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  • Lost in Translation: A Teenager Abroad

    As I ascended into the sky on my one-way ticket to Denmark, I bid farewell to the mirage of tiny monopoly houses and Packer lawn ornaments from the Green Bay scenery below and wondered what the next year would bring me.

  • Lost in Translation: A Teenager Abroad

    As I ascended into the sky on my one-way ticket to Denmark, I bid farewell to the mirage of tiny monopoly houses and Packer lawn ornaments from the Green Bay scenery below and wondered what the next year would bring me.

  • How Many of These Columns Actually Come to Be Written

    Among the comments I get about this column I am often asked where I get my ideas. While it would be tempting to say that I am endlessly curious (which I am), that I am well read (perhaps, but there is always far more to read), and that I have unique insights (which is highly debatable), the truth is that my wife, Barbara – wittingly or unwittingly – often provides the material I need to compose a column.

  • How Many of These Columns Actually Come to Be Written

    Among the comments I get about this column I am often asked where I get my ideas. While it would be tempting to say that I am endlessly curious (which I am), that I am well read (perhaps, but there is always far more to read), and that I have unique insights (which is highly debatable), the truth is that my wife, Barbara – wittingly or unwittingly – often provides the material I need to compose a column.

  • Lack of Civility at Recent Board Meeting

    On behalf of the Liberty Grove Town Board I want to thank Sister Bay village trustees Patrick Duffy, John Clove, Scott Baker, Shane Solomon, Pam Abshire and village president David Lienau, who suggested the get-together, for meeting with our town board in a joint session to introduce the boards to each other.

  • Lack of Civility at Recent Board Meeting

    On behalf of the Liberty Grove Town Board I want to thank Sister Bay village trustees Patrick Duffy, John Clove, Scott Baker, Shane Solomon, Pam Abshire and village president David Lienau, who suggested the get-together, for meeting with our town board in a joint session to introduce the boards to each other.

  • Giant African Land Snail Invades South Florida

    • Imagine a commercial fisherman in Door County pulling up his net and discovering a 45-inch long fish thought to have become extinct 70 million years ago.

  • Giant African Land Snail Invades South Florida

    • Imagine a commercial fisherman in Door County pulling up his net and discovering a 45-inch long fish thought to have become extinct 70 million years ago.

  • Article posted Thursday, September 26, 2013 10:20pm

    8 - Percent of U.S. children with food allergies.

  • Article posted Thursday, September 26, 2013 10:20pm

    8 - Percent of U.S. children with food allergies.

  • 25 Years of Running Wild at Potawatomi State Park

    For the past 24 years, runners of all ages have gathered at Potawatomi State Park to take part in Run Wild – the annual fundraiser for the Friends of Potawatomi State Park.

  • 25 Years of Running Wild at Potawatomi State Park

    For the past 24 years, runners of all ages have gathered at Potawatomi State Park to take part in Run Wild – the annual fundraiser for the Friends of Potawatomi State Park.

  • Destroyers Destroy Bulldogs

    The Door County Destroyers lived up to the name on Sept. 21 in a game played in Monona by destroying the Tri-City Bulldogs 47-6 and setting a new team record for most points scored in a game.

  • Destroyers Destroy Bulldogs

    The Door County Destroyers lived up to the name on Sept. 21 in a game played in Monona by destroying the Tri-City Bulldogs 47-6 and setting a new team record for most points scored in a game.

  • High School Fall Athletics

    High School sports schedules from around the county.

  • High School Fall Athletics

    High School sports schedules from around the county.

  • The Mighty Trembling Aspen

    I wonder how many people in Wisconsin could answer this question correctly: “Which tree has the widest distribution of all trees on the North American continent?” A seven-inch-long twig from one of these wonderful trees rests on the table before me and has been the object of my close study, using a hand lens, for the past hour.

  • The Mighty Trembling Aspen

    I wonder how many people in Wisconsin could answer this question correctly: “Which tree has the widest distribution of all trees on the North American continent?” A seven-inch-long twig from one of these wonderful trees rests on the table before me and has been the object of my close study, using a hand lens, for the past hour.

  • A Serious Appeal for Volunteers from the Door County Humane Society

    We need help at the Door County Humane Society (DCHS), and we need it now. We need the type of help that is born out of pure love for homeless animals.

  • A Serious Appeal for Volunteers from the Door County Humane Society

    We need help at the Door County Humane Society (DCHS), and we need it now. We need the type of help that is born out of pure love for homeless animals.

  • Harlie’s Help the Homeless Event a Success

    Harlie Busch, a 4th grade student at Southern Door, agrees her event that was held on Saturday, Aug. 24, was a true success and all that she hoped for.

  • Harlie’s Help the Homeless Event a Success

    Harlie Busch, a 4th grade student at Southern Door, agrees her event that was held on Saturday, Aug. 24, was a true success and all that she hoped for.

  • Prelude to “Thordarson and Rock Island”

    There is only one biography written about Thordarson, and it was authored by Icelander Steingrimur Jonsson. It was not translated into English.

  • Prelude to “Thordarson and Rock Island”

    There is only one biography written about Thordarson, and it was authored by Icelander Steingrimur Jonsson. It was not translated into English.

  • Door County MOPS Hold Rummage and Bag Sale

    A one-day rummage and bag sale is scheduled for Sept. 28, 8 am – 1 pm, to benefit the nonprofit Door County Mothers of Preschoolers (MOPS). The sale will be held at Prince of Peace Church at 1756 Michigan Street in Sturgeon Bay.

