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  • Storms Miss Biggest Triathlon Yet

    Jeff Tarkowski survived a hard-fought half marathon leg to win the Door County Triathlon Half Ironman event held Sunday at Frank Murphy County Park in Egg Harbor.

  • Hauser Wins Door County Triathlon Sprint Course

    Chicagoan Mark Hauser took first place in the Door County Triathlon sprint course July 17. The 43-year-old Chicagoan was slowed a bit by choppy water at the start but transitioned to the bike leg with a lead he never relinquished.

  • The Eastern Phoebe

    There are few birds whose spring arrival we more eagerly anticipate than the Eastern Phoebe. They can live upwards of nine years and frequently return to the same nesting site in successive years.

  • Ephraim’s Herbi Hardt Looks Back on 98 Years

    Herbi Hardt saw World War I his German homeland, came to America in 1923, and got to know a man named Jens Jensen in his early years in Door County. All just part of a colorful life.

  • Man Vs. Pig at the Valmy Thresheree

        Perhaps the most popular event at the Valmy Thresheree weekend is the Pig Wrestling Competition. Each year, 15 to 20 teams in men’s and women’s divisions compete in a foot or two of mud for cash prizes. Teams have come from as far away as Iowa, Southern Indiana and Milwaukee for a shot. […]

  • The Story in the Rocks

    It’s called the cliff, the Great Arch, or simply the ledge. It’s a 650-mile curve linear cliff exposure of up-ended Niagara Dolomite that stretches through eastern Wisconsin and Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, arcs around the top of Lakes Michigan and Huron, and on through Niagara Falls. In geological circles it’s known as the Niagara Escarpment, and […]

  • Vietnam Vet Gets His Due

    More than 41 years ago, Scott “Doc” Chobot left to serve in Vietnam. It would be the last time his feet would touch American soil. Chobot served in the U.

  • Peninsula Players Mainstay Bob Thompson Dies

    Bob Thompson spent parts of seven decades at Door County’s Peninsula Players.

  • Sister Bay’s Al Johnson

    It seems almost every tourist who travels up the Door Peninsula on Highway 42 or 57 makes it a point to swing into Al Johnson’s Swedish Restaurant for Swedish style pancakes and meatballs or fresh baked Limpa bread.

  • 20 Years Under the Stars

    In 1972, a 19-year-old college junior stood in the woods in Peninsula Park to listen to a group of musicians called the Heritage Ensemble, planting the seed for today’s American Folklore Theatre.

  • Best Breakfast Honor Goes to White Gull Inn

    Fish Creek’s White Gull Inn earned a healthy dose of fame this morning, and shared it with a great plug for Door County on ABC’s Good Morning America.

  • Building a Community? Just Add Water

    Getting past yacht club misconceptions.

  • Ryf Wins Third Straight Door County Half Marathon

    Jason Ryf of Oshkosh took first place in the 3rd Door County Half Marathon today at Peninsula State Park in Fish Creek. Ryf finished in 1:09:51, besting second-place finisher Francis Flanagan by more than three minutes.

  • For Love of the Players: 75 Years and Counting

    Once upon a time, there was a beautiful little theater in the woods, in a quaint place called Fish Creek. The theater sprang up in 1935 from the passions of a brother and sister, Richard and Caroline Fisher, but soon the whole family got involved. Mama Fisher made up the costumes and meals for the […]

  • Changes and Constants in Health Care Delivery

    In the winter of 1864, tugboat Captain Robert Noble’s legs froze during a stay on Washington Island. Gangrene developed and Noble desperately needed medical attention as his condition deteriorated. A physician, Dr. Farr, happened to be in Sturgeon Bay looking over mill property that he was considering for purchase. The visiting doctor was quickly summoned […]

  • Five Running Half Marathon For Scandia Village

    Fundraising is going “really well” for five employees who are running the Door County Half Marathon on behalf of Scandia Village Good Samaritan in Sister Bay.

  • Sister Bay Votes Yes to Buy Al Johnson’s Boutique

    Four years ago, Mike Flood presented an idea to the Village of Sister Bay to revitalize its downtown through land aquisition and rezoning. It seemed at best a 20-year vision, at worst a pipe dream.

  • Sister Bay Makes $5 Million Offer For Al Johnson’s Boutique

    The Village of Sister Bay will consider its second $5 million waterfront property purchase in four years at Tuesday’s Village Board Meeting. The village has discussed buying the Al Johnson’s Boutique property for at least 10 years, but most thought it wouldn’t be available for several years.

  • Beyond Elephant Hunting: Revitalization will come in small doses and niche markets

    When small towns watch their talented young people walk out the door, community leaders are left to ponder what would have kept them around. Some communities respond by building attractions, new amenities like trails or marinas, and some have even given away land in a sort of 21st century Homestead Act.

  • Getting retirement right

    While some people feel content leading one full life, Dr. William Perloff is well into his third. After a first career as an engineer and a second as a physician, he is now fully involved in a third: retirement.