Category: Door County News

On June 6, 9 am – 1 pm, the Baileys Harbor Fire Station will hold a Baileys Harbor Recycling & Fundraising Event. Held rain or shine, most items will be free to recycle.

Morels are king when it comes to mushroom hunting. Wet spring days are likely to promote morel growth near dead trees. But before you sauté your mushrooms in a pan of butter, let’s explore the health benefits of morels.

Whether climate change is occurring or not and why is a matter of science, not of public opinion or political ideology. The same is true for whether the earth is round or flat, or circles the sun.

There’s a common spring flower of the Door Peninsula that nearly everyone can identify. And that’s saying something, considering the average American recognizes thousands of logos for commercial products, yet can properly identify fewer than five plants that grow in her/his area.

A Cormorant takes flight in Baileys Harbor as an American White Pelican looks on. During the breeding season, pelicans of both sexes develop a horny knob on the upper mandible that drops off once eggs are incubated.

How do we explain that the Dutch are the tallest people on the planet? The average adult male is six feet tall, while the average Dutch female is five feet six inches.

The Door County Master Gardeners Association will hold its annual plant sale at the Peninsular Research Station, 4312 Hwy. 42, Sturgeon Bay on May 30, 9 am – Noon.

Manure has been beneficial to farmers for centuries, but when does it become too much of a good thing? Many Door County residents were shocked to learn of the manure contamination in Jacksonport last September, but this condition began as much as a decade ago in Kewaunee County.

People can learn about volunteer opportunities at Peninsula State Park during a volunteer training program May 19. “Perhaps you’re one of the people who first fell in love with Door County by camping at Peninsula State Park or someone who knows how important it is to share the wonder of nature with today’s children,” says Kathleen Harris, naturalist at the park.

Mark calendars for May 23, 9:30 am – 1:30 pm – the annual Settlement Shops plant sale (and more) and the start of the farmers market season. A wide variety of locally grown plants, annuals, perennials, hanging baskets, vegetable plants, many types of tomatoes, trees, shrubs and bushes will be offered.

The public is invited to explore the intersecting worlds of the Bruce Peninsula in Ontario and Door County at an evening presentation, June 5, 6:30 to 8:30 pm, at Crossroads at Big Creek.