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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Mobile Businesses May Set Up Shop in Sister Bay
More businesses may find home in Waterfront Park in Sister Bay next summer, as the village considers allowing transient vendors to set up shop at Waterfront Park.
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Buying a business is never a light burden, but taking over one as well-known and well-run as the Inn at Kristofer’s in Sister Bay poses particular challenges.
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Holly Thomas Named 2012 REALTOR® of the Year
(Left to right) Holly Thomas, Broker with Professional Realty in Sturgeon Bay, received the REALTOR of the Year award for 2012 from Heidi Neubauer, the 2011 REALTOR of the Year, on Jan.
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Shripwrecked Brew Pub Unveils “Pet Project”
At the stroke of midnight on New Year’s Eve, a brown ale was introduced at Shipwrecked Brew Pub, initