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Volume 19, Issue 36 – Section 1

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  • Hey Peninsula Pulse Staffers, What’s Your Highlight of 2013?

    “Meeting so many fun, quirky, loving people.” ~ Carol Thompson

  • Hey Peninsula Pulse Staffers, What’s Your Highlight of 2013?

    “Meeting so many fun, quirky, loving people.” ~ Carol Thompson

  • In Any Town They’re Your Hometown Sweethearts

    When friends Chris Boeger and Scott Beardsley called Waylan Daniel to play music with them in a Target parking lot, the Hometown Sweethearts were born.

  • In Any Town They’re Your Hometown Sweethearts

    When friends Chris Boeger and Scott Beardsley called Waylan Daniel to play music with them in a Target parking lot, the Hometown Sweethearts were born.

  • Door County Wins Bid

    In 2014 and 2015, the Door County Fall 50 will host the USA Track & Field’s 50-mile Road Championships, a national race drawing distance runners from around the country.

  • Door County Wins Bid

    In 2014 and 2015, the Door County Fall 50 will host the USA Track & Field’s 50-mile Road Championships, a national race drawing distance runners from around the country.

  • Can You Survive the Frostbite Open?

    You may be a great mini-golfer in August, but how well do you do in January? Test your skills against the snow and cold in the fourth annual Red Putter Mini Golf Frostbite Open on Jan. 1.

  • Can You Survive the Frostbite Open?

    You may be a great mini-golfer in August, but how well do you do in January? Test your skills against the snow and cold in the fourth annual Red Putter Mini Golf Frostbite Open on Jan. 1.

  • Run For A Cause Aims for Biggest Year Yet

    The organizers of the Door County Half Marathon are getting greedy…for Door County charities. After helping runners use the race to raise $50,000 for charity during the last four years, the organizers aim to raise $25,000 in 2014.

  • Run For A Cause Aims for Biggest Year Yet

    The organizers of the Door County Half Marathon are getting greedy…for Door County charities. After helping runners use the race to raise $50,000 for charity during the last four years, the organizers aim to raise $25,000 in 2014.

  • Resolution to Run

    Ashley Lusk of Homebody Personal Training will host a weekly running group beginning Jan. 9, every Wednesday morning at 9 am. This group will be suited for new runners who want to get into shape or train for a race.

  • Resolution to Run

    Ashley Lusk of Homebody Personal Training will host a weekly running group beginning Jan. 9, every Wednesday morning at 9 am. This group will be suited for new runners who want to get into shape or train for a race.

  • Monday Night Volleyball

    Standings and schedule for Monday Night Volleyball.

  • Monday Night Volleyball

    Standings and schedule for Monday Night Volleyball.

  • High School Winter Athletics

    Varsity sports schedules for Door County high schools.

  • High School Winter Athletics

    Varsity sports schedules for Door County high schools.

  • Gifts

    What is it about a visit to a place like Sturgeon Bay’s Sunshine House that’s so refreshing? So . . . enriching? Perhaps it’s that, for once, I’m able to see a glimpse of a world without cleverness and all the competitive guile that’s carried with it.

  • Gifts

    What is it about a visit to a place like Sturgeon Bay’s Sunshine House that’s so refreshing? So . . . enriching? Perhaps it’s that, for once, I’m able to see a glimpse of a world without cleverness and all the competitive guile that’s carried with it.

  • Cognitive Difference between Reading Paper and Electronic Texts

    • Imagine parasitic worms that do not possess digestive, circulatory, respiratory or skeletal systems. Welcome to the tapeworm family. At one end of these animals there is a sucker, often with hooks, that attaches to the lining of the host’s intestine.

  • Cognitive Difference between Reading Paper and Electronic Texts

    • Imagine parasitic worms that do not possess digestive, circulatory, respiratory or skeletal systems. Welcome to the tapeworm family. At one end of these animals there is a sucker, often with hooks, that attaches to the lining of the host’s intestine.

  • Article posted Thursday, December 19, 2013 10:27am

    According to the annual report, America’s Health Rankings, Wisconsin dropped the farthest of any state in 2013, from the 13th to 20th healthiest state in the U.S.

  • Article posted Thursday, December 19, 2013 10:27am

    According to the annual report, America’s Health Rankings, Wisconsin dropped the farthest of any state in 2013, from the 13th to 20th healthiest state in the U.S.

  • Board to Set Special Budget Meeting

    A reminder that the town hall/offices will be closed Dec. 24 & 25 and Jan. 1. The office will be open Dec. 31 from 4 – 6 pm for property tax collection for Liberty Grove residents.

  • Board to Set Special Budget Meeting

    A reminder that the town hall/offices will be closed Dec. 24 & 25 and Jan. 1. The office will be open Dec. 31 from 4 – 6 pm for property tax collection for Liberty Grove residents.

  • Black-capped Chickadee-dee-dee

    Try as I have, I can’t remember when I was first introduced to a live Black-capped Chickadee. Most likely it was as a young boy on my grandparents’ farm situated high above the Opichka Valley and the Kewaunee River, near Slovan, several miles northwest of Kewaunee.

  • Black-capped Chickadee-dee-dee

    Try as I have, I can’t remember when I was first introduced to a live Black-capped Chickadee. Most likely it was as a young boy on my grandparents’ farm situated high above the Opichka Valley and the Kewaunee River, near Slovan, several miles northwest of Kewaunee.

  • Volunteer Voices

    I have to admit, I’m a sucker for these “Year in Review” kinds of things. It’s amazing to me how much I’ve forgotten. After all, we all seem to fly at the speed of sound in our day to day lives and frankly, I frequently have to look at my calendar to remind me of what I did yesterday! So among the balls that I feel I’m constantly juggling, I took a few minutes to reflect on the past year at the Volunteer Center and some of my personal volunteer highlights.

  • Volunteer Voices

    I have to admit, I’m a sucker for these “Year in Review” kinds of things. It’s amazing to me how much I’ve forgotten. After all, we all seem to fly at the speed of sound in our day to day lives and frankly, I frequently have to look at my calendar to remind me of what I did yesterday! So among the balls that I feel I’m constantly juggling, I took a few minutes to reflect on the past year at the Volunteer Center and some of my personal volunteer highlights.

  • Article posted Thursday, December 19, 2013 10:18am

    A special adoption fee of only $25 for any cat one year or older is the big holiday news from Door County Humane Society. The humane society makes this change to encourage more adoptions before the end of the year.

  • Article posted Thursday, December 19, 2013 10:18am

    A special adoption fee of only $25 for any cat one year or older is the big holiday news from Door County Humane Society. The humane society makes this change to encourage more adoptions before the end of the year.

  • Altrusans Ring the Bells for Salvation Army

    Altrusans braved the unseasonable December deep freeze and rang the bells for The Salvation Army. Pictured is club member Geri Szuberla, well dressed for the weather during her ringing session.

  • Altrusans Ring the Bells for Salvation Army

    Altrusans braved the unseasonable December deep freeze and rang the bells for The Salvation Army. Pictured is club member Geri Szuberla, well dressed for the weather during her ringing session.

  • Job Fair for General Laborers on Dec. 20

    On Dec. 20, the Door County Job Center will host a job fair from 10 am to 3 pm. This is a fair for the general labor category; there are immediate openings for the second and third shifts for a company in Algoma.

  • Job Fair for General Laborers on Dec. 20

    On Dec. 20, the Door County Job Center will host a job fair from 10 am to 3 pm. This is a fair for the general labor category; there are immediate openings for the second and third shifts for a company in Algoma.

  • Stride Academy Launched by Boys and Girls Club

    The Boys and Girls Club of Door County have launched Stride Academy, a tool that focuses on motivating disengaged students to give their best effort academically.

  • Stride Academy Launched by Boys and Girls Club

    The Boys and Girls Club of Door County have launched Stride Academy, a tool that focuses on motivating disengaged students to give their best effort academically.

  • Door-Tran Moves Office to Harbor Place Shoppes

    By Jan. 1, Door-Tran will move its office from We Are HOPE, Inc. in the Cherry Point Mall to the Harbor Place Shoppes at 49 N. Madison Ave. in Sturgeon Bay.

  • Door-Tran Moves Office to Harbor Place Shoppes

    By Jan. 1, Door-Tran will move its office from We Are HOPE, Inc. in the Cherry Point Mall to the Harbor Place Shoppes at 49 N. Madison Ave. in Sturgeon Bay.

  • Thinking Thursdays Begin at Sturgeon Bay YMCA

    The Sturgeon Bay Program Center of the Door County YMCA expands its social offerings to its active older adult population with Thinking Thursdays. Thinking Thursdays will be held every second Thursday each month as an informal gathering of like-minded individuals who want to learn and share how to use their mobile devices.

  • Thinking Thursdays Begin at Sturgeon Bay YMCA

    The Sturgeon Bay Program Center of the Door County YMCA expands its social offerings to its active older adult population with Thinking Thursdays. Thinking Thursdays will be held every second Thursday each month as an informal gathering of like-minded individuals who want to learn and share how to use their mobile devices.

  • ACA Presentations Held at First Baptist Church

    Northern Door Health & Wellness Ministry continues its Community Health Information Programs (CHIPs) with two presentations on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act on Jan.

  • ACA Presentations Held at First Baptist Church

    Northern Door Health & Wellness Ministry continues its Community Health Information Programs (CHIPs) with two presentations on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act on Jan.

  • Nor Door Adult Day Program Receives Grant

    N.E.W. Curative Rehabilitation, Inc. recently received a $1,500 grant from the Door County Community Foundation. The grant will support the Nor Door Adult Day Program in Sister Bay.

  • Nor Door Adult Day Program Receives Grant

    N.E.W. Curative Rehabilitation, Inc. recently received a $1,500 grant from the Door County Community Foundation. The grant will support the Nor Door Adult Day Program in Sister Bay.

  • Gibraltar DECA and Sevastopol Student Council Raises $1,094.72 for Cruz Anschutz

    The Jacksonport Thanksgiving Day Parade and Benefit was a great success thanks to everyone who attended. Students from Gibraltar and Sevastopol high schools teamed up to raise money for 5-year-old Cruz Anschutz, who had undergone treatment for a Retinoblastoma in his left eye.

  • Gibraltar DECA and Sevastopol Student Council Raises $1,094.72 for Cruz Anschutz

    The Jacksonport Thanksgiving Day Parade and Benefit was a great success thanks to everyone who attended. Students from Gibraltar and Sevastopol high schools teamed up to raise money for 5-year-old Cruz Anschutz, who had undergone treatment for a Retinoblastoma in his left eye.

  • The Ridges Sanctuary Receives ATC Grant

    The Ridges Sanctuary announces the receipt of a $10,000 grant from American Transmission Co. (ATC), owner and operator of the transmission grid in portions of Wisconsin, Michigan, Minnesota and Illinois.

  • The Ridges Sanctuary Receives ATC Grant

    The Ridges Sanctuary announces the receipt of a $10,000 grant from American Transmission Co. (ATC), owner and operator of the transmission grid in portions of Wisconsin, Michigan, Minnesota and Illinois.

  • Tom Beerntsen Named New CEO

    The Door County YMCA announces that Tom Beerntsen has been named as the new president and CEO. He is the fourth individual to serve in this role and will start in his new position on Jan.

  • Tom Beerntsen Named New CEO

    The Door County YMCA announces that Tom Beerntsen has been named as the new president and CEO. He is the fourth individual to serve in this role and will start in his new position on Jan.

  • Curves of Sturgeon Bay Offers Holiday Tips

    Curves of Sturgeon Bay offers the following tips to help stay on track with food and health goals during the holiday season. They are: eat before going to a party, bring a healthy item if it’s a potluck, measure portions, keep a food diary, avoid liquid calories and add activity to daily routine.

  • Curves of Sturgeon Bay Offers Holiday Tips

    Curves of Sturgeon Bay offers the following tips to help stay on track with food and health goals during the holiday season. They are: eat before going to a party, bring a healthy item if it’s a potluck, measure portions, keep a food diary, avoid liquid calories and add activity to daily routine.

  • Buy A Candy Cane Mocha for United Way

    During December, Door County Coffee & Tea is partnering with United Way of Door County. For every Candy Cane Mocha sold they will donate 50 cents to United Way.

  • Buy A Candy Cane Mocha for United Way

    During December, Door County Coffee & Tea is partnering with United Way of Door County. For every Candy Cane Mocha sold they will donate 50 cents to United Way.

  • Inge Bacon Earns AEP Certification

    After attending the Financial Planning Association’s Experience 2013 Conference in Orlando, Inge Bacon earned her Accredited Estate Planners (AEP) certification – a graduate level specialization in estate planning awarded to professionals who meet stringent requirements of experience, knowledge, education, professional reputation and character.

  • Inge Bacon Earns AEP Certification

    After attending the Financial Planning Association’s Experience 2013 Conference in Orlando, Inge Bacon earned her Accredited Estate Planners (AEP) certification – a graduate level specialization in estate planning awarded to professionals who meet stringent requirements of experience, knowledge, education, professional reputation and character.

  • Bruce Low Completes Fall Training Courses

    Bruce Low, owner/inspector of Bottom Line Home Inspection of Luxemburg, attended the Fall Training Seminar of the Wisconsin Association of Home Inspectors (WAHI) on Dec.

  • Bruce Low Completes Fall Training Courses

    Bruce Low, owner/inspector of Bottom Line Home Inspection of Luxemburg, attended the Fall Training Seminar of the Wisconsin Association of Home Inspectors (WAHI) on Dec.

  • FRAMED

    Sisters Clara (left, 4 years old) and Cora (8 years old) paint pinecones in festival colors at the Baileys Harbor Community Association and Historical Society’s Christmas Tree Lighting and Old-fashioned Ornament Making party at the Baileys Harbor Town Hall on Dec.

  • FRAMED

    Sisters Clara (left, 4 years old) and Cora (8 years old) paint pinecones in festival colors at the Baileys Harbor Community Association and Historical Society’s Christmas Tree Lighting and Old-fashioned Ornament Making party at the Baileys Harbor Town Hall on Dec.

  • Congratulations to Corinne “Cricket” Lea

    We’ve seen servers with passion and servers with style, We’ve had servers that seem to be God sent, Now I challenge you dear readers so informed To find a server that’s more effervescent.

  • Congratulations to Corinne “Cricket” Lea

    We’ve seen servers with passion and servers with style, We’ve had servers that seem to be God sent, Now I challenge you dear readers so informed To find a server that’s more effervescent.

  • Overheard, Shout Out 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 Out 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 Wednesday, December 18, 2013 3:06pm

    Look closely…where in Door County is this located?

  • Article posted Wednesday, December 18, 2013 3:06pm

    Look closely…where in Door County is this located?

  • Article posted Wednesday, December 18, 2013 3:03pm

    Aquarius (January 20 – February 18): Pat your self on the back for a job well done, then slap yourself on the wrist for patting your self on the back.

  • Article posted Wednesday, December 18, 2013 3:03pm

    Aquarius (January 20 – February 18): Pat your self on the back for a job well done, then slap yourself on the wrist for patting your self on the back.

