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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• Don’t fall for scams from companies looking for your land record information, warned Door County Register of Deeds, Carey Petersilka in a press release.
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Boat Launch Closed in Gills Rock
The Ellison Bay Boat Launch is busier than normal, but that doesn’t mean there’s more boating traffic in Liberty Grove. Since Jeff Weborg roped off his private boat launch in Gills Rock, boaters just have fewer options.
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Burke Finds Ace at Long Last Devin Burke had never scored a hole-in-one. Join the list, I say, since I have played more than enough rounds to deserve one myself.
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Congratulations to Matthew Mccaslin, Red Putter Pro Champion
The Red Putter Pro Tournament was held August 3 at The Red Putter Miniature Golf in North Ephraim. Seventy-one golfers competed for a $2,000 first prize and the coveted Red Jacket.
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Inaugural Bill Boettcher Dinner & Golf Event Raises $17,000
The Door County Community Foundation and Horseshoe Bay Golf Club were announce the inaugural Bill Boettcher Dinner and Golf Event raised approximately $17,000 for the charities of Door County.
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Grand Scandia Golf Benefit Results
The Grand Scandia Golf Benefit was held July 21 at Peninsula State Park Golf Course. The event brought in over $105,000 for the Capital Campaign at Scandia Village.
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Results from around the county.
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Golf events taking place around the county.
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Tall Ship to Trawl Lake Michigan for Plastic Microbead Pollution
The world’s largest freshwater ecosystem – the Great Lakes – are being polluted with microplastics from a variety of personal care products that use plastic microbeads.
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Water Level Workshop Coming to Sturgeon Bay
If you want to learn more about Great Lakes water levels and talk to state agency representatives about how they’re impacting Door County, you’ll soon get your chance.
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Grand Fleet of Ships to Arrive and Dock in Sturgeon Bay Aug. 14
Door County is once again included in the Baylake Bank Tall Ship Festival that returns to Green Bay Aug. 16-18. The tall ships will muster and navigate into the Sturgeon Bay canal the afternoon of Wednesday, Aug.
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Sisters Under Sail Program Teaches Girls About Life on the Open Sea
A fleet of tall ships will dock in Sturgeon Bay this month, and although it won’t be obvious from shore, one will stand out from the rest.
It’s the STV Unicorn, a schooner with 96-foot masts that does more than just impress land-bound onlookers.
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Your Representatives in the News
State Representative Garey Bies
Bies is author of a bill that would include all inhaled substances in Wisconsin’s Operating While Intoxicated (OWI) law.
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Quick Start Day Next Week in Sturgeon Bay
• A bill to amend the restrictions on the beginning of the school year is in front of the Assembly Committee on Tourism. The school year is currently not allowed to begin until Sept.
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Washington Island School District Not Pursuing Expeditionary Learning
• Washington Island School District will no longer move forward with its Expeditionary Learning (EL) curriculum. The school participated in an exploratory year with the program, but decided not to continue.
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Ellison Bay Manor Gets a Facelift
For an interior designer, staging a 35,000-square-foot mansion is an opportunity that comes along once in a lifetime. Marilyn Jensen, owner/designer at Sister Bay Trading Company, recently had that opportunity as she worked with the owners of Wisconsin’s largest private home, Ellison Bay Manor.
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Kate Rispens Joins AcclaimPOS Team
After six years behind the bar at Sister Bay Bowl, Kate Hastings (now Rispens), has traded in making whiskey old fashioneds for computer training and marketing.
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Segway the Door Tours to Reach Milestone
Segway the Door Tours will soon reach the milestone of serving 10,000 people having enjoyed a full length Guided Segway Tour in Door County in places like Peninsula State Park and Washington Island.
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As I approach my final semesters of college, I’m happily looking forward to trading in lecture halls for golf courses, both in my weekend leisure as well as my weekly education.
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Peninsula State Park Golf Course Announces Upcoming Annual Events
On August 4, the 36th Annual Gould-Chomeau Golf tournament will be held at the Peninsula State Park Golf Course. This tournament, starting with a shotgun start at 8:20 am, is open to public players, 40-years-old and older.