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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Master Naturalist Training at The Clearing
Peninsula State Park, The Clearing and The Ridges Sanctuary are partnering with the University of Wisconsin – Extension to offer the opportunity for Door County volunteers to become Wisconsin Master Naturalists.
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LNRP Welcomes Two New Board Members
Marne Kaeske and Chris Olson, both from Door County, joined the Lakeshore National Resource Partnership (LNRP) Board of Directors as of August. Kaeske has worked for the Ridges Sanctuary since 2009 and holds bachelor’s degrees in American Indian Studies and Conservation and Environmental Science.
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Midwest Renewable Energy Association Offers Trip to Belize
As part of their 2014 Year-End Membership Drive, the Midwest Renewable Energy Association (MREA) in Amherst, Wis., is offering three unique getaways to the lucky winners of a prize drawing.
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Master Gardener Training Begins in January
The 2013 crop of new Door County Master Gardeners talked about the amount of knowledge they gained, the people they met and the volunteer opportunities they were introduced to by going through the required training program to become members of the Door County Master Gardeners Association (DCMGA).
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Panel Addresses Climate Change on Wisconsin Life and Culture
Whether it’s fruit from our orchards, winter recreation, water quality, wildlife habitat or traditions we cherish, aspects of life in Wisconsin are changing along with the climate.
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About the Health Care Plans Offered in Door County
Insurance plans are divided geographically with the Affordable Care Act exchange, and there are five insurance companies offering health care plans in Door County.
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After 42 seasons at the White Gull Inn, Andy and Jan Coulson have decided it is time to start the next phase of their life together, and so have decided to put the popular inn and year-round restaurant in Fish Creek up for sale.
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One Wolf Hunting Zone Closed
As of Oct. 22, only a week into the state’s wolf hunt, 97 of the season quota of 251 wolves had been killed. The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources says that is about double the number during the same period last year in the state’s first wolf hunt.
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Want to Say ‘I Was There When…’?
Just days away from the launch of Steel Bridge Radio at 3:33 pm on Sunday, Oct. 27, Operations Manager James Larsen still doesn’t know what the first song will be, and even if he did, he certainly would not share it with anyone beyond the Steel Bridge Brain Trust at the Holiday Music Motel, i.
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County Could be Model for Room Tax Reform
Door County appears to be a well-oiled machine when it comes to the room tax. In fact, it could be the very model for the room tax reform legislation introduced in September by Representative Garey Bies (R-Sister Bay) and Senator Luther Olsen (R-Ripon).
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County Employers Recognized for Inclusive Work Force
The Door County Board of Supervisors meeting room was filled with people at the Oct. 22 monthly meeting as employers and employees from businesses throughout the peninsula were presented with awards in recognition of National Disability Employment Awareness Month.
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Your Representatives in the News
State Assembly Representative Garey Bies
Bies weighed in on his proposed changes to room tax. He doesn’t expect Door County to have to change the way it collects, distributes and uses room tax because of the legislation.
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Coastal Byway Kiosks Up In Northern Door County
Blue kiosks leading visitors on a tour through Northern Door County are appearing along Highways 42 and 57, each one telling the story of the area’s unique past and directing travelers to nearby attractions.
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Door County Buy Local Scheduled More Business Mixers
• Elections will be held on April 1, 2014, for three Sturgeon Bay School Board positions. Terms of office expire for three incumbents on April 16, 2014 – John Hauser, Joel Kitchens and Tina Jennerjohn.
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Committee Continues Discussing Joint Fire District
• The Northern Door Fire District Exploratory Committee met on Tuesday, Oct. 22, in Baileys Harbor to discuss the feasibility of making a joint fire district in northern Door County.
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An Anti-thrill Seeker Goes to the Southern Door Haunted Mansion
I’m not one of those people who like to be afraid – my scary movie threshold stops somewhere between The Sixth Sense and Gremlins – but curiosity got the best of me last weekend.
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Southern Door Haunted Mansion Raises Money for School Programs
Every October since 2005, Brussels has gotten a little scarier. That’s thanks to a group of dedicated community members who have turned Quietwoods South Campground into the Southern Door Haunted Mansion, an event that raises money for Southern Door Schools.
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County Employers Recognized for Inclusive Work Force
The Door County Board of Supervisors meeting room was filled with people at the Oct. 22 monthly meeting as employers and employees from businesses throughout the peninsula were presented with awards in recognition of National Disability Employment Awareness Month.
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Julie Davis Named Next CEO for Boys and Girls Club of Door County
The Boys and Girls Club of Door County has found its next leader, and hired Julie Davis as their next CEO. Davis has worked with the organization for the last two and a half years, beginning as a program director and was most recently director of operations.
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Baylake Corp. Increases Dividend
Baylake Corp., the parent company for Baylake Bank, announce its Board of Directors on Oct. 15 declared a quarterly dividend of $0.07 per share on the Company’s common stock; an increase of $0.