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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.

  • Science Snippet: Firefly Facts

    In summertime, on a dark night, few of us take the time to ponder the blinking lights of fireflies as they meander around in or near the woods. These little flying lanterns are not flies at all. Rather, they are beetles, a huge group of 400,000 known species, or 40 percent of all insects. Many […]

  • Southern Door Friends of Education Recognizes Cindy Noll and DCEDC with Awards

    At the Southern Door School District’s opening convocation for staff on Aug. 24, 2016, the District honored the winners for the Southern Door Friends of Education Awards. These awards were established to recognize those individuals or groups for their support of public schools, not only financially, but for their personal involvement as well. Cindy Noll, […]

  • Therma-Tron-X Supervisor Honored for Patriotic Support

    TTX Environmental Director Rob Rock of Therma-Tron-X in Sturgeon Bay was presented with a Patriot Award on Sept. 2 by David Alderfer, military outreach coordinator for the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR). Rock was nominated by employee Kolt Knutson for being highly supportive of Knutson’s National Guard service. “Rob Rock is and […]

  • Laurel Hauser Named ‘Washington Island Observer’ Managing Editor

    Laurel Hauser was recently named managing editor of the Washington Island Observer, the newspaper serving the Door County island community of 710 year-round residents. The Observer is published weekly during summer months and alternate weeks during the remainder of the year. Established in 1979, the Observer was purchased in 2012 by more than a dozen […]

  • Junction Center Yoga & Zen Celebrates 15-Year Anniversary Sept. 11

    Junction Center Yoga & Zen invites the community to celebrate their 15-year anniversary with food, drink and live music on Sept. 11, 3 – 6 pm. “It has now been more than 15 years ago that I was practicing yoga with a group that met in the basement of Melissa Nelson’s former chiropractic office in […]

  • Sweet Mountain Farm of Washington Island Featured on ‘Wisconsin Life’

    Wisconsin Public Television (WPT) will feature Sweet Mountain Farm, of Washington Island, in a segment airing at 7 pm on Sept. 22. The segment is titled “Beekeeper Finds Russian Honeybees Uniquely Suited To Wisconsin.” WPT Producer Joel Waldinger sat down with Sweet Mountain Farm last summer to talk about how it started. They talked about honeybees, […]

  • 7th Annual Barn Dance & Chautauqua Held Sept. 24 in Cleveland, Wis.

    The public is invited to the 7th Annual Barn Dance & Chautauqua at the Saxon Homestead Farm, 15621 S. Union Road in Cleveland, Wis., hosted by the Klessig families, from 4-10:30 pm, on Sept. 24. This event celebrates our rural communities and includes a full “farm to barn” harvest buffet and entertainment. This year’s event […]

  • Madison to Host Global Dairy Symposium Oct. 6

    The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection is hosting a global dairy symposium during World Dairy Expo featuring leading experts on the current and future state of the global dairy industry. Symposium presenters will share knowledge about global production trends, the impact of changing economies throughout the world, predictions on where the global […]

  • Waseda Farms to Host Pasture Management Workshop Sept. 13

    Waseda Farms will host a Pasture Management Workshop on Sept. 13, 10 am to 3:30 pm. The farmers at Waseda Farms rotationally graze beef cattle, poultry and pork on more than 400 acres of beautiful, certified organic farmland in Baileys Harbor. Farm Manager Chris Schuh works closely with the staff at Waseda Farm and many […]

  • Two Months of Alcohol in Ephraim

    When Ephraim voters approved a referendum to allow sale of beer and wine beginning Fourth of July weekend, residents and business owners had an idea of the economic and public reaction, but no one knew for sure. Two months in, things are as quiet as they were before the vote. “From my end it really […]

  • Winter Clothing Photos Wanted

    Dr. Fred and Vonia Huff of Sturgeon Bay had this studio photo taken in their winter finery sometime near the start of the 20th century. We are going to feature the Huffs and others in their winter clothing through the decades in the winter issue of Door County Living, however, we need your help. We […]

  • Golf League Results: Aug. 30 – Sept. 1

    ALPINE   Alpine Women’s Golf League (Aug. 30) Event – Longest Putt on White #9: A Flight – Vivian Metzler; B Flight – Deb Staats; C Flight – Marilyn Cushing; D Flight – Carolyn Tojek. Low Score: A Flight – Mary Aiken 45; B Flight – Sharon DuJardin 47; C Flight – Marge Bricker 55; […]

  • Labor Day Playlist

    For those who enjoy the fruits of their labor with a three-day weekend, what is a day off without some good tunes to go along with it? Jackson Parr compiled some songs to help you appreciate the working-folks holiday.   “Don’t Talk to Me About Work” – Lou Reed This is likely the first thing […]

  • Compassion, Acceptance, and Kindness: The Legacy of Leslie Leline

    How does one change the world? The question is as slippery and intangible as many of the answers one is likely to receive. But if you ask Leslie Leline, Peninsula Preschool’s lead teacher, while sitting in the breeze on her farm, drinking sun tea and munching garden peas, looking down at her horses grazing and […]

  • Court Appearance for Habitat for Humanity Trailer Theft

    According to a release from the Sturgeon Bay Police Dept., a 67-year-old Sturgeon Bay resident made his initial court appearance last week in connection with the theft of a trailer and storage shed taken from Door County Habitat for Humanity earlier this year. Gregory R. Noldin was referred to the Door County District Attorney’s office […]

  • An Open Letter From a Laborer of Labor Day

    When I’m not at my weekday gig at the Peninsula Pulse, I can be found hauling pizzas between the tight tables at Wild Tomato in Fish Creek. I joke with tourists about the busy season, what it’s like to live in Door County and how, with a job at a print newspaper and a degree […]

  • Sierra Club Endorses Lynn Utesch for Assembly

    Last week the John Muir chapter of the Sierra Club endorsed First District Assembly candidate Lynn Utesch, in appreciation for his “demonstrated commitment to protecting the environment.” Dave Blouin, political committee chair, said this about Utesch: “His unmatched commitment to protecting water and natural resources stand in stark contrast to his opponent who was wrong […]

  • Jacksonport Offered 40 Acres for Park

    Bob Costa has given careful consideration to how he wants to spend eternity, and he has come up with a plan that he presented to the Jacksonport Town Board at its monthly meeting on Aug. 30. Costa attended the meeting to see if the town would be interested in having his 40 acres on Lost […]

  • The Origins of Labor Day: They Labored So We Don’t Have To

    Labor Day is known as the three-day weekend that marks the end of summer. People often mix it up with Memorial Day, simply knowing both are long weekends that serve as bookends to the summer. But a day off work is rarely linked with a holiday to celebrate working in the first place. Labor Day […]

  • State Superintendent Addressing School Staff Shortages

    State Superintendent Tony Evers is engaging stakeholders from around Wisconsin to identify and propose solutions that help school districts address critical staff shortages. The work is being guided by the Professional Standards Council (PSC), the statutorily constructed group tasked with assisting and advising the state superintendent in improving teacher preparation, licensure, and regulation. “The educator […]