – […]
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Upcoming Door County Golf Events
• Monday, June 27: Third Annual Play “Fore!” The Clearing at Peninsula. 9-hole, 4-person scramble. 1 pm Registration. $65 per player/ $260 per foursome.
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Upcoming Door County Golf Events
• Monday, June 27: Third Annual Play “Fore!” The Clearing at Peninsula. 9-hole, 4-person scramble. 1 pm Registration. $65 per player/ $260 per foursome.
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Good Samaritan Scandia Village will host the 16th annual Grand Scandia Golf Benefit at Peninsula State Park Golf Course on Sunday, July 17 with tee-off at noon.
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Good Samaritan Scandia Village will host the 16th annual Grand Scandia Golf Benefit at Peninsula State Park Golf Course on Sunday, July 17 with tee-off at noon.
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Two Great Events to Support One Great Sanctuary
On Sunday, July 10, The Ridges Sanctuary will sponsor its fourth annual summer fundraiser at the Alpine Resort in Egg Harbor. “A Round for the Ridges” is a 9-hole scramble golf outing with a shotgun start at 3 pm, and “2nd Round for the Ridges,” featuring food, music, silent auction, raffle, and cash bar, begins at 5:30 pm in the Yodel Inn at the Alpine Resort.
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Two Great Events to Support One Great Sanctuary
On Sunday, July 10, The Ridges Sanctuary will sponsor its fourth annual summer fundraiser at the Alpine Resort in Egg Harbor. “A Round for the Ridges” is a 9-hole scramble golf outing with a shotgun start at 3 pm, and “2nd Round for the Ridges,” featuring food, music, silent auction, raffle, and cash bar, begins at 5:30 pm in the Yodel Inn at the Alpine Resort.
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In March of 1996 Charlotte and I took a long-awaited vacation to the Desert Southwest to visit her parents in Phoenix and also to stay for several days with our good nature friends Linda and Dan Dilts in Tucson.
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In March of 1996 Charlotte and I took a long-awaited vacation to the Desert Southwest to visit her parents in Phoenix and also to stay for several days with our good nature friends Linda and Dan Dilts in Tucson.
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Door County YMCA Exceeds Campaign Goal
Door County community news briefs.
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Door County YMCA Exceeds Campaign Goal
Door County community news briefs.
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Article posted Wednesday, June 22, 2011 11:20am
This week the Door County Humane Society (DCHS) is highlighting two of the more than 120 cats currently at the shelter. Bagee has come to the Humane Society as a surrender from Sturgeon Bay.
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Article posted Wednesday, June 22, 2011 11:20am
This week the Door County Humane Society (DCHS) is highlighting two of the more than 120 cats currently at the shelter. Bagee has come to the Humane Society as a surrender from Sturgeon Bay.
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Plugged Into the Community: Hammersmith TV
“Technology moves fast,” the commercial says. “We feel your pain…You buy it now, we buy it back when the new thing comes out.” Best Buy's new Buy Back program perfectly illustrates that in today's technology industry replacement is often the first option for aging or broken gadgets.
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Plugged Into the Community: Hammersmith TV
“Technology moves fast,” the commercial says. “We feel your pain…You buy it now, we buy it back when the new thing comes out.” Best Buy's new Buy Back program perfectly illustrates that in today's technology industry replacement is often the first option for aging or broken gadgets.
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Sen. Kohl Congratulates Baylake Bank
Door County business briefs.
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Sen. Kohl Congratulates Baylake Bank
Door County business briefs.
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"If we are going to manage the planet, the private sector needs to step up and do this out of their own interest."
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"If we are going to manage the planet, the private sector needs to step up and do this out of their own interest."
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Green Drinks to Host Permaculturist Bill Wilson on June 28
"Is it possible to grow our food in abundance without pesticides and herbicides and in harmony with nature?" Increasingly, people are taking that question very seriously.
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Green Drinks to Host Permaculturist Bill Wilson on June 28
"Is it possible to grow our food in abundance without pesticides and herbicides and in harmony with nature?" Increasingly, people are taking that question very seriously.
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70: Number of California’s state parks that Gov. Jerry Brown plans to close permanently this fall 98: Percent of apples tested by the Environmental Working Group that tested positive for pesticide residue after washing and peeling
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70: Number of California’s state parks that Gov. Jerry Brown plans to close permanently this fall 98: Percent of apples tested by the Environmental Working Group that tested positive for pesticide residue after washing and peeling
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State Parks Turn to Electric Cars
In the pristine wilderness of Peninsula and Potawatomi State Parks, where visitors are often told to “leave nothing but footprints,” cutting-edge technology may seem out of place.
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State Parks Turn to Electric Cars
In the pristine wilderness of Peninsula and Potawatomi State Parks, where visitors are often told to “leave nothing but footprints,” cutting-edge technology may seem out of place.
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Photographer’s Goldmine: Phoebe Guenzel’s China Experience
Every winter many Door County folks pack their bags and, like birds migrating to a warmer climate, fly south to Florida or Hawaii. Others fly clear across the globe, to southwest China.
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Photographer’s Goldmine: Phoebe Guenzel’s China Experience
Every winter many Door County folks pack their bags and, like birds migrating to a warmer climate, fly south to Florida or Hawaii. Others fly clear across the globe, to southwest China.
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Linden Gallery of Door County Features Twyla Gettert
The Linden Gallery in Ellison Bay is pleased to announce the opening of works by painter Twyla Gettert on June 25. The exhibition is an exploration of the joining of East and West, which has been the foundation of Brian and Jeanee Linden’s efforts in both Door County and China.
