Category: Headlines
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9/11 Attacks Hit Home for Door County Emergency Responders
When terrorists brought down the towers of the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001, killing 341 firefighters and paramedics, 23 police officers, and 37 Port Authority officers, the emotional impact reverberated far beyond the New York City limits.
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When the brittle floor of the U.S. housing market splintered in 2008 and the economy crashed, the men at the helm of the nation’s government and financial institutions swore again and again that “nobody saw it coming. But in reality, many did, including Scott Fitzgerald.
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Tailgate Party Supports Man’s Battle with Brain Tumor
Randy Pluff’s summer took a quick, scary turn when he passed out while eating his lunch May 19. Five weeks later he was having a cancerous tumor removed from his brain.
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Where Old Door County Survives: The Alpine Resort
The Alpine Resort recalls days gone by – old-school cabins, dance halls, jazz bands and the forgotten American Plan vacation.
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Sister Bay Holds on for County League Title
The Sister Bay Bays nearly gave it away. The Egg Harbor Indians were lifeless as the Door County League championship game moved to the bottom of the ninth inning on their home turf today.
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The following are excerpts from the two-volume collection Celebrating Egg Harbor, released in July.
“It was nice years ago. You had people who helped you, and you helped them, and no money ever had to change hands.
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Roy Oshkosh, Door County Ambassador
Chief Roy Oshkosh in full regalia. Oshkosh, chief of the Menominee Indian tribe, was one of Egg Harbor’s most colorful characters and respected citizens.
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Horseshoe Bay Barns Host Egg Harbor’s 150th Celebration
The Egg Harbor Historical Society is offering a rare opportunity to tour the historic 19th century Horseshoe Bay Farms complex Aug. 27 as part of Egg Harbor’s 150th anniversary celebration.
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The History of Us: Egg Harbor’s Family Histories
Egg Harbor’s hardscrabble past provides a lesson for today.
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Room Tax Returns Hold Steady in June
The state of tourism is always a hot topic in Door County. Residents talk a lot about how the tourist season is, was and will be, usually pointing to anecdotal evidence like traffic and weekend lodging vacancies.
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Growers Support Research Station
Door County residents and growers voiced support for the Peninsula Agricultural Research Station at an open house Aug. 17. The station, located on Highway 42 just north of Sturgeon Bay, faces reductions that would cut their $260,000 budget by as much as $125,000.
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Valmy Thresheree Celebrates Life on the Farm
Subtly, over the last quarter of the 20th century, American farming as we had known it disappeared. Pastoral images of the family farmer in the heartland were supplanted by the logos and marketing slogans of corporate agriculture, high science, and maximized yields.
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Peninsula State Park Names New Superintendent
Nearly two years after Tom Blackwood retired, Peninsula State Park finally has a new superintendent. Kelli Bruns, most recently the superintendent for Willow River and Kinnickinnic State Parks in the Hudson, Wi.
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Celebrating the Life of Ginka Cohn
Friends and family will gather to celebrate the life of Ginka Cohn Aug. 21 at 2 pm at the Door Community Auditorium in Fish Creek. The well-known Door County artist and dance instructor died May 7 at the age of 87.
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Taking on TB: Jillian Landeck in Tajikistan
Jillian Landek traveled to Tajikistan to survey healthcare outcomes this summer.
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Crossing the Bridge: Door County EMS and the Bridge Closure
Dick Burress and Arleigh Porter have been around long enough to remember when Sturgeon Bay was a one-bridge town, so the planned closure of the Bayview Bridge next spring doesn’t put them on edge.
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More Than A Detour: Sturgeon Bay Businesses See Opportunity in Bridge Closure
There aren’t a lot of marketing strategies that can promise to bring 14,000 potential customers past a business’ doorstep, but that’s what the closure of the Bayview Bridge will do for downtown Sturgeon Bay business owners next spring.
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Red Jacket Comes Home: Kwaterski Takes Pro Tourney Title
Nick Kwaterski stepped up to bring the Red Jacket back to Door County at the Red Putter’s 10th annual Pro Tournament in Ephraim. Chris Hockers of Sister Bay took 2nd, while Matthew McCaslin took 3rd.
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How Training Averted Tragedy in Sturgeon Bay Standoff
Training kept a volatile situation from getting out of control Monday in Sturgeon Bay.
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After a very slow early summer, ridership on the Washington Island Ferry returned to normal in July, but the total number of passengers for the year is still down 5 percent.