  • Door County MOPS Hold Rummage and Bag Sale

    A one-day rummage and bag sale is scheduled for Sept. 28, 8 am – 1 pm, to benefit the nonprofit Door County Mothers of Preschoolers (MOPS). The sale will be held at Prince of Peace Church at 1756 Michigan Street in Sturgeon Bay.

  • Understanding Mental Illness is Next CHIP Topic

    Northern Door Health & Wellness Ministry continues its Community Health Information Programs with “In Our Own Voice” on Sept. 29 at 4 pm at Sister Bay Baptist Church.

  • Understanding Mental Illness is Next CHIP Topic

    Northern Door Health & Wellness Ministry continues its Community Health Information Programs with “In Our Own Voice” on Sept. 29 at 4 pm at Sister Bay Baptist Church.

  • Community Clinic Unveils New Logo

    Community Clinic of Door County (CCDC) recently revealed their fresh new image, website and email addresses. The website, created by Boettcher Communications, reflects a sharp new appearance, and the vibrant colors for their new logo, symbolizing body mind and spirit, reflect the clinic’s mission.

  • Community Clinic Unveils New Logo

    Community Clinic of Door County (CCDC) recently revealed their fresh new image, website and email addresses. The website, created by Boettcher Communications, reflects a sharp new appearance, and the vibrant colors for their new logo, symbolizing body mind and spirit, reflect the clinic’s mission.

  • Door County Civility Project Holds Baileys Harbor Presentation

    The newly formed, community-based Door County Civility Project aims to address issues of disrespect and advance the cause of civility in everyday lives of people in our community.

  • Door County Civility Project Holds Baileys Harbor Presentation

    The newly formed, community-based Door County Civility Project aims to address issues of disrespect and advance the cause of civility in everyday lives of people in our community.

  • Community Church’s Quilting Tradition Comes Full Circle

    In the early days of Fish Creek, a number of women made and sold quilts to raise money for building a church as well as for civic improvement projects such as oil for unpaved, dusty streets and gas for streetlamps.

  • Community Church’s Quilting Tradition Comes Full Circle

    In the early days of Fish Creek, a number of women made and sold quilts to raise money for building a church as well as for civic improvement projects such as oil for unpaved, dusty streets and gas for streetlamps.

  • Shepherd of the Bay’s Annual Fall Sale Set for Oct. 5

    Shepherd of the Bay's annual fall sale, sponsored by WELCA (the church's women's group), will be held Oct. 5 from 11 am – 2 pm at the church located at the top of the hill in Ellison Bay.

  • Shepherd of the Bay’s Annual Fall Sale Set for Oct. 5

    Shepherd of the Bay's annual fall sale, sponsored by WELCA (the church's women's group), will be held Oct. 5 from 11 am – 2 pm at the church located at the top of the hill in Ellison Bay.

  • Blessing of the Animals Celebration on Oct. 6

    On Oct. 6 at 4 pm, St. Luke’s Episcopal Church will hold its annual Blessing of the Animals celebration. All animal lovers are welcome to bring their pets for this gathering, where they and their owners can come together.

  • Blessing of the Animals Celebration on Oct. 6

    On Oct. 6 at 4 pm, St. Luke’s Episcopal Church will hold its annual Blessing of the Animals celebration. All animal lovers are welcome to bring their pets for this gathering, where they and their owners can come together.

  • “Getting the Most of Your Money in A Low Interest Rate Time” Program at Sturgeon Bay YMCA

    Baylake Bank Premier Club, Sturgeon Bay YMCA and Ministry Door County Medical Center invite the community to the informational program “Getting the Most of Your Money in A Low Interest Rate Time” at the Sturgeon Bay YMCA on Oct.

  • “Getting the Most of Your Money in A Low Interest Rate Time” Program at Sturgeon Bay YMCA

    Baylake Bank Premier Club, Sturgeon Bay YMCA and Ministry Door County Medical Center invite the community to the informational program “Getting the Most of Your Money in A Low Interest Rate Time” at the Sturgeon Bay YMCA on Oct.

  • Matching Grant Challenge for Bringing Nature to Life Campaign

    On Sept. 10, The Ridges Sanctuary received a generous matching challenge gift to help complete their capital campaign, Bringing Nature to Life. Anonymous donors will match dollar-for-dollar all donations and pledges up to $350,000 received between now and the end of the year.

  • Matching Grant Challenge for Bringing Nature to Life Campaign

    On Sept. 10, The Ridges Sanctuary received a generous matching challenge gift to help complete their capital campaign, Bringing Nature to Life. Anonymous donors will match dollar-for-dollar all donations and pledges up to $350,000 received between now and the end of the year.

  • Wisconsin FSA Reminds Producers of Deadlines

    Wisconsin Farm Service Agency reminds producers interested in participating in the Non-Insured Crop Disaster Assistance Program (NAP) of the upcoming application deadline dates that must be met for NAP qualification.

  • Wisconsin FSA Reminds Producers of Deadlines

    Wisconsin Farm Service Agency reminds producers interested in participating in the Non-Insured Crop Disaster Assistance Program (NAP) of the upcoming application deadline dates that must be met for NAP qualification.