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Linden Gallery of Door County Features Twyla Gettert
The Linden Gallery in Ellison Bay is pleased to announce the opening of works by painter Twyla Gettert on June 25. The exhibition is an exploration of the joining of East and West, which has been the foundation of Brian and Jeanee Linden’s efforts in both Door County and China.
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Jacksonport Hosts Art on the Scenic Side
Art on the Scenic Side will be held July 2 and 3 at Lakeside Park in downtown Jacksonport from 9 am – 4 pm. The public is welcome to enjoy this annual event held at beautiful Lakeside Park located at the corner of Highway 57 and County V.
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Jacksonport Hosts Art on the Scenic Side
Art on the Scenic Side will be held July 2 and 3 at Lakeside Park in downtown Jacksonport from 9 am – 4 pm. The public is welcome to enjoy this annual event held at beautiful Lakeside Park located at the corner of Highway 57 and County V.
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Interfibers of Door County Presents Geode Jewelry
Wendy Carpenter will host a Geode Jewelry Art Opening on June 25 from 3 – 8 pm at her gallery, Interfibers Design Gallery, celebrating 30 years, in Fish Creek.
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Interfibers of Door County Presents Geode Jewelry
Wendy Carpenter will host a Geode Jewelry Art Opening on June 25 from 3 – 8 pm at her gallery, Interfibers Design Gallery, celebrating 30 years, in Fish Creek.
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Door County Art Leauge’s Artists of the Week
Beginning June 26, the artwork of Karen Shanahan and Gary Orthober will be featured at the Gallery of the Door County Art League in Fish Creek, and during the week of June 3, Pat Olson and Beverly Hart Branson will be featured.
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Door County Art Leauge’s Artists of the Week
Beginning June 26, the artwork of Karen Shanahan and Gary Orthober will be featured at the Gallery of the Door County Art League in Fish Creek, and during the week of June 3, Pat Olson and Beverly Hart Branson will be featured.
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Door County Art League Presents Tom Lidtke
The next meeting of the Door County Art League (DCAL) will feature speaker Tom Lidtke of the Museum of Wisconsin Art (MWA). The event will take place June 27 at 7 pm at the Gibraltar Fire Station on County F.
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Door County Art League Presents Tom Lidtke
The next meeting of the Door County Art League (DCAL) will feature speaker Tom Lidtke of the Museum of Wisconsin Art (MWA). The event will take place June 27 at 7 pm at the Gibraltar Fire Station on County F.
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William Schneider, whose work is on display at the Champeau Gallery in Sister Bay, has won another award. "January Sunshine" won the Bernard Carey Memorial Award for Oil Landscape at the Academic Artists Association 61st National Exhibition held at the Karen Sprague Cultural Arts Center in Springfield, Mass.
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William Schneider, whose work is on display at the Champeau Gallery in Sister Bay, has won another award. "January Sunshine" won the Bernard Carey Memorial Award for Oil Landscape at the Academic Artists Association 61st National Exhibition held at the Karen Sprague Cultural Arts Center in Springfield, Mass.
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“Bounded Movement” Exhibit Opens at Woodwalk Gallery of Door County
Woodwalk Gallery will present its second exhibit of the season, “Bounded Movement,” featuring new works by Rebecca Crowell and Anita Winkler. The opening public reception, including food, beverages, and music, will be July 3 from 4:30 – 7 pm.
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“Bounded Movement” Exhibit Opens at Woodwalk Gallery of Door County
Woodwalk Gallery will present its second exhibit of the season, “Bounded Movement,” featuring new works by Rebecca Crowell and Anita Winkler. The opening public reception, including food, beverages, and music, will be July 3 from 4:30 – 7 pm.
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Digital & Traditional Plein Air Paintout at Algoma’s Flying Pig Gallery
The Flying Pig Gallery will host a Digital & Traditional Plein Air Paintout on July 16 from 11 am – 4 pm; rain date will be July 17. The public is welcome to bring their digital devices, featuring drawing and painting apps, along with a chair and hat.
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Digital & Traditional Plein Air Paintout at Algoma’s Flying Pig Gallery
The Flying Pig Gallery will host a Digital & Traditional Plein Air Paintout on July 16 from 11 am – 4 pm; rain date will be July 17. The public is welcome to bring their digital devices, featuring drawing and painting apps, along with a chair and hat.
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Cynthia Chuang Featured in Door County’s Fine Line’s Trunk Show
Artist Cynthia Chuang creates colorful and whimsical jewelry in her Long Island, N.Y. studio, Jewelry 10, and Fine Line Designs Gallery will feature her in a trunk show on July 2 and 3 from 10 am – 4 pm.
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Cynthia Chuang Featured in Door County’s Fine Line’s Trunk Show
Artist Cynthia Chuang creates colorful and whimsical jewelry in her Long Island, N.Y. studio, Jewelry 10, and Fine Line Designs Gallery will feature her in a trunk show on July 2 and 3 from 10 am – 4 pm.
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It's only June, but a hot start has people celebrating Bay Days again in Sister Bay. This Sunday the 5-1 Sister Bay Bays will host the undefeated Egg Harbor Indians in a battle for the top of the Door County League baseball standings.
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It's only June, but a hot start has people celebrating Bay Days again in Sister Bay. This Sunday the 5-1 Sister Bay Bays will host the undefeated Egg Harbor Indians in a battle for the top of the Door County League baseball standings.
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Highway Dept. Spared Steepest Limits
The Wisconsin Legislature removed provisions that would have severely limited the work the Door County Highway Department could perform when it passed the state budget yesterday.
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Highway Dept. Spared Steepest Limits
The Wisconsin Legislature removed provisions that would have severely limited the work the Door County Highway Department could perform when it passed the state budget yesterday.