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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Traffic Impacts for Packers Preseason Game Aug. 10
(Green Bay) The Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) Northeast Region reminds motorists heading to Lambeau Field on Thursday, August 10, for the Green Bay Packers/Philadelphia Eagles preseason football game that Thursday night’s game will have a significant impact on traffic operations due to the combination of gameday traffic and commuter traffic. WisDOT will open as many lanes as […]
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County League: West Jacksonport Takes 2 from Kolberg
West Jacksonport kept their title hopes alive by taking both games of a double-header from Kolberg Sunday. Sister Bay remains in first with two regular season games to play. Results Egg Harbor 12, Institute 3 Sister Bay 5, Maplewood 3 Baileys Harbor 2, Washington Island 16 Game 1: West Jacksonport 11, Kolberg 0 Game 2: […]
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West Waterfront Hearing Set for Sept. 6
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources will hold a declaratory hearing to determine the Ordinary High Water Mark on Sturgeon Bay’s west waterfront Sept. 6. The hearing will be held at 3 pm, but the location is to be determined. The hearing became necessary when the Waterfront Redevelopment Authority rejected a settlement July 26 that […]
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2017 Red Putter Champion is James Sullivan
James Sullivan is the 2017 Red Putter Pro Tournament champion. The tournament started with a tribute to Bob Yttri, former course owner and tournament director who died in April. The 16th annual tournament brought 58 competitors to the north Ephraim mini golf course Saturday, Aug. 5. Sullivan, of Saint Jacob, Illinois, scored a 3-round […]
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Lake Michigan Day Aug. 11 in Manitowoc
Lake Michigan Stakeholders will host the annual Lake Michigan Day to explore water quality and water quantity challenges and opportunities facing the region Aug. 11 from 9 am – 4 pm. Cameron Davis, the Obama Administration’s liaison to Congress on Great Lakes issues and a lead author of the Great Lakes Legacy Act, will be […]
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Reps in the News: Gallagher Passes Amendment on Energy Research Programs
Governor Scott Walker The campaigns of Gov. Walker and House Speaker Paul Ryan launched digital ads this week touting the decision by Foxconn Technology Group to build a plant in Wisconsin. The two are gearing up for the 2018 election, although Walker has yet to formally announce that he’s running for a third term. Walker […]
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Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder Play DCA Aug 6
Bluegrass icon Ricky Skaggs and his band Kentucky Thunder will take the stage at Door Community Auditorium (DCA) in Fish Creek on Aug. 6 at 8 pm. Skaggs was born July 18, 1954 in Cordell, Kentucky. He struck his first chords on a mandolin when he was five years old, and within a year, the […]
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On the Hunt for Door County Herbs
If you’ve ever seen David LaLuzerne meandering through Door County’s nature preserves and county parks, chances are he hasn’t taken much notice of you. “I have a tendency to do that,” he explained. “Wherever I walk out I start to look around, what kind of herbs are growing now around here?” On a gray, misty […]
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Kitchens Sees Foxconn Deal as State’s Rust Belt Exit
Some see it as a jumpstart for Wisconsin to shake off its Rust Belt trappings and enter the 21st century, while others see the deal with Taiwanese contract manufacturer Foxconn Technology Group as the sort of corporate welfare that House Speaker Paul Ryan and President Donald Trump have railed against in the past. “This is […]
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Door County Land Trust Surpasses 8,000 Acres Protected
The Door County Land Trust announces they have now surpassed 8,000 acres protected from development through the addition of 106 acres to the Chambers Island Nature Preserve. Door County Land Trust Executive Director Tom Clay said, “We are pleased that with this most recent acquisition we are surpassing two milestones – 8,000 acres are now […]
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Cameron Davis Presents on Changing Great Lakes in Baileys Harbor
The Door County Environmental Council welcomes Cameron Davis, a natural resource and water quality expert, who will present “The Great Lakes in a Time of Hyper Change” Aug. 11, 7 pm, at the Baileys Harbor Town Hall. For more than three decades, Davis has worked to develop and implement water quality and quantity policy. Appointed […]
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Caleb Cornell Wins K/D Salmon Tournament
Caleb Cornell of Sturgeon Bay won the 35th Annual Kewaunee/Door Salmon Tournament with a 30.51-pound fish he caught off Washington Island July 30, the final day of the nine-day tournament. Cornell won the $10,000 first prize, taxidermy mounting of the fish by Northland Taxidermy and a salmon ring. The next largest salmon hooked was a […]
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Red Putter Pro Tourney Returns Aug. 5
It’s tournament time again at The Red Putter Miniature Golf Course. The 16th annual tournament and will be the first without course owner and tournament director Bob Yttri. He started the tournament in 2002 when several regular players were bragging about their low scores and he said they had to prove it. He added the […]
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Northern Door Volleyball League: July 26 Results
Standings As of July 26 PC Junction, 27-3 Blue Horse, 25-5 Husby’s, 25-5 Roots, 19-11 Main Street Market, 14-18 Camp David, 11-18 Nicolet Beach, 9-18 Wilson’s, 5-31 TypeSetters, 2-28 Results July 26 Blue Horse 2, Main Street Market 1 Husby’s 3, Wilson’s 0 Roots Inn 2, TypeSetters 1 Blue Horse 2, Nicolet Beach 1 […]
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Southern Door School Registration Days Aug. 9-10
The Southern Door County School District will hold its Back-to-School Registration Days Aug. 9-10, from 12:30-7 pm in the Eagle Gym. Registration is for all returning and new students. Individual enrollment packets have already been mailed to the homes of returning students. Parents of new students should contact the district office to request enrollment information. […]
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DNR Reissues Permit to Kewaunee CAFO
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources announced this week that it reissued a Wisconsin Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (WPDES) Permit to El-Na Farms LLC in the Town of Lincoln in Kewaunee County. The farm has approximately 1,350 milking and dry cows, 850 heifers and 500 calves, equaling 2,675 animal units, which produce approximately 16.5 million […]
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Tough Loss for Door County Destroyers
In the seventh week of Mid-States Football League (MSFL) play, the Door County Destroyers lost 49-10 to the Racine Raiders July 29. The Destroyers play at home Aug. 5 against the Lincoln-Way Patriots. Kick-off is at 4 pm at the Baileys Harbor Rec Park. The first round of MSFL playoffs begins Aug. 19. For more […]
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Kewaunee Winter Park Installs Magic Carpet
This winter, visitors to Winter Park in Kewaunee County will head to the top of its six-lane snow tubing hill via a Magic Carpet. The standing conveyor belt lift, which was ordered in spring, has arrived and the Kewaunee County Promotion & Recreation Department, as well as the Winter Park Association, will soon begin installation. […]
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DOT Seeks Comments on Remote Bridge Operations
The Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) held a public meeting Aug. 1 to present data about the test period of remote operations of the three Sturgeon Bay bridges. All three bridges have been operated from the Oregon Street Bridge since 2014. The Michigan Street Bridge has operated remotely since 2011. The United States Coast Guard […]
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Municipal Meetings: Aug. 4 – 11
DOOR COUNTY City of Sturgeon Bay: The Finance/Purchasing & Building Committee meets Aug. 8 at 4 pm. The Community Protection & Service Committee meets Aug. 10 at 4:30 pm. County of Door: The Library Board meets at 5 pm Aug. 7. The Human Services Board meets at 8:30 am Aug. 8. The Comprehensive Community Services […]