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  • Phone Fees Keep Coming

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    Look close at your phone bill this month and two fees might raise your eyebrows, but don’t blame your service provider. The Wisconsin state legislature slipped the fees into your phone bill to avoid raising property taxes.

  • Today Show Lauds Door County

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    Door County was included as one of the best destinations in the U.S. for fall foliage getaways in a travel story that aired earlier this month on NBC’s Today Show.

  • Power Outage Planned for Wednesday in Egg Harbor and Jacksonport

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    Wisconsin Public Service has planned a power outage for Wednesday in the towns of Egg harbor and Jacksonport between 10am and noon. Service will be interrupted in the area north of Ct.

  • City to Vote Tuesday on Two-way Traffic

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    The Sturgeon Bay City Council will vote Tuesday night to either keep Third Avenue traffic flowing in two directions, or to change the street back to one-way traffic.

  • July Room Tax Returns Show Slight Decline

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    Initial room tax collection returns in July show a 3.3 percent drop in dollars collected over the same period last year when comparing municipalities that were also collecting the tax in 2008.

  • Ever Wonder…Which Way is Faster, Hwy 42 or Spring Road?

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    I did. For years it was an ongoing debate in my house, with one side arguing that Highway 42 is faster and the other siding with the route down Peninsula Players Road and turning onto Spring Road.

  • Correction

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    In the article titled “Edward Asner Brings FDR To Life At Auditorium,” in the Sept. 18 edition of the Peninsula Pulse, (v15i24), it incorrectly stated that President Franklin Roosevelt died in 1944.

  • RPC Rejects Redrawn Baileys Harbor Core Map

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    The Door County Resource Planning Committee (RPC) voted unanimously not to include the new drawing of the Baileys Harbor core area in the Door County Comprehensive Plan 2030 map at a Sept.

  • Marina Project Stalled

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    The Egg Harbor marina reconstruction project just can’t seem to steer clear of controversy. The Door County Planning Department issued a cease and desist order to Luhr Bros.

  • Door County Half Marathon Registration Opens Nov. 1

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    Registration for the third annual Door County Half Marathon and Nicolet Bay 5k opens Nov. 1. The race has been capped at 1,200 participants for the Half Marathon and 400 for the 5k after attracting over 1,000 registrants in 2009, nearly double the 2008 inaugural race.

  • RPC Rejects Expanded Baileys Harbor Core Plan

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    The Door County Resource Planning Committee (RPC) rejected the expanded core map the Town of Baileys Harbor submitted in its town comprehensive plan.

  • Wal-Mart Presents Downsized Supercenter

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    The Sturgeon Bay Plan Commission recommended approval of the Wal-Mart Supercenter application for a Planned Unit Development Sept. 16 in a 4 – 3 vote.

  • Door County Unemployment Rate in July Double 2008

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    The unemployment rate in Door County is at its highest point in more than 20 years. Statistics from the Department of Workforce Development report more Door County residents as unemployed for the month of July 2009 – 6.

  • Feed the Fish Nears Wrap

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    Feed the Fish, an independent movie starring Tony Shalhoub filmed primarily in Door County last winter, could be screened on the peninsula in October.

  • Door County’s Potato Genebank

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    The Northern Door Peninsula has found fame for sunset harbors, fish boils and goats on a restaurant roof. However, few tourists or locals recognize the importance of the U.

  • Cana Island Historic Structure Report Tonight

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    The Door County Maritime Museum will host a public presentation on the Historic Structures Report (HSR) recently completed on the Cana Island Light Station at the Town Hall in Baileys Harbor tonight at 7 pm.

  • Ping Pong Flyover is No More

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    The Federal Aviation Administration has squashed one of the beloved traditions of Sister Bay’s Fall Festival. The ping-pong ball drop, which serves as the annual finale to Fall Fest weekend in mid-October, can no longer be based out of a helicopter flying over Bayshore Drive.

  • Bies to Hold Office Hours

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    State Rep. Garey Bies (R–Sister Bay) will host five office hour sessions in the district this week. Residents are encouraged to stop in and meet with the representative to provide input on legislation.

  • Sports Schedules and Results

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    DOOR COUNTY LEAGUE BASEBALL Championship Game The Kolberg Braves claimed their third straight Door County League playoff title Aug. 30 with a 5 – 0 shutout of the Washington Island Islanders in Kolberg.

  • An Art, Not a Science

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    “Hey, guys,” Lynn Utesch says as he approaches the cattle who have gathered at the edge of his pasture for an afternoon drink of water. The 24 cows and handful of calves in this part of the pasture make up a portion of the herd from which Lynn and his wife, Nancy, produce 100 percent organic, grass-fed beef at Guardians of the Field Farm in Alaska, Wisconsin, just south of Algoma.