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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The Lakeshore Natural Resource Partnership (LNRP) and Lake Michigan Stakeholders sponsor the annual Lake Michigan Champions of Conservation Awards. This environmental awards program recognizes and honors the outstanding achievements of any individual, business, organization or policy maker in a wide range of environmental initiatives throughout the Lake Michigan basin. The awards honor those who have […]
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State News: Elk Hunt, Cranberry Tariff, New Prison
DNR Announces First State Elk Hunt After a 20-year reintroduction effort in northern Wisconsin, the state Department of Natural Resources will hold the state’s first ever elk hunt near Clam Lake this fall. Elk were first reintroduced in the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest in 1995 when 25 animals were brought in from Michigan. DNR big game […]
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Governor’s Conference on Tourism: The people and ideas behind Wisconsin’s tourism industry
Governor Walker Opens Tourism Conference Governor Scott Walker arrived at Appleton’s new Fox Cities Exhibition Center in a Wisconsin-made fire truck, donning jackets representing industries that touch each part of the state, removing them one by one throughout his address to conference attendees. Walker touted the economic impact of tourism and its ability to create […]
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Eileen Bohn Speaker Series Focuses on Groundwater Protection
The second event of the League of Women Voters of Door County’s Eileen Bohn Speaker Series is April 28, 9 am at the Sturgeon Bay High School Commons. The program will focus on “Protecting Our Groundwater.” UW-Oshkosh Geology Professor Maureen Muldoon and USDA Agricultural Researcher Mark Borchardt will provide an overview of Door County’s unique […]
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Gibraltar DECA Students Win at State Conference
Gibraltar DECA, the Association of Marketing, Management and Entrepreneurship Students, returned from the State Career Development Conference with several awards. The chapter earned a state award for general contributions to charities and community service work. The team of Andras Szakala and Ryan Kropuenske earned first place in the Virtual Business Challenge, an online business simulation […]
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Scenic Shore Inn Breaks Ground for New Facility
Ground was broken Friday, March 16, for the Scenic Shore Inn’s new conference and motel facility at 2221 Lake St., Algoma. Bayland Buildings of Green Bay is the general contractor for the project. The two-story motel will include eight guest rooms, two kitchenettes, a conference area, gathering space, indoor pool and sauna and a large […]
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Door County Job Center Holds Spring Job Fair March 21
The Door County Job Center is holding a Spring Job Fair March 21, 2-6 pm at Cherry Point Mall in Sturgeon Bay. Potential employees can meet with representatives from ABR Employment Services, Door County Medical Center, Door Landscape & Nursery, Evergreen Nursery, Home Instead Senior Care, Homes for Independent Living, Mi Casa Door County Cleaning […]
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Summer Job Fair at Gibraltar High School April 4
Gibraltar Secondary Schools will host a summer job fair from 12 to 2 pm, April 4. The event will provide students an opportunity to meet with local employers to explore work opportunities. Businesses interested in participating need to register by emailing Mary Witteborg at [email protected]. Email should include contact name, business and a telephone number. […]
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Little Sweden Recognized for Customer Service Efforts
Little Sweden Resort in Fish Creek was chosen as a national example for customer service from the American Resort Development Association (ARDA), a nationally recognized organization in the hospitality industry. ARDA looked at thousands of resorts across the country and they chose to highlight three resorts with this designation; Little Sweden was one of them. […]
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Sister Bay Earns Award for Beach Design
Sister Bay officials are pleased to announce that SmithGroup JJR, the architectural, engineering and planning firm retained to work on the Beach Expansion Project, recently won the American Society of Landscape Architects “Award of Excellence” for that project. The Award of Excellence is the highest honor the ASLA gives out on an annual basis. Pictured […]
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Door County Students Join National Walkout
Hundreds of Door County students joined in the nationwide walkout March 14 to protest gun violence and memorialize the victims of the Feb. 14 shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas School in Parkland, Florida. Students at Sturgeon Bay, Gibraltar, Sevastopol and Southern Door took part. At Gibraltar approximately 130 students in grades 7 – 12th grade […]
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The Missing Context for Sister Bay Hotel Debate
In the spring of 2007, the Village of Sister Bay stunned residents when it announced it was buying Helm’s Four Seasons motel for $4.9 million to expand its public waterfront. At the time, many residents and business owners complained vehemently to the board of trustees that removing Helm’s and its 42 rooms would devastate downtown […]
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Door Artisan Cheese Wins Best Cheddar Award
Cheesemaker Darrell Demeter of Door Artisan Cheese Company, Egg Harbor, took home Best in Class for his Cave-Aged English Cheddar in the Natural Rinded Cheddar category of the 2018 World Cheese Champion that ended March 8 in Madison. The Door Artisan Cheddar earned a 99.15 rating from the judges. Jim Demeter, also of Door Artisan […]
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Bill May Require Event Venues to Have Alcohol Licenses
As the state Senate convenes for what is expected to be the final day of the session on March 20, it may consider a bill that would require event and wedding venues such as barns and galleries to obtain alcohol licenses. For events that want to serve liquor, they will be after the same hard-to-find […]
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Pruning is one of the most critical management practices when growing a fruit tree. March and April are the best months to prune fruit trees in Wisconsin. At this time, the tree hasn’t come out of dormancy, but it isn’t cold enough that you will get frostbite while out pruning. Pruning at this time will […]
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Student Cast, Director of ‘columbinus’ Reflect on School Shootings
by Robert Boles It helped me understand what the students went through and what they felt and experienced that day. – Dylan Thornton, cast member of the 2014 production of columbinus at Third Avenue Playhouse In the spring of 2014, 11 Door County high school students participated in a production of columbinus at Third Avenue […]
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League of Women Voters Urges April 3 Participation
The League of Women Voters would like to remind citizens 18 and older that it is wise to be ready to vote in the April 3 general election. You can check your voter registration status at the MY Vote website, myvote.wi.gov. Click on “My Voter Information” and enter your name and birthdate. A new page […]
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Registration Opens for Fall Challenge Bike Ride
Cyclists can now register for the Peninsula Century Fall Challenge. Riders can save $15 off on-site registration by signing up by June 1 for the Sept. 15, 2018 ride in Sister Bay. Riders also get $10 off the June’s Spring Classic ride in Baileys Harbor when they sign up by March 31. The fall challenge […]
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The Door County Master Gardeners Association’s free program for March 13, 7 pm is “Native Plant Restoration, Learning from the Natural Areas of Door County” with Terrie Cooper. Held at Crossroads at Big Creek in Sturgeon Bay, the program will have attendees thinking about spring. During the program Cooper will share her take on how […]
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by Public News Service A coalition representing business, industry and environmental organizations met with members of Congress this week to rally support for the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI). The Trump Administration wants to cut funds to the Initiative by 90 percent. Chris Danou, government relations director for the Madison-based Gathering Waters, speaks to the […]