  • Local Altrusa Chapter Receives $2,000 Grant

    Altrusa International Foundation honored its local chapter – Altrusa Club of Door County – with the substantial grant of $2,000. This grant was used toward the club’s annual back-to-school fair, which provided school supplies and many other new things to children returning to school in fall.

  • Local Altrusa Chapter Receives $2,000 Grant

    Altrusa International Foundation honored its local chapter – Altrusa Club of Door County – with the substantial grant of $2,000. This grant was used toward the club’s annual back-to-school fair, which provided school supplies and many other new things to children returning to school in fall.

  • YMCA Reminds Community Sept. is Childhood Obesity Awareness Month

    The Door County YMCA reminds the community that September is National Childhood Obesity Awareness and Fall Prevention Awareness month. “At the Door County Y, we want families to understand the lifetime benefits of eating right and getting physically active and those behaviors begin in the home,” said Leah Pluff, healthy eating coordinator.

  • YMCA Reminds Community Sept. is Childhood Obesity Awareness Month

    The Door County YMCA reminds the community that September is National Childhood Obesity Awareness and Fall Prevention Awareness month. “At the Door County Y, we want families to understand the lifetime benefits of eating right and getting physically active and those behaviors begin in the home,” said Leah Pluff, healthy eating coordinator.

  • Concepts for Egg Harbor Library/Community Center Unveiled

    A bigger, easily accessed library and more public restrooms should be at the heart of the plan for a new multi-use, state-of-the-art public building in downtown Egg Harbor, or at least that was the consensus of those in attendance for the Sept.

  • Concepts for Egg Harbor Library/Community Center Unveiled

    A bigger, easily accessed library and more public restrooms should be at the heart of the plan for a new multi-use, state-of-the-art public building in downtown Egg Harbor, or at least that was the consensus of those in attendance for the Sept.

  • Go Bo Foundation Fundraiser during Gibraltar’s Homecoming Game

    GBAY/DECA, the Gibraltar Business Association for Youth, will host a Go Bo Foundation fundraiser at the Gibraltar homecoming game on Sept. 27 at 7 pm.

  • Go Bo Foundation Fundraiser during Gibraltar’s Homecoming Game

    GBAY/DECA, the Gibraltar Business Association for Youth, will host a Go Bo Foundation fundraiser at the Gibraltar homecoming game on Sept. 27 at 7 pm.

  • Door County Brewing Continues Family Tradition of Craft Brewing

    The craft beer industry has many great stories about families coming together in a commercial brewing enterprise – the Careys of New Glarus Brewing, the Klisch brothers of Lakefront Brewery in Milwaukee, the Lonsways of Stone Arch in Appleton, the Buttera family at O’so in Plover, to name just a few here in Wisconsin.

  • Door County Brewing Continues Family Tradition of Craft Brewing

    The craft beer industry has many great stories about families coming together in a commercial brewing enterprise – the Careys of New Glarus Brewing, the Klisch brothers of Lakefront Brewery in Milwaukee, the Lonsways of Stone Arch in Appleton, the Buttera family at O’so in Plover, to name just a few here in Wisconsin.

  • Door County Coffee Celebrates 20 Years with Annual Anniversary Sale

    Stephanie Klett, Secretary of the Wisconsin Department of Tourism, visited Door County Coffee & Tea Co. on Sept. 25 to commend them on their 20th year in business.

  • Door County Coffee Celebrates 20 Years with Annual Anniversary Sale

    Stephanie Klett, Secretary of the Wisconsin Department of Tourism, visited Door County Coffee & Tea Co. on Sept. 25 to commend them on their 20th year in business.

  • Bakery for Bo Day at Bayside Bakery

    On Sept. 28, 1 – 5 pm, Bayside Bakery & Café owners LynLee Fries-Luebke and Ron Luebke will host the second annual “Bakery for Bo” Day. Keep the “bo”mentum going, and check out their sandwiches, desserts, beverages and “BO.

  • Bakery for Bo Day at Bayside Bakery

    On Sept. 28, 1 – 5 pm, Bayside Bakery & Café owners LynLee Fries-Luebke and Ron Luebke will host the second annual “Bakery for Bo” Day. Keep the “bo”mentum going, and check out their sandwiches, desserts, beverages and “BO.

  • Beachfront Inn Hosts Open House before “Hotel Impossible” Airing

    The Beachfront Inn, located on the waterfront in downtown Baileys Harbor, is hosting an open house on Sept. 30 from 9 am to noon for people interested in viewing the remodeling project that will be featured on Travel Channel’s Hotel Impossible show later that evening.

  • Beachfront Inn Hosts Open House before “Hotel Impossible” Airing

    The Beachfront Inn, located on the waterfront in downtown Baileys Harbor, is hosting an open house on Sept. 30 from 9 am to noon for people interested in viewing the remodeling project that will be featured on Travel Channel’s Hotel Impossible show later that evening.

  • HomeBody Personal Training Offers In-home Training

    HomeBody Personal Training offers affordable one-on-one fitness training in the comfort of your own home. Nationally certified personal trainer Ashley Lusk will create an exercise plan based on personal goals and fitness level.

  • HomeBody Personal Training Offers In-home Training

    HomeBody Personal Training offers affordable one-on-one fitness training in the comfort of your own home. Nationally certified personal trainer Ashley Lusk will create an exercise plan based on personal goals and fitness level.

  • Congratulations Matt Olson

    A native Door County boy has a favorite toy; it’s his big, gray adventure raft – a fun, speedy watercraft. For boredom, if you need a cure, call Matt and schedule a tour.

  • Congratulations Matt Olson

    A native Door County boy has a favorite toy; it’s his big, gray adventure raft – a fun, speedy watercraft. For boredom, if you need a cure, call Matt and schedule a tour.

  • FRAMED

    “My daughter Emilia absolutely loves the Yum Yum Tree in Baileys Harbor, she calls it ‘My Candy Store,’” says Amanda Bass. “We’ve enjoyed many, many trips there this summer.

  • FRAMED

    “My daughter Emilia absolutely loves the Yum Yum Tree in Baileys Harbor, she calls it ‘My Candy Store,’” says Amanda Bass. “We’ve enjoyed many, many trips there this summer.

  • How About a Little Oyster in Your Beer?

    So I read the other day that oysters are on the decline in a very major way, and in the synchronicity of all things, the next day I run across a bottle of oyster stout from the Flying Dog Brewery, which, of course, I must buy, damn the decline!

  • How About a Little Oyster in Your Beer?

    So I read the other day that oysters are on the decline in a very major way, and in the synchronicity of all things, the next day I run across a bottle of oyster stout from the Flying Dog Brewery, which, of course, I must buy, damn the decline!

  • The Cheese Insider

    Swiss cheese is a generic name for cheeses that are patterned after Switzerland’s world famous Emmental. Swiss cheeses are typified by large eyes, a pale yellow color, and a nutty, earthy, slightly sweet flavor.

  • The Cheese Insider

    Swiss cheese is a generic name for cheeses that are patterned after Switzerland’s world famous Emmental. Swiss cheeses are typified by large eyes, a pale yellow color, and a nutty, earthy, slightly sweet flavor.

  • Article posted Thursday, September 26, 2013 9:47am

    Dear Mary Pat, I’m pinching pennies after recently saying 'I do,' going on a tropical honeymoon, and buying a home. But my new sister-in-law is getting married and I’m scared I'll have no pennies left to pinch.

  • Article posted Thursday, September 26, 2013 9:47am

    Dear Mary Pat, I’m pinching pennies after recently saying 'I do,' going on a tropical honeymoon, and buying a home. But my new sister-in-law is getting married and I’m scared I'll have no pennies left to pinch.

  • Reward for Cherry Tree Vandals Grows

    People have been registering their disgust for the vandals who chopped down 639 Seaquist Orchard Montmorency cherry trees on the Seaquist Orchards Farm Market Facebook page, including one woman who suggested the perpetrators have their hands chopped off when they are caught.

  • Reward for Cherry Tree Vandals Grows

    People have been registering their disgust for the vandals who chopped down 639 Seaquist Orchard Montmorency cherry trees on the Seaquist Orchards Farm Market Facebook page, including one woman who suggested the perpetrators have their hands chopped off when they are caught.

  • Overheard, Shout Outs and Pet Peeves

    Are there tid-bits of conversations you’ve heard while standing in line at the grocery store, serving a table, or walking down the sidewalk that make you smile, cringe or laugh out loud?

  • Overheard, Shout Outs and Pet Peeves

    Are there tid-bits of conversations you’ve heard while standing in line at the grocery store, serving a table, or walking down the sidewalk that make you smile, cringe or laugh out loud?

  • Article posted Thursday, September 26, 2013 9:43am

    Libra (September 23 – October 22): Like the leaves on the trees, your colors are changing – mostly from “tan” to “pasty.” Scorpio (October 23 – November 21): A dispute with a co-worker will come to a head this week, but should be easily resolved with a cup of water to the face and perhaps the use of a dog’s shock-collar.

  • Article posted Thursday, September 26, 2013 9:43am

    Libra (September 23 – October 22): Like the leaves on the trees, your colors are changing – mostly from “tan” to “pasty.” Scorpio (October 23 – November 21): A dispute with a co-worker will come to a head this week, but should be easily resolved with a cup of water to the face and perhaps the use of a dog’s shock-collar.

  • Door County Brewing Continues Family Tradition of Craft Brewing

    The craft beer industry has many great stories about families coming together in a commercial brewing enterprise – the Careys of New Glarus Brewing, the Klisch brothers of Lakefront Brewery in Milwaukee, the Lonsways of Stone Arch in Appleton, the Buttera family at O’so in Plover, to name just a few here in Wisconsin.

  • Door County Brewing Continues Family Tradition of Craft Brewing

    The craft beer industry has many great stories about families coming together in a commercial brewing enterprise – the Careys of New Glarus Brewing, the Klisch brothers of Lakefront Brewery in Milwaukee, the Lonsways of Stone Arch in Appleton, the Buttera family at O’so in Plover, to name just a few here in Wisconsin.

  • Article posted Thursday, September 26, 2013 9:41am

    Look closely…where in Door County is this located?

  • Isadoora Theatre Co. Looking for Play Readers

    Isadoora Theatre Co. was invited to collaborate with Theatre M and the Woodwalk Gallery for a play reading, and they’re looking for a few more interested readers, both men and women.

  • Rogue Theatre Presents “It Had To Be You” at Sister Bay Village Hall

    Rogue Theatre announces their October production will be It Had To Be You by Renée Taylor and Joseph Bologna. A comedy classic, the show proves that the path of true love never runs smoothly.

  • “The 39 Steps” Performed through Oct. 20 at TAP

    Performance of The 39 Steps will continue at Third Avenue Playhouse (TAP) through Oct. 20. The play is directed by James Valcq and features cast members Kay Allmand, Amy Ensign, Ryan Schabach and Ryan Patrick Shaw.

  • Baileys Harbor’s Autumn Fest Features Car Show and Poker Run

    Fall is here, and that brings the annual Baileys Harbor Autumn Fest, car show and poker run on Sept. 27 & 28. Friday night kicks off the festivities with the poker run at local bars and restaurants from 6 – 9 pm.

  • The Ridges Adds Fall Excursions to Tour Series

    The Ridges Sanctuary has added two fall excursions to its series of tours that explore the features of the Door County Coastal Byway, a Wisconsin Scenic Byway that stretches over 66 miles throughout the Door Peninsula.

  • Lodge at Leathem Smith Hosts Inaugural Pie Fest

    The Lodge at Leathem Smith will host the first annual Pie Fest on Oct. 5 from 9 am – 5 pm. The festival includes: a pie-eating contest, pie fight, homemade pie baking/making contest, pie in the face, pie races, games, food, drinks and pie vendors from all over the county.

  • Start Holiday Shopping at Fish Creek’s Inside Outside Sale

    From Sept. 27 – 29, grab your friends and get a jump-start on holiday shopping during Fish Creek’s Annual Inside Outside Sale. Stroll the leaf-swept sidewalks, breathe in the autumn air and enjoy a unique shopping experience during this three-day fall sale.

  • Merry-Time Festival of Trees Returns Nov. 16 – Dec. 10

    After a successful first season in 2012 in which nearly two dozen festively decorated trees could be found throughout the Door County Maritime Museum, the “Merry-Time Festival of Trees” returns in 2013.

  • “Medical Practice in the Early 20th Century” Discussed at Heritage Village

    Sturgeon Bay’s Heritage Village at Big Creek will host a discussion of “Medical Practice in the Early 20th Century,” presented by Sturgeon Bay physician Dr.

  • Canterbury Cinema Series Begins at Saint Luke’s

    The Canterbury Cinema Series began at Saint Luke’s Episcopal Church on Canterbury Lane in Sister Bay on Sept. 24. Movies are screened every second Tuesday at 1:30 pm.

  • Wisconsin Film Fest Seeks Wisconsin Applicants

    The Wisconsin Film Festival is now accepting submissions in the Wisconsin’s Own categories for their 2014 festival, scheduled for April 5 & 6. Submission deadlines for the 2014 festival are Nov.

  • Now Is the Time to Golf in Wisconsin

    I’ve been spending an awful lot of time at the golf course lately. In my off hours from the textbooks, I’ve been scampering to the Legend at Bergamont, a nice track located in Oregon, Wis.

  • Golf League Results

    League results from around the county.

  • Golf Events

    • September 28: The Ridges Sanctuary 9-hole scramble, Maxwelton Braes, 9:30 am shotgun start.

  • Edgewood Orchard Galleries Celebrates Final Exhibit of the Season

    Edgewood Orchard Galleries will celebrate the opening of its final show of the 2013 season with a reception on Sept. 28, 1 – 5 pm. The exhibit includes a group show titled “Gifts from the Heart” in the gallery’s restored fruit barn and an individual show by painter Sally Berner in The Courtyard Gallery.

  • Baileys Harbor Mural Dedication Set for Sept. 28

    The community is invited to attend the Baileys Harbor Community Mural dedication and artist reception at the Baileys Harbor marina on Sept. 28 at 1 pm.

  • Baileys Harbor Mural Dedication Set for Sept. 28

    The community is invited to attend the Baileys Harbor Community Mural dedication and artist reception at the Baileys Harbor marina on Sept. 28 at 1 pm.

  • Amanda DeWitt Trunk Show at Plum Bottom Pottery

    Plum Bottom Pottery and Gallery will host a jewelry trunk show for Amanda DeWitt on Sept. 28 from 10 am – 5 pm. DeWitt, a staple of the Door County wardrobe, will showcase her latest sterling silver creations.

  • Amanda DeWitt Trunk Show at Plum Bottom Pottery

    Plum Bottom Pottery and Gallery will host a jewelry trunk show for Amanda DeWitt on Sept. 28 from 10 am – 5 pm. DeWitt, a staple of the Door County wardrobe, will showcase her latest sterling silver creations.

  • “Small Works of Art Show” at Sister Bay Village Hall

    The fourth annual showing of “Small Works of Art” will be presented by the Door County Art League (DCAL) at the Sister Bay Village Hall on Sept. 28 and 29.

  • “Small Works of Art Show” at Sister Bay Village Hall

    The fourth annual showing of “Small Works of Art” will be presented by the Door County Art League (DCAL) at the Sister Bay Village Hall on Sept. 28 and 29.

  • UU Gallery Exhibits “Shades of Nature”

    Linda Brown of Evanston, Illinois, will exhibit her acrylic paintings at the UU Gallery throughout October. The public is invited to an opening reception will be held Oct.

  • UU Gallery Exhibits “Shades of Nature”

    Linda Brown of Evanston, Illinois, will exhibit her acrylic paintings at the UU Gallery throughout October. The public is invited to an opening reception will be held Oct.

  • Kristi Roenning Featured in TAP’s Lobby Gallery

    A collection of oil and cold wax paintings by Kristi Roenning are currently featured in the lobby gallery of the Third Avenue Playhouse (TAP) in Sturgeon Bay.

  • Kristi Roenning Featured in TAP’s Lobby Gallery

    A collection of oil and cold wax paintings by Kristi Roenning are currently featured in the lobby gallery of the Third Avenue Playhouse (TAP) in Sturgeon Bay.

  • DCAL Gallery Holds “Flash Mob of Art”

    The Door County Art League (DCAL) Gallery will hold a “Flash Mob of Art” now through October 12. The artists are pulling out all the stops and hanging as much work as the gallery can hold in celebration of the end of the 2013 season-long exhibit at the DCAL gallery.

  • DCAL Gallery Holds “Flash Mob of Art”

    The Door County Art League (DCAL) Gallery will hold a “Flash Mob of Art” now through October 12. The artists are pulling out all the stops and hanging as much work as the gallery can hold in celebration of the end of the 2013 season-long exhibit at the DCAL gallery.

  • Annual Fall Art Fair at the Settlement Shops

    Artists and artisans from Door County and elsewhere in Wisconsin will present their latest work on Sept. 28 at the Settlement Shops from 10 am until 5 pm.

  • Annual Fall Art Fair at the Settlement Shops

    Artists and artisans from Door County and elsewhere in Wisconsin will present their latest work on Sept. 28 at the Settlement Shops from 10 am until 5 pm.

  • Weaver Featured at Wearable Art Show

    Barbara Geurink of Eau Claire will be one of the featured artists at the Door County Wearable Art Show on Oct. 5 and 6 at the Sister Bay Village Hall.

  • Weaver Featured at Wearable Art Show

    Barbara Geurink of Eau Claire will be one of the featured artists at the Door County Wearable Art Show on Oct. 5 and 6 at the Sister Bay Village Hall.

  • Turtle Ridge Presents “Fall Wool Expressions”

    Door County artist Mary Ellen Sisulak has been creating beautiful leather handbags and fiber art for more than 30 years. Her newest endeavor involves merino wool and an ancient Japanese dye technique called “shibori.

  • Turtle Ridge Presents “Fall Wool Expressions”

    Door County artist Mary Ellen Sisulak has been creating beautiful leather handbags and fiber art for more than 30 years. Her newest endeavor involves merino wool and an ancient Japanese dye technique called “shibori.

  • John Whitney Exhibits at Center for the Visual Arts

    John Whitney of Baileys Harbor is participating in the University of Wisconsin Colleges Art Department Faculty Exhibit at the Center for the Visual Arts (CVA) in Wausau, Wisconsin.

  • John Whitney Exhibits at Center for the Visual Arts

    John Whitney of Baileys Harbor is participating in the University of Wisconsin Colleges Art Department Faculty Exhibit at the Center for the Visual Arts (CVA) in Wausau, Wisconsin.

  • Classes and Events at Artists Guild

    Artists Guild offers a two-afternoon class for high school students titled “Building a Portfolio” on Sept. 29 and Oct. 6 from 2 - 4 pm. Sarah Bradley will guide students through preparing a compelling portfolio for college art program applications.

  • Classes and Events at Artists Guild

    Artists Guild offers a two-afternoon class for high school students titled “Building a Portfolio” on Sept. 29 and Oct. 6 from 2 - 4 pm. Sarah Bradley will guide students through preparing a compelling portfolio for college art program applications.

  • FRAMED

    Lynda Sanford, Mary Molony and Kathy Joleaud display their completed projects at Kirsten Christianson’s paper making workshop at Woodwalk Gallery in Egg Harbor on Friday, Sept.

  • FRAMED

    Lynda Sanford, Mary Molony and Kathy Joleaud display their completed projects at Kirsten Christianson’s paper making workshop at Woodwalk Gallery in Egg Harbor on Friday, Sept.

  • Thorpe Signs New Children’s Book at Novel Ideas

    On Sept. 29, Novel Ideas bookstore welcomes Harold Thorpe back to Baileys Harbor to sign his hot-off-the-presses children’s book Wyatt’s Woods, which is set in Door County.

  • Thorpe Signs New Children’s Book at Novel Ideas

    On Sept. 29, Novel Ideas bookstore welcomes Harold Thorpe back to Baileys Harbor to sign his hot-off-the-presses children’s book Wyatt’s Woods, which is set in Door County.

  • Peninsula Bookman Hosts Peak Season for Murder Release Party

    The Peninsula Bookman celebrates the release of Gail Lukasik’s latest Door County mystery novel Peak Season For Murder with a reception on Oct. 5 from 6 – 8 pm.

  • Peninsula Bookman Hosts Peak Season for Murder Release Party

    The Peninsula Bookman celebrates the release of Gail Lukasik’s latest Door County mystery novel Peak Season For Murder with a reception on Oct. 5 from 6 – 8 pm.

  • New Children’s Book Set in Door County

    Wyatt’s Woods, the most recent offering from author, Harold Thorpe, is a heartwarming tale of a boy and his adventures in the woods of Door County. Wyatt’s Woods is Thorpe’s first children’s book, but fans should watch for Aubrey’s Attic, Grayson’s Garage, and Bellamy’s Ball to be released in the near future.

  • New Children’s Book Set in Door County

    Wyatt’s Woods, the most recent offering from author, Harold Thorpe, is a heartwarming tale of a boy and his adventures in the woods of Door County. Wyatt’s Woods is Thorpe’s first children’s book, but fans should watch for Aubrey’s Attic, Grayson’s Garage, and Bellamy’s Ball to be released in the near future.

  • Beachfront Inn in Baileys Harbor Hosting Hotel Impossible Open House

    • The Beachfront Inn, located on the waterfront in downtown Baileys Harbor, is hosting an open house on Monday, Sept. 30, from 9 am to noon for people interested in viewing the remodeling project that will be featured on Travel Channel’s Hotel Impossible show later that evening.

  • Beachfront Inn in Baileys Harbor Hosting Hotel Impossible Open House

    • The Beachfront Inn, located on the waterfront in downtown Baileys Harbor, is hosting an open house on Monday, Sept. 30, from 9 am to noon for people interested in viewing the remodeling project that will be featured on Travel Channel’s Hotel Impossible show later that evening.

  • DOT Delayed Sister Bay Construction

    • The Department of Transportation (DOT) delayed construction in downtown Sister Bay until next year. The DOT intends to expand the highway into village park land, but has to go through an extra permitting process because some of the park was purchased with grant money that required the space be used for recreation.

  • DOT Delayed Sister Bay Construction

    • The Department of Transportation (DOT) delayed construction in downtown Sister Bay until next year. The DOT intends to expand the highway into village park land, but has to go through an extra permitting process because some of the park was purchased with grant money that required the space be used for recreation.

  • Your Representatives in the News

    Your Representatives in the News   Assembly Representative Garey Bies Bies is circulating a bill to help judges keep track of domestic and child abusers who own guns.

  • Your Representatives in the News

    Your Representatives in the News   Assembly Representative Garey Bies Bies is circulating a bill to help judges keep track of domestic and child abusers who own guns.

  • School District Report Cards Are In

    The school year just started, but Wisconsin schools have already received their grades from the state Department of Public Instruction (DPI). The DPI released school district report cards on Sept.

  • School District Report Cards Are In

    The school year just started, but Wisconsin schools have already received their grades from the state Department of Public Instruction (DPI). The DPI released school district report cards on Sept.

  • Finding Success at School

    Katlyn Gerdmann, a junior at Southern Door, has gone to school in the same building since kindergarten, but three weeks ago everything changed. That’s when she was admitted to SOAR, the school’s alternative education program, where she and 23 other students get the extra help they need to graduate.

  • Finding Success at School

    Katlyn Gerdmann, a junior at Southern Door, has gone to school in the same building since kindergarten, but three weeks ago everything changed. That’s when she was admitted to SOAR, the school’s alternative education program, where she and 23 other students get the extra help they need to graduate.

  • MDCMC Offers Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Program

    Starting Oct. 1, certified Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) trainers Dr. Chona Antonio and Barbara Wulf will conduct a weekly program for people seeking to improve their physical and mental health through meditation.

  • MDCMC Offers Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Program

    Starting Oct. 1, certified Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) trainers Dr. Chona Antonio and Barbara Wulf will conduct a weekly program for people seeking to improve their physical and mental health through meditation.

  • Bob Bultman Named DCEC’s Citizen of the Year

    Robert “Bob” Bultman was selected for the Door County Environmental Council (DCEC) Citizen of the Year award given annually to outstanding citizens with a visible environmental dedication to resource protection in all forms.

  • Bob Bultman Named DCEC’s Citizen of the Year

    Robert “Bob” Bultman was selected for the Door County Environmental Council (DCEC) Citizen of the Year award given annually to outstanding citizens with a visible environmental dedication to resource protection in all forms.

  • City’s West Waterfront Redevelopment Design Drafted

    Sturgeon Bay released a draft of a brochure encouraging potential developers to build in the city’s west waterfront area. The brochure outlines four development projects: an indoor market where local producers can show off their goods, a housing development, a boutique lodging business, and a pub or restaurant.

  • City’s West Waterfront Redevelopment Design Drafted

    Sturgeon Bay released a draft of a brochure encouraging potential developers to build in the city’s west waterfront area. The brochure outlines four development projects: an indoor market where local producers can show off their goods, a housing development, a boutique lodging business, and a pub or restaurant.

  • Reusing Dredged Material

    Every year, two to three million cubic yards of sediment is scooped out of Great Lakes harbors and ports just for navigation purposes – not recreation.

  • Reusing Dredged Material

    Every year, two to three million cubic yards of sediment is scooped out of Great Lakes harbors and ports just for navigation purposes – not recreation.

  • Nancy Rafal Takes Part in Lorine Niedecker Wisconsin Poetry Festival

    The Friends of Lorine Niedecker are hosting the fifth Lorine Niedecker Wisconsin Poetry Festival on Oct. 11 & 12 at the Dwight Foster Public Library in Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin.

  • Nancy Rafal Takes Part in Lorine Niedecker Wisconsin Poetry Festival

    The Friends of Lorine Niedecker are hosting the fifth Lorine Niedecker Wisconsin Poetry Festival on Oct. 11 & 12 at the Dwight Foster Public Library in Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin.

  • Redell Headlines October Dickinson Poetry Series

    John Patrick Redell will be the featured poet in the UU Fellowship’s Dickinson Poetry Series on Oct. 9 at 7 pm. Although his path is one of constant learning, Redell knows that life is filled with false trails and dead ends.

  • Redell Headlines October Dickinson Poetry Series

    John Patrick Redell will be the featured poet in the UU Fellowship’s Dickinson Poetry Series on Oct. 9 at 7 pm. Although his path is one of constant learning, Redell knows that life is filled with false trails and dead ends.

  • Lit Contest Open to All Wisconsin Writers & Poets

    Wisconsin People & Ideas, the Wisconsin Academy’s quarterly magazine of Wisconsin thought and culture, regularly publishes some of the best fiction and poetry from around the state.

  • Lit Contest Open to All Wisconsin Writers & Poets

    Wisconsin People & Ideas, the Wisconsin Academy’s quarterly magazine of Wisconsin thought and culture, regularly publishes some of the best fiction and poetry from around the state.

  • Apple Cider Cheddar Fondue

    Fondue is the dish of camaraderie: it has that everyone-around-the-pot way of bringing people together. What’s more, you can get it to table in less than twenty minutes.

  • Apple Cider Cheddar Fondue

    Fondue is the dish of camaraderie: it has that everyone-around-the-pot way of bringing people together. What’s more, you can get it to table in less than twenty minutes.

  • Depicting Door County: Plein air painters show representations of The Summertime

    This article started with my painting The Summertime Restaurant in Fish Creek several weeks ago. I have, as many other artists have, painted this location multiple times.

  • Depicting Door County: Plein air painters show representations of The Summertime

    This article started with my painting The Summertime Restaurant in Fish Creek several weeks ago. I have, as many other artists have, painted this location multiple times.

  • Just This

    There’s music, / maybe a marimba / so far off I don't hear it, / but taste it on the wind

  • Just This

    There’s music, / maybe a marimba / so far off I don't hear it, / but taste it on the wind

  • The Maine Camper’s Slug Song

    The sea slugs of Maine, / the sea slugs of Maine, / Lengthened and strengthened by Northeastern rain, / What frightening sizes you all seem to be, / There in damp grasses, too close to me!

  • The Maine Camper’s Slug Song

    The sea slugs of Maine, / the sea slugs of Maine, / Lengthened and strengthened by Northeastern rain, / What frightening sizes you all seem to be, / There in damp grasses, too close to me!

  • Connecting Readers and Writers

    Next weekend, Washington Island will be bustling with a slew of accomplished writers, sharing their varied talents with attendees of the first ever Washington Island Literary Festival.

  • Connecting Readers and Writers

    Next weekend, Washington Island will be bustling with a slew of accomplished writers, sharing their varied talents with attendees of the first ever Washington Island Literary Festival.

  • Dawn Patel Talks Fall Fashions and Relocating Brilliant Stranger

    Thick patterned scarves – teal, brown, gray, pink – are piled in heaps at the entrance of Brilliant Stranger, along with fedoras, mittens, and a pink manikin dressed head to toe in fall fashions.

  • Dawn Patel Talks Fall Fashions and Relocating Brilliant Stranger

    Thick patterned scarves – teal, brown, gray, pink – are piled in heaps at the entrance of Brilliant Stranger, along with fedoras, mittens, and a pink manikin dressed head to toe in fall fashions.

  • Ellis Paul, the Guerilla Warfare Troubador

    Ellis Paul says it’s guerrilla warfare out there in the music industry since the paradigm changed away from major labels, but he’s thriving in the new circumstances.

  • Ellis Paul, the Guerilla Warfare Troubador

    Ellis Paul says it’s guerrilla warfare out there in the music industry since the paradigm changed away from major labels, but he’s thriving in the new circumstances.

  • “Play It Forward” Benefits Go Bo Foundation

    The inaugural Play It Forward Benefit Concert featuring Door County musicians and inspired by Bo Johnson’s life and legacy was held at Door Community Auditorium in Fish Creek on Sunday, Oct. 22.

  • “Play It Forward” Benefits Go Bo Foundation

    The inaugural Play It Forward Benefit Concert featuring Door County musicians and inspired by Bo Johnson’s life and legacy was held at Door Community Auditorium in Fish Creek on Sunday, Oct. 22.

  • An AleFest for All

    With intermittent clouds and a stiff wind off Green Bay, it was jacket/hat/and beer mitten weather for the 2nd Annual Egg Harbor AleFest held Sept. 21.

  • A Hike Around Rock Island

    I finally had the chance to get up to Rock Island for a night, camp in the cold, tour a lighthouse and experience the tip of Door County. My verdict: a Rock Island trip is highly recommended whether you go up for the day or a week.

  • Free Cello Concert Sunday at Bjorklunden

    Concertgoers will have the opportunity to hear some cello works created specifically for the Lawrence University Cello Ensemble when the group performs a free concert Sunday, Sept. 29.

  • Hitchcock with a Comic Twist: Third Avenue Playhouse’s Production of “The 39 Steps”

    I wish I would have leapt to my feet to clap and cheer loudly at the conclusion of the opening night performance of Alfred Hitchcock’s The 39 Steps at Third Avenue Playhouse, but the space in the 84-seat Studio Theater is so intimate I decided to save my enthusiasm for this review.

  • The Cana Island Lighthouse Restoration

    It’s a short distance across the stony causeway to the Cana Island Lighthouse, but a memorable journey in time. “You are walking across the bottom of Lake Michigan,” said Trudy Herbst, development director for the Door County Maritime Museum (DCMM).

  • Reward Offered for Cherry Tree Vandals

    The Seaquist family is offering a $1,000 reward to anyone providing information that leads to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons who chopped down 639 cherry trees in one of their orchards in Ellison Bay sometime between 8:30 pm Wednesday, Sept.