Category: Door County News
Door County news from the pages of the Peninsula Pulse and Door County Living, the peninsula’s trusted, local sources for information about Door County, Wisconsin.
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Access to Nicolet Boat Launch Limited May 5
Access to the Nicolet Bay Boat Launch in Peninsula State Park will be limited May 5 due to the Door County Half Marathon. Boaters and fishermen will have limited access to the boat launch until 8 am, and no access to the launch from 8 am – 2:30 pm.
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County to Determine Locations for Sex Offender Placements
A committee made up of county staff from various departments will begin determining possible locations to place violent sex offenders should the need arise. A state law effective March 30, 2018, requires violent sex offenders to be placed in their home county, but restrictions as to where they can be placed and neighborhood opposition can […]
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Kewaunee County Launches Wellness Initiative
The Kewaunee County Public Health Department would like to introduce Get Healthy Kewaunee County, a wellness initiative that was formed following the county’s most recent Community Health Assessment. The Nutrition and Physical Activity Work Group has been meeting monthly to look at ways to promote health and wellness within the community. Beginning in May, two […]
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Cadence Inc. Acquired by New York Private Equity Firm
Cadence, Inc., a leading provider of complex high-precision components and finished devices for advanced surgical and specialty industrial applications, announce the signing of a definitive agreement to be acquired by Kohlberg & Company, a leading private equity firm based in Mount Kisco, New York. Alan Connor, Cadence’s president and CEO, will continue to lead the […]
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Younkers Closing Ends 140 Years of Department Store Business
When the liquidation sale at Younkers in downtown Sturgeon Bay ends some weeks down the road, it will mark the end of almost 140 years of a department store operating from that location. Last week it was announced that the Bon-Ton Stores announced a winning bid in an auction for the company’s assets – which […]
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Door County Rated ‘F’ for Air Quality
The American Lung Association gave Door and seven other Wisconsin counties an “F” rating for air quality in its State of the Air report. The determination is nothing new, as the air quality monitor at Newport State Park has registered high levels of ozone for years, picking up pollution that has traveled from Milwaukee and […]
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Crop prices (April 23) Rio Creek Feed Mill – Algoma Commodity Price (per bushel) Basis Last Year Corn $3.31 -0.46 $3.08 Soybeans $9.43 -0.82 $8.80 Wheat $3.89 -0.71 $3.43 Oats $3.01 0.67 N/A United Cooperative – Denmark Corn $3.33/bushel -0.44 New-Crop Corn $3.55/bushel -0.48 Wheat $3.90/bushel -0.70 Basis: The difference between the local […]
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Wall of Honor Dedicated for Southern Door Graduates Who Served in Military
A Wall of Honor for Southern Door High School graduates who have served in the military was unveiled at a ceremony at the school on April 20. “As of today, we have 273 names in there,” said Al Buechner, a member of the Forestville American Legion Post 372 who led the drive for the Wall […]
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Register for DCEDC Golf Challenge
Registration is open for the 10th annual Golf Challenge to be held July 11 at The Orchards in Egg Harbor. This golf scramble is a fundraiser for the Door County Business & Education Partnership, a nonprofit organization that was recently recognized with a Business Friend of Education Award from the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction […]
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The Clearing Hosts Dandelion Dinner May 12
Dave LaLuzerne is holding a Dandelion Dinner May 12, 4-6 pm at The Clearing in Ellison Bay. The menu includes: dandelion pesto on cracker with smoked fish, dandelion wine, ramp and potato soup, dandelion loaf with bacon, dandelion and ramp greens with fresh thyme, and dandelion blossom cake served with roasted dandelion root tea. Hors […]
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Sturgeon Bay City Wide Garage Sale Begins June 1
Sturgeon Bay’s City Wide Garage Sale will be held June 1-2. Participants will have their choice of hosting their sale on just one or both days. If you are a city resident and would like to participate, stop by the City Municipal Services office (835 N. 14th Ave.) Monday through Friday between 7 am and […]
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USDA Offers Safety Net for Farmers
Secretary Sheila Harsdorf is reminding Wisconsin farmers who sustained property damage or livestock losses from recent snow storms to document and report losses to their county USDA Farm Service Agency offices. Many parts of Wisconsin received two feet or more of heavy, wet snow April 13-14. It caused roof collapses in barns that killed livestock […]
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Door County Connected: Nsight Completes Fiber Optic Cable
An eight-year effort to better connect Door County through fiber optic cable wrapped up last week as Nsight celebrated the completion of the 198-mile project. Representatives from Nsight, the Door County Economic Development Corporation (DCEDC) and local hospitals, businesses and schools met in Sturgeon Bay’s Glas Coffeehouse, a subsidiary of Nsight, to celebrate. “One of […]
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WPS Improving Door County Electrical Reliability
Door County has traditionally experienced some of the longest and most frequent power outages when severe weather strikes, but a multi-year infrastructure improvement plan should soon change that. Scores of power poles were replaced throughout the middle of Door County last year as part of Wisconsin Public Service’s System Modernization and Reliability Project (SMRP). The […]
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Lukes’ to be Inducted into Conservation Hall of Fame
The Wisconsin Conservation Hall of Fame induction ceremony and dinner, originally scheduled for April 14, has been rescheduled for May 5 at The Atrium at SentryWorld in Stevens Point. Door County naturalists and “partners in nature” Charlotte and Roy Lukes will be inducted into the Hall of Fame along with former Wisconsin Department of Natural […]
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Barney Fun Run in Sister Bay April 28
The Sister Bay Bowl hosts the second annual Barney Fun Run Saturday, April 28. Check-in is at 10 am with the run/walk beginning at 11:15 am. The run honors Barney Willems, Sister Bay’s own Forrest Gump who runs every day in almost any kind of weather. Barney’s positive attitude in the face of physical challenges […]
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Mobile Pantry Visiting Kewaunee May 12
The Kewaunee County Department of Public Health, Bank of Luxemburg and other local agencies and businesses are helping coordinate a Feeding America Event called Feeding Kewaunee County. A mobile pantry in partnership with Feeding America Eastern Wisconsin is scheduled to visit the Kewaunee School, 911 Third St., from 9 to 11 am Saturday, May 12. […]
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The 2018 Winter Olympic Games concluded Feb. 25 in Pyeongchang, South Korea, after 17 days of competition among some of the world’s best athletes. Luge was one of the popular competitions that featured men’s and women’s singles, doubles, and team relay events. Mitch Wise watched from his living room as lugers raced feet first on […]
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Spring Road Reconstruction in Fish Creek Starts April 30
On April 30, the Door County Highway Department will begin a resurfacing project on Spring Road in Fish Creek from Peninsula Players Road to Wandering Road. The work includes pulverizing the existing pavement, improving and widening the roadway aggregate base, excavating two segments on the roadway to improve vision, regrading and then resurfacing the roadway […]
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Sturgeon Bay City Council Hosts Pre-meeting Reception
The Sturgeon Bay City Council invites is hosting a May Day Cake and Coffee reception prior to its May 1 meeting. The reception will be held at 6 pm featuring homemade cakes and deserts, coffee, and lemonade at City Hall, 421 Michigan Street. The council meeting begins at 7 pm.