  • Article posted Wednesday, December 18, 2013 3:01pm

    Dear Mary Pat, As my siblings and I grow, marry, and have children the Christmas shopping lists are getting longer and longer. My budget is tight this year, but all my siblings have sent Christmas lists for their husbands, wives, and children – clothes, toys, books, jewelry! I’m overwhelmed.

  • Article posted Wednesday, December 18, 2013 3:01pm

    Dear Mary Pat, As my siblings and I grow, marry, and have children the Christmas shopping lists are getting longer and longer. My budget is tight this year, but all my siblings have sent Christmas lists for their husbands, wives, and children – clothes, toys, books, jewelry! I’m overwhelmed.

  • First Day Hikes Held at Pen Park and Whitefish Dunes

    Whitefish Dunes State Park and Peninsula State Park are each hosting a First Day Hike on Jan. 1 to start the New Year right. Peninsula State Park First Day hikers will meet at the Weborg picnic shelter, at 10 am.

  • First Day Hikes Held at Pen Park and Whitefish Dunes

    Whitefish Dunes State Park and Peninsula State Park are each hosting a First Day Hike on Jan. 1 to start the New Year right. Peninsula State Park First Day hikers will meet at the Weborg picnic shelter, at 10 am.

  • The Milk of Human Kindness

    This is a true story. It happened early in my reporting career, my very first year, in fact. May it warm your heart as much as it does mine every time I recall the story.

  • The Milk of Human Kindness

    This is a true story. It happened early in my reporting career, my very first year, in fact. May it warm your heart as much as it does mine every time I recall the story.

  • Still Time to Register for Master Naturalist Training

    Three organizations committed to protecting Door County’s natural and cultural heritage are partnering to offer a Master Naturalist training course. Beginning Jan.

  • Still Time to Register for Master Naturalist Training

    Three organizations committed to protecting Door County’s natural and cultural heritage are partnering to offer a Master Naturalist training course. Beginning Jan.

  • Snowshoe Hikes at The Ridges

    The Ridges offers naturalist-guided snowshoe hikes each Friday and Saturday throughout January and February, beginning Jan. 3. These 90-minute hikes begin at 1 pm and are appropriate for beginning to intermediate snowshoers.

  • Snowshoe Hikes at The Ridges

    The Ridges offers naturalist-guided snowshoe hikes each Friday and Saturday throughout January and February, beginning Jan. 3. These 90-minute hikes begin at 1 pm and are appropriate for beginning to intermediate snowshoers.

  • Tips to Make Your Icy Plunge More Bearable

    Tips to Make Your Icy Plunge More Bearable Protective Footwear Wear something on your feet (old tennis shoes or aqua socks) to prevent cuts on your feet from the ice and to prevent your feet from sticking to the snow and ice on shore.

  • Tips to Make Your Icy Plunge More Bearable

    Tips to Make Your Icy Plunge More Bearable Protective Footwear Wear something on your feet (old tennis shoes or aqua socks) to prevent cuts on your feet from the ice and to prevent your feet from sticking to the snow and ice on shore.

  • Everyone Invited to Pen Park Nature Programs

    To close the year, Peninsula State Park will host a variety of programs at their Nature Center. On Dec. 27 from 1 – 1:30 pm, children are invited to make a candy cane mouse while learning how mice are related to porcupines.

  • Everyone Invited to Pen Park Nature Programs

    To close the year, Peninsula State Park will host a variety of programs at their Nature Center. On Dec. 27 from 1 – 1:30 pm, children are invited to make a candy cane mouse while learning how mice are related to porcupines.

  • Celebrate with Holiday-themed Events at Crossroads

    At Crossroads at Big Creek during the holiday week, the history of the holidays and the wonders of nature will be shared through a variety of activities.

  • Celebrate with Holiday-themed Events at Crossroads

    At Crossroads at Big Creek during the holiday week, the history of the holidays and the wonders of nature will be shared through a variety of activities.

  • “The Big Lebowski” Screening and Costume Contests at Sister Bay Bowl

    Calling all “achievers!” Come watch the best bowling movie ever. The Big Lebowski will be shown Dec. 21 at the Sister Bay Bowl. Dinner will be served at 6:30 pm and the movie begins at 8 pm.

  • “The Big Lebowski” Screening and Costume Contests at Sister Bay Bowl

    Calling all “achievers!” Come watch the best bowling movie ever. The Big Lebowski will be shown Dec. 21 at the Sister Bay Bowl. Dinner will be served at 6:30 pm and the movie begins at 8 pm.

  • Greeting Card Bird of 2013 Announced at Crossroads

    The annual Crossroads lecture “Greeting Card Birds” is scheduled for Dec. 24 at 2 pm. The lecture features the birds depicted on the greeting cards that the naturalist receives in 2013.

  • Greeting Card Bird of 2013 Announced at Crossroads

    The annual Crossroads lecture “Greeting Card Birds” is scheduled for Dec. 24 at 2 pm. The lecture features the birds depicted on the greeting cards that the naturalist receives in 2013.

  • Plunging Into Leadership

    Inge Bacon, Gay Pustaver and Dawn VandeVoort hope to be among the hundreds of New Year’s revelers gathered at Lakeside Beach Park in Jacksonport at noon on Jan.

