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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One Dead in Southern Door County Car Crash
A 47-year-old man was pronounced dead on Oct. 4 from head injuries he received as a passenger in a one-vehicle rollover on Hwy. 57 north of County D in the Town of Union on Friday, Sept. 30. Manuel Roman of Sturgeon Bay died at a Green Bay hospital. The accident occurred at about 10:25 am […]
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Two-Vehicle Accident in Lincoln
On Oct. 4 at approximately 6:44 pm deputies of the Kewaunee County Sheriff’s Department responded to a two-vehicle accident on County C at Hawk Road in the township of Lincoln. The accident involved a farm implement pulling a self-unloading wagon that was traveling southbound on County C, attempting to turn east on Hawk Road. The […]
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U.S. Supreme Court Ends Scott Walker Investigation
Governor Scott Walker The U.S. Supreme Court on Oct. 3 officially put an end to any possibility that Wisconsin could reopen an investigation into criminal campaign finance allegations against Gov. Walker. The court let stand a 2015 Wisconsin Supreme Court decision that shut down an investigation into allegations that Walker had illegally coordinated campaign spending […]
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Dinner Served By UnitedHealthcare and Feeding America
Ron LeSech loaded up his shopping bag with frozen chicken breast, a cauliflower, a spaghetti and butternut squash, a bag each of potatoes, onions and carrots and a box of whole wheat pasta for his housebound Aunt Pat. “It’s my good deed of the day,” he said. “She called and told me to get down […]
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County Highway G Closures Through Oct. 21
The Door County Highway Department announced that beginning Oct. 4, County G between County B and Bluff Drive, will be closed between the hours of 8 am and 4 pm for tree removal in preparation of repairs to the roadway embankment. The daily road closures will continue until the brush and tree removal is complete. […]
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Brussels Haunted Mansion Opens Oct. 7
The Haunted Mansion at Quietwoods South Camping Resort in Brussels returns for its 11th year of terror, and opens its doors Friday, Oct. 7, at 6:30 pm. A special lights-up event will be held at 5:30 pm on Saturday for children and families, followed by the regular hours. More than 100 volunteers are needed each […]
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Belgian Heritage Center Unveils New Historic Exhibits
They call it “The Night America Burned.” On Oct. 8, 1871, it seemed few places in the Midwest were left untouched by one of the great infernos of that evening. There was the Great Chicago Fire that burned until Oct. 10, 1871, claiming nearly 300 lives, 17,500 buildings and 2,000 acres of land. There was […]
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Engaging Communities in Conservation Presentation in Baileys Harbor
“Engaging Our Communities in Conservation” is the subject of the Lake Michigan Stakeholders Fall 2016 Membership Meeting, to be held Thursday, Oct. 20, at Baileys Harbor Town Hall. During the event, which begins at 8:30 am, explore conservation priorities, strategies to manage invasive species, and hear from citizen champions about their conservation efforts in Door […]
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Pulse Price Report: What About Oil Prices?
After a drop in oil prices to 12-year lows in early 2016, a modest rally has stabilized the commodity to levels that still have oil giants on their heels. Between January and June of this year, oil prices scraped their way up to more than $50 a barrel, a 60 percent gain from January, but […]
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Egyptian Cuisine Class at Southern Door High School Oct. 22
Stephanie Wautier Yousef, a Southern Door alumna, will share Egyptian cuisine at “A Taste of Egypt” on Saturday, Oct. 22, from 10 am-noon, at Southern Door High School. This class is $40 per person and is sponsored by Community Outreach at St. Norbert College. Pre-registration is necessary by Oct. 14. Here is the link to sign […]
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Gibraltar Explores Separation from County Zoning
On Sept. 27, the Gibraltar plan commission held a meeting to hear from residents about their struggles with county zoning and to explore the possibility of the town adopting its own zoning ordinance. But Mariah Goode, department head at the Door County Planning Department, explained that state law dictates the town could not opt out […]
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Municipalities Statewide Call for Road Funding
State legislators should be getting an earful about bad roads and the need for a better transportation plan from municipal leaders throughout the state. Aging roadways and culverts, a lack of money to fix them, political maneuvering, unfunded mandates and an onslaught of CAFO manure trucks in Southern Door that crush perfectly good roadways without […]
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Marquette Poll Shows Clinton, Feingold Preference in Wisconsin
A new Marquette Law School Poll finds 44 percent of Wisconsin likely voters supporting Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton for president and 42 percent supporting Republican Donald Trump in a head-to-head matchup. Twelve percent do not express a preference, saying they will vote for neither candidate, will not vote, or don’t know how they will vote. Among […]
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Packers to Host Giants in Prime Time
On Sunday night, the Green Bay Packers will host the New York Giants at Lambeau Field. The prime time game will appear on NBC’s Sunday Night Football. It will feature a well-rested Packers team that is coming off a bye week and a Giants team that comes off a short week, having played the Minnesota […]
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Gibraltar Committee Accepts Waterfront Plan
The Gibraltar Waterfront Master Plan Steering Committee accepted and recommended to the town board the master plan presented by the design firm Short Elliott Hendrickson (SEH) at its meeting on Oct. 3. The plan is an aggregate of the ideas presented to SEH from residents and town officials over the past year. The committee also […]
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Notice Spotty Maple Leaves in Your Yard?
By Annie Deutsch, Door County UW-Extension Agriculture Agent If you notice that a tree in your yard has black, circular spots on the leaves, don’t panic! The black spots are caused by several very common fungi in the genus Rhytisma. Due to the distinctive black circular lesions, the disease is commonly called tar spot. While […]
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Invasive Starry Stonewort Presentation at Crossroads
Earlier this year, Starry Stonewort, an aquatic invasive species, was identified in the Sturgeon Bay Ship Canal, marking the first finding of this algae in Lake Michigan. Surveys have since found its extent to be spread much further than Sturgeon Bay. The Door County Invasive Species Team welcomes Michelle Nault from the Wisconsin Department of […]
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Ron Johnson Campaigns in Sturgeon Bay
Richard Woldt of Sturgeon Bay (left) greets Sen. Ron Johnson outside the Door County Republican headquarters on Madison Avenue in Sturgeon Bay on Oct. 4. Johnson made a quick stop at the party headquarters to talk with supporters. While the event was advertised as an open house, media was not allowed into the meeting inside […]
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Row Boat Stolen in Sturgeon Bay
A row boat, locked with a chain and padlock, was reported stolen near a waterfront city property on Sept. 28. The row boat is a gray West Marina Zodiac with an Iowa registration sticker. If you have any information, contact the Sturgeon Bay Police Department at 920.746.2450.
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Getting Properly Registered for the Nov. 8 Election
City of Sturgeon Bay Clerk Stephanie Reinhardt urges voters to make sure they are properly registered for the Nov. 8 general election. “If you take just a few minutes to go online to the state’s MyVote.WI.gov website, you can make sure you are registered to vote at your current address, and know where to go […]