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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Hailey Jorgenson Is Washington Island Basketball Standout
Washington Island Junior Hailey Jorgenson recently finished her basketball season for the Washington Island Bucks. She scored 272 points in 17 games, making her career total 521. Submitted.
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Make Plans Now for Island Bird Festival
Washington Island’s 10th annual Island Bird Festival is scheduled for June 3 – 5, 2016. Explore the wild nature of Washington and Rock Islands during festival weekend. Help to locate, identify and enjoy the common as well as unusual birds, and learn about the miracle of bird migration. Also, help raise funds toward the Door […]
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State Park Sticker Contest Open to High Schoolers
Wisconsin high school students have until April 13 to submit entries for the 2017 Wisconsin state park sticker design contest. The contest is open to all high school-age students attending public, private or parochial schools in Wisconsin. The winning design will be displayed on more than 265,000 vehicles. The design must be the artist’s original […]
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Greens N Grains Screens “SlingShot” About Segway Inventor
At the Greens N Grains Dinner and a Movie for March, the featured film is SlingShot. SlingShot is about Segway inventor Dean Kamen, an indomitable man who just might be creating a solution for a crisis affecting billions. A quirky genius, Kamen lives in a house with secret passages, a closet full of denim and […]
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Tammy Baldwin Presses EPA and USDA on Groundwater
Senator Tammy Baldwin wrote a letter to USDA Secretary Vilsack and EPA Secretary McCarthy requesting their immediate attention to groundwater contamination and safe drinking water in Door and Kewaunee County. On March 9, during a Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Senator Baldwin pressed Secretary Vilsack on the issue further. Secretary Vilsack agreed to work with Senator Baldwin […]
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Buy An Aldo Leopold Bench from Habitat for Humanity
Just after Aldo Leopold Weekend, which is celebrated the first weekend in March each year, Habitat for Humanity’s construction volunteers have built another collection of Leopold benches. Famed conservationist and ecologist Aldo Leopold built a simple bench on which to sit and enjoy the natural wilderness. The Aldo Leopold bench has become popular due to […]
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Ephraim Sets Date for Alcohol License Info. Meeting
Ephraim will hold an informational meeting on alcohol licenses on Wednesday, March 23, at 6 pm in the village hall. The village will bring in Claire Silverman, legal counsel with the League of Wisconsin Municipalities, to act as the informational authority on the details of the beer and wine referendum. The board hoped to have […]
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Environmental Groups Call on EPA for Clean Water in Kewaunee County
Clean Wisconsin and five other environmental organizations sent a letter to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today, requesting federal support for clean, safe drinking water for Kewaunee County residents. “It is unacceptable that more than one-third of the private drinking water wells in Kewaunee County are unsafe, contaminated with bacteria, nitrates and other pollutants,” says […]
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John Grochowski Named Director of Operations of Ephraim Historical Foundation
The Ephraim Historical Foundation announced that John Grochowski has joined the organization as the director of operations. Grochowski comes to the foundation from Devils Lake, North Dakota, where he served as the director of the Lake Region Heritage Center. His previous experience includes four years at the Milwaukee Jewish Federation in a variety of administrative […]
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Dennis Schermerhorn Named Fish Creek Town Dock Dockmaster
The Fish Creek Harbor Commission has hired Dennis Schermerhorn as the Fish Creek Town Dock Dockmaster for the 2016 season following the retirement of Brian Holan. Schermerhorn and his wife relocated to Door County from the Chicago area 10 years ago. He has held a U.S.C.G. Masters license since 2009 and has operated tugs, assistance […]
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U.S. Cellular to Host Workshop about Travel Planning with Wireless Devices
Now is the time for spring break, and to show the ways wireless devices can help with travel planning, U.S. Cellular is hosting a free Device Workshop in Sturgeon Bay. The workshop is open to everyone, and you don’t need to be a U.S. Cellular customer to attend. The free Device Workshop is being held […]
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Coast Guard Seeks Public Input on Demolition of Former Lightkeeper’s Dwelling
The U.S. Coast Guard is proposing to demolish a housing unit located on federal property at Coast Guard Station Sturgeon Bay. Originally built in 1896 as the lightkeeper’s dwelling, the building has undergone numerous interior and exterior renovations and is no longer used for housing personnel. It was first altered in 1904 when an extension […]
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Pi Day Hike, Bluebird Nest Box Workshop at The Ridges
The March schedule at The Ridges is full of programs and activities guaranteed to cure spring fever. The annual Bluebird Nest Box Workshop at The Ridges is a sure sign that winter is on the wane. Bluebirds will return to Door County soon, but in some areas, they may have trouble finding homes. You’ll learn […]
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High School Winter Athletics: Southern Door Boys in Regional Match-Up
SOUTHERN DOOR Boys Basketball March 4 – Regional vs. Kiel, 7 pm To stay up-to-date with WIAA tournament information, visit wiaawi.org.
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County to Weigh In On UW-Extension Plan
Ever since the announcement of a $3.6 million budget cut for the University of Wisconsin-Extension, Rob Burke has been expecting people to show up at the Door County Extension office in the county’s Government Center with tape measures to size it up for their own purposes. Burke is head of the Door County Extension office […]
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Science Snippet: Rising Sea Level
Some climate scientists predict that by the year 2100, sea level will be three or more feet higher than today. If you live far from the ocean in Nebraska, or high above it in Boulder, Colo., you won’t worry too much about rising sea level. However, the lives of millions of people in low-lying states […]
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Door County Distillery’s Single-Malt Whisky Wins Gold at Tasting
Door County Distillery won a Double Gold medal for its Single Malt Whisky from The Fifty Best. The Fifty Best recently hosted its first ever American Single Malt Whisky Tasting, where contenders were evaluated for the distinguished “Best American Whisky” awards for 2016. Using professional criteria, The Fifty Best’s panel of judges blind-tasted the single […]
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Pulse Price Report: Wisconsin’s Record Milk Production
The milk production report for January showed marked increases from last year in the upper Midwest states. One of the biggest gains was in Wisconsin, where a new monthly milk production record topped out at 2.509 billion pounds for the month, a 4.1 percent increase from January of 2015. The increase was due to a […]
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Tall Ships Return to Sturgeon Bay
by David Skidmore The creak of masts and flap of sails will fill the air in Sturgeon Bay this August as the city again hosts the return of the Parade of Sail of the Tall Ships Challenge Great Lakes. The flotilla of nine sailing vessels is expected to arrive in Sturgeon Bay late Wednesday […]
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Baileys Harbor Monopole Gets Branches
A four-man crew from Husker Tower of Lincoln, Neb., was in Baileys Harbor on Feb. 25 to add “branches” to AT&T’s pine cellphone tower behind the Cornerstone Pub. According to Jessica Erickson, director of public affairs for AT&T Wisconsin, the site is expected to be finished by year’s end. Photo by Jim Lundstrom.