  • Plunging Into Leadership

    Inge Bacon, Gay Pustaver and Dawn VandeVoort hope to be among the hundreds of New Year’s revelers gathered at Lakeside Beach Park in Jacksonport at noon on Jan.

  • Inaugural Donna Winter Film Fest Begins Jan. 4

    Beginning in 1949 with the showing of King Solomon’s Mines through its closing in 1990s, the Donna Theatre provided movies and memories for thousands of Door County residents and visitors.

  • Inaugural Donna Winter Film Fest Begins Jan. 4

    Beginning in 1949 with the showing of King Solomon’s Mines through its closing in 1990s, the Donna Theatre provided movies and memories for thousands of Door County residents and visitors.

  • Holiday Swing Dance Party at Red Oak Winery

    Red Oak Winery is hosting a Holiday Swing Dance Party on Dec. 28 from 7 – 11 pm. To start the event, there will be an East Coast Swing Dance lesson from 7 – 8 pm instructed by professional instructors Kevin Delcarson and Andria Nikoupolis Weliky with an open dance to follow.

  • Holiday Swing Dance Party at Red Oak Winery

    Red Oak Winery is hosting a Holiday Swing Dance Party on Dec. 28 from 7 – 11 pm. To start the event, there will be an East Coast Swing Dance lesson from 7 – 8 pm instructed by professional instructors Kevin Delcarson and Andria Nikoupolis Weliky with an open dance to follow.

  • Your Representatives in the News

    State Assembly Representative Garey Bies Two of Bies’ bills were recently signed into law. The first was Assembly Bill 62, which broadened the definition of “intoxicant” to include hazardous substances that are inhaled or ingested in a manner contrary to their intended purposes.

  • Your Representatives in the News

    State Assembly Representative Garey Bies Two of Bies’ bills were recently signed into law. The first was Assembly Bill 62, which broadened the definition of “intoxicant” to include hazardous substances that are inhaled or ingested in a manner contrary to their intended purposes.

  • Mrs. Claus Visits Fish Creek

    The Gibraltar Historical Association recently hosted “Once Upon a Christmas” in Fish Creek. The evening carried on the Christmas spirit with the tree-lighting ceremony at Noble Square with candlelit caroling.

  • Mrs. Claus Visits Fish Creek

    The Gibraltar Historical Association recently hosted “Once Upon a Christmas” in Fish Creek. The evening carried on the Christmas spirit with the tree-lighting ceremony at Noble Square with candlelit caroling.

  • “It Had to be You” at The Depot PAC

    Rogue Theater is reprising the comedy It Had to be You at The Depot Performing Arts Center in Sturgeon Bay. Directed by Renee Kufjowski and Bill Bauernfeind, the show stars Lola DeVillers as Theda Blau and Stuart Champeau as Vito Pignoli an ill-matched couple who ends up spending a snowy Christmas Eve Together.

  • “It Had to be You” at The Depot PAC

    Rogue Theater is reprising the comedy It Had to be You at The Depot Performing Arts Center in Sturgeon Bay. Directed by Renee Kufjowski and Bill Bauernfeind, the show stars Lola DeVillers as Theda Blau and Stuart Champeau as Vito Pignoli an ill-matched couple who ends up spending a snowy Christmas Eve Together.

  • Door County Idol Reunion Concert Set for Dec. 28

    On Dec. 28, Door Community Auditorium (DCA) will host a concert by some of the most talented students Door County has seen in the last decade. This year, in celebration of Door County Idol’s tenth anniversary, the nine past Door County Idol winners will gather to present an unforgettable concert.

  • Door County Idol Reunion Concert Set for Dec. 28

    On Dec. 28, Door Community Auditorium (DCA) will host a concert by some of the most talented students Door County has seen in the last decade. This year, in celebration of Door County Idol’s tenth anniversary, the nine past Door County Idol winners will gather to present an unforgettable concert.

  • Fire Departments to Purchase New Trucks

    The Gibraltar and Sister Bay/Liberty Grove Fire Departments are each purchasing a new truck. The Gibraltar Fire Department has designed a new fire truck to replace the one that caught fire at the station during a routine truck maintenance check in early fall.

  • Fire Departments to Purchase New Trucks

    The Gibraltar and Sister Bay/Liberty Grove Fire Departments are each purchasing a new truck. The Gibraltar Fire Department has designed a new fire truck to replace the one that caught fire at the station during a routine truck maintenance check in early fall.

  • 30,000 Chinook Allocated to Northern Door

    While nothing is definite yet, it looks like the grassroots campaign by Gills Rock charter boat captains and friends to have Gills Rock included in the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Chinook salmon stocking strategy might have worked.

  • 30,000 Chinook Allocated to Northern Door

    While nothing is definite yet, it looks like the grassroots campaign by Gills Rock charter boat captains and friends to have Gills Rock included in the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Chinook salmon stocking strategy might have worked.

  • DOT Construction Scheduled for Fish Creek in 2016

    • Cold weather delayed construction in downtown Sister Bay, according to Tammy Kuehlmann, project manager for Donahue & Associates engineering firm. “Originally we thought this was what the contractor was going to do, be out there in December, then take off January and February and come back,” she said. “It’s just when they provide a […]

  • DOT Construction Scheduled for Fish Creek in 2016

    • Cold weather delayed construction in downtown Sister Bay, according to Tammy Kuehlmann, project manager for Donahue & Associates engineering firm. “Originally we thought this was what the contractor was going to do, be out there in December, then take off January and February and come back,” she said. “It’s just when they provide a […]

  • Baileys Harbor Closes on Property Purchase

    The Town of Baileys Harbor closed on the purchase of downtown property.

  • Baileys Harbor Closes on Property Purchase

    The Town of Baileys Harbor closed on the purchase of downtown property.

  • The Rhode Sisters Perform Holiday Shows

    American Folklore Theatre (AFT) has announced the line-up for its annual holiday concert show at the Old Gibraltar Town Hall. Now in its seventh incarnation, “Home for the Holidays with AFT” will feature The Rhode Sisters.

  • The Rhode Sisters Perform Holiday Shows

    American Folklore Theatre (AFT) has announced the line-up for its annual holiday concert show at the Old Gibraltar Town Hall. Now in its seventh incarnation, “Home for the Holidays with AFT” will feature The Rhode Sisters.

  • “This Wonderful Life” at TAP through Dec. 29

    Now through Dec. 29, This Wonderful Life is on stage at Third Avenue Playhouse (TAP). Adapted from the screenplay It’s A Wonderful Life, the performance stars Stephen Pearce as all the characters in this classic story.

  • “This Wonderful Life” at TAP through Dec. 29

    Now through Dec. 29, This Wonderful Life is on stage at Third Avenue Playhouse (TAP). Adapted from the screenplay It’s A Wonderful Life, the performance stars Stephen Pearce as all the characters in this classic story.

  • DCA Announces 2014 Winter Season

    In 2014, Door Community Auditorium (DCA) will offer its most extensive winter season to date. With its blend of lively main stage performances, intimate coffeehouse concerts, enlightening lectures, and complimentary film screenings, the auditorium’s diverse winter lineup will energize Door County during the peninsula’s quiet season.

  • DCA Announces 2014 Winter Season

    In 2014, Door Community Auditorium (DCA) will offer its most extensive winter season to date. With its blend of lively main stage performances, intimate coffeehouse concerts, enlightening lectures, and complimentary film screenings, the auditorium’s diverse winter lineup will energize Door County during the peninsula’s quiet season.

  • Inaugural Christmas Program at Depot PAC

    The Depot Performing Arts Center will celebrate its first Christmas program through the collaboration of Rogue Theater and Teatro Caravaggio, in the presentation of a Christmas radio double feature.

  • Inaugural Christmas Program at Depot PAC

    The Depot Performing Arts Center will celebrate its first Christmas program through the collaboration of Rogue Theater and Teatro Caravaggio, in the presentation of a Christmas radio double feature.

  • Youth Workshops at Southern Door Community Auditorium

    The Southern Door Community Auditorium (SDCA) announces its Musical Theater and Jazz & World Dance workshops offered for Door County youth in fourth through eighth grades.

  • Youth Workshops at Southern Door Community Auditorium

    The Southern Door Community Auditorium (SDCA) announces its Musical Theater and Jazz & World Dance workshops offered for Door County youth in fourth through eighth grades.

  • Small Forest and George Sawyn Perform Christmas Concert

    Base Camp’s annual Christmas concert with Small Forest and special guest George Sawyn is set for Dec. 22 from 4 – 6 pm. Small Forest performs songs like musical story poems, defined by exquisite harmonies with a strong rhythmic baseline.

  • Small Forest and George Sawyn Perform Christmas Concert

    Base Camp’s annual Christmas concert with Small Forest and special guest George Sawyn is set for Dec. 22 from 4 – 6 pm. Small Forest performs songs like musical story poems, defined by exquisite harmonies with a strong rhythmic baseline.

  • 70 Acres Dedicated to Crossroads at Big Creek

    The Nature Conservancy donated almost 70 acres forested with large red oaks, tall pines, white cedar, hemlock, sugar maple and beech trees to Crossroads at Big Creek on Dec.

  • 70 Acres Dedicated to Crossroads at Big Creek

    The Nature Conservancy donated almost 70 acres forested with large red oaks, tall pines, white cedar, hemlock, sugar maple and beech trees to Crossroads at Big Creek on Dec.

  • Ring in the New Year with Eddie Smith & Tommy Burroughs

    Memphis musician Eddie Smith and multi-instrumentalist Tommy Burroughs are making their first winter appearance in Door County to ring in the New Year.

  • Ring in the New Year with Eddie Smith & Tommy Burroughs

    Memphis musician Eddie Smith and multi-instrumentalist Tommy Burroughs are making their first winter appearance in Door County to ring in the New Year.

  • Healing Project Concerts Begin Jan. 10

    Starting Jan. 10, Ministry Door County Medical Center (MDCMC) will feature a broad range of musical concerts throughout Door County featuring blues, jazz, folk and alternative music from national touring artists to help raise funds for the Healing Project.

  • Healing Project Concerts Begin Jan. 10

    Starting Jan. 10, Ministry Door County Medical Center (MDCMC) will feature a broad range of musical concerts throughout Door County featuring blues, jazz, folk and alternative music from national touring artists to help raise funds for the Healing Project.

  • Holiday Sale at Lost Moth Gallery

    Treats, conversation and Christmas music abound at Lost Moth Gallery’s holiday sale on Dec. 21 from 10 am – 6 pm. Stop by for affordable original local art by Jeanne Kuhns, Stacia Dick Schuster, Maureen McGrath and Linda Ruth.

  • Holiday Sale at Lost Moth Gallery

    Treats, conversation and Christmas music abound at Lost Moth Gallery’s holiday sale on Dec. 21 from 10 am – 6 pm. Stop by for affordable original local art by Jeanne Kuhns, Stacia Dick Schuster, Maureen McGrath and Linda Ruth.

  • New Door County Photo Book Now Available

    The Door County Visitor Bureau (DCVB) announces the release of their Capture Door County fine art photography book, a 144-page book featuring beautiful photography of Door County.

  • New Door County Photo Book Now Available

    The Door County Visitor Bureau (DCVB) announces the release of their Capture Door County fine art photography book, a 144-page book featuring beautiful photography of Door County.

  • Holiday Fantasies at the Sister Bay/Liberty Grove Library

    Dioramas created by Carol Wuollett-Pinkalla are on display at the Sister Bay/Liberty Grove Library. These creations are inspired by Wuollett-Pinkalla’s childhood memories of the Christmas window displays at Marshall Field’s during the 1940s in Chicago.

  • Holiday Fantasies at the Sister Bay/Liberty Grove Library

    Dioramas created by Carol Wuollett-Pinkalla are on display at the Sister Bay/Liberty Grove Library. These creations are inspired by Wuollett-Pinkalla’s childhood memories of the Christmas window displays at Marshall Field’s during the 1940s in Chicago.

  • The Miller’s Juried Exhibit Closes Dec. 28

    The Miller Art Museum is flooded with the color and variety of the 38th Juried Annual Exhibition, including 56 works by 51 artists. Local artists included are: Jennifer Aldrich, Bruce Ambuel, Rick Brawner, Julie Brogan, Shan Bryan-Hanson, Dan Cross, Criss Davis, Tom DeMint, Jan Forkert, Heather Harle Frykman, Lucas Frykman, Glenn Gerber, Marty Gerber, Richard A.

  • The Miller’s Juried Exhibit Closes Dec. 28

    The Miller Art Museum is flooded with the color and variety of the 38th Juried Annual Exhibition, including 56 works by 51 artists. Local artists included are: Jennifer Aldrich, Bruce Ambuel, Rick Brawner, Julie Brogan, Shan Bryan-Hanson, Dan Cross, Criss Davis, Tom DeMint, Jan Forkert, Heather Harle Frykman, Lucas Frykman, Glenn Gerber, Marty Gerber, Richard A.

  • Motorcycle-themed Artwork at Glas

    Karin Miller Knutson will display her work at Glas Coffeehouse in Sturgeon Bay through the end of December. Her display includes watercolors and pen and ink drawings with a motorcycle theme running through most of the pieces.

  • Motorcycle-themed Artwork at Glas

    Karin Miller Knutson will display her work at Glas Coffeehouse in Sturgeon Bay through the end of December. Her display includes watercolors and pen and ink drawings with a motorcycle theme running through most of the pieces.

  • Hope Church Gallery Displays Quilts

    Carola Minar McMullen has sewn since early childhood and has slept under quilts made by her grandmothers all her life. Thus, quilting was a “natural” choice for her when she was searching to find an art that would work for her.

  • Hope Church Gallery Displays Quilts

    Carola Minar McMullen has sewn since early childhood and has slept under quilts made by her grandmothers all her life. Thus, quilting was a “natural” choice for her when she was searching to find an art that would work for her.

  • Sturgeon Bay Artist Featured in ‘Curiosities and Things of Wonder’

    To evoke and rekindle a sense of curiosity and wonder in the world is one manifestation of art, and the works in “Curiosities and Things of Wonder” display all manner of curious and wonderful things.

  • Sturgeon Bay Artist Featured in ‘Curiosities and Things of Wonder’

    To evoke and rekindle a sense of curiosity and wonder in the world is one manifestation of art, and the works in “Curiosities and Things of Wonder” display all manner of curious and wonderful things.

  • Comstock Included in Animals, Birds & Wildlife 2013

    Three pieces of artwork by Baileys Harbor artist Jan Comstock were selected as finalists in the Richeson 75 International – Animals, Birds & Wildlife 2013.

  • Comstock Included in Animals, Birds & Wildlife 2013

    Three pieces of artwork by Baileys Harbor artist Jan Comstock were selected as finalists in the Richeson 75 International – Animals, Birds & Wildlife 2013.

  • Gibraltar Unveils “Lucky to Live By the Bay Mural”

    Dec. 19, the Gibraltar Elementary School unveiled the “Lucky to Live By the Bay Mural” in the library. The mural features nine panels of local scenery and wildlife created by Gibraltar Elementary students with the help of Door County artists Liz Maltman and Mary White.

  • Gibraltar Unveils “Lucky to Live By the Bay Mural”

    Dec. 19, the Gibraltar Elementary School unveiled the “Lucky to Live By the Bay Mural” in the library. The mural features nine panels of local scenery and wildlife created by Gibraltar Elementary students with the help of Door County artists Liz Maltman and Mary White.

  • “The Santa Hug”

    Door County artists Karsten Topelmann and Ellen Sprogoe-Topelmann shared their recent holiday painting, “The Santa Hug,” with the staff of the Peninsula Pulse.

  • “The Santa Hug”

    Door County artists Karsten Topelmann and Ellen Sprogoe-Topelmann shared their recent holiday painting, “The Santa Hug,” with the staff of the Peninsula Pulse.

  • Door County Reads Announces 2014 Read

    In a continuation of the popular Door County Reads program, the county will once again be encouraged by the Door County Library to read, think about, share and discuss the same book, beginning in January.

  • Door County Reads Announces 2014 Read

    In a continuation of the popular Door County Reads program, the county will once again be encouraged by the Door County Library to read, think about, share and discuss the same book, beginning in January.

  • Be A “Book Giver”

    To celebrate International Book Day on April 23, 2014, plan to share your enthusiasm for reading, and encourage others to read by being a “book giver.

  • Be A “Book Giver”

    To celebrate International Book Day on April 23, 2014, plan to share your enthusiasm for reading, and encourage others to read by being a “book giver.

  • Photographers, Writers Wanted for DNR Publications

    The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is seeking photo submissions of Wisconsin’s Great Lakes and its tributaries for the annual Wisconsin’s Great Lakes! calendar, and for use in other DNR publications, websites, presentations and displays.

  • Photographers, Writers Wanted for DNR Publications

    The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is seeking photo submissions of Wisconsin’s Great Lakes and its tributaries for the annual Wisconsin’s Great Lakes! calendar, and for use in other DNR publications, websites, presentations and displays.

  • Run Will Benefit Go Bo Foundation

    While the event is a good six months away, it’s not too early to start thinking of Treatment Trail 2014, a 200-mile, nine-day trail run honoring a pair of spirited, strong and fearless Door County youths – Bo Johnson and Christopher Lorona – who fought life-threatening illnesses while traveling hundreds of miles to receive care and treatment at the Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin in Wauwatosa.

  • Weekend Recap

    Everybody had a blast on this snowy, winter weekend! Jim Lundstrom walked in the snow to the Egg Harbor village offices to check out the first of the 50 Eggs-travaganza eggs that are going to be displayed around the village next year.

  • Snopek Delivers Holiday Cheer at the Holiday Music Motel

    After all these years hearing about the Milwaukee-based musical genius of Sigmund Snopek III, I finally had the opportunity to see him in action in the super intimate setting of the Holiday Music Motel in Sturgeon Bay during Snopek’s 3rd annual holiday show at the Holiday.

  • Lawrence University’s Greyfell Theatre Company Unveils 10-Minute Play Festival

    After three days of intensive work, Lawrence University's Greyfell Theatre Company is proud to announce the four student-written 10-minute plays to be performed at Bjِrklunden from December 12th through the 14th.

  • Cold Weather Stalls Sister Bay Construction

    Most Decembers in Sister Bay have average lows around 19 degrees. This December has seen much colder weather, with temperatures dipping below zero for days in a row.

  • Local Kids Appear in The Depot’s Holiday Shows

    The Depot Performing Arts Center will celebrate its first Christmas program through the collaboration of Rogue Theater and Teatro Caravaggio, in the presentation of a Christmas radio double feature.

  • Don’t Miss the Ski Swap

    The annual Sevastopol Ski Swap is scheduled for Dec. 14, 8:30 am – 12 pm, at the Sevastopol Elementary gym. The swap is open to the public to buy or sell used and new cross-country ski, downhill ski and snowboard equipment along with other winter items such as skates, ski racks, clothing, etc.

  • No Asian Carp DNA Found in Water Samples

    Water samples collected from Sturgeon Bay last month and analyzed for evidence of Asian carp DNA have come back negative, state officials announced. “We’re obviously happy that the results came back negative.

  • Arnie Johnsrud Announces Candidacy for Wisconsin First Assembly District

    Retired high school ag teacher and Kewaunee County farmer Arnie Johnsrud has thrown his hat in the ring as Democratic candidate for the 1st Assembly District, a seat that has been held by seven-term Sister Bay Republican Garey Bies since the election of 2000.

  • Door County to Host National Race

    In 2014 and 2015, the Door County Fall 50 will host the USA Track & Field’s 50-mile Road Championships, a national race drawing distance runners from around the country.

  • New Door County Fine-Art Photo Book Now Available

    The Door County Visitor Bureau (DCVB) is excited to announce the release of their Capture Door County fine art photography book, a 144 page book featuring beautiful photography of Door County.

  • Stay Safe on the Ice

    Door County’s ice will get some attention in the next year, as TV producer Nick Oram puts together a show about ice fishing in Northeast Wisconsin. Read more about the show, called Ice Wars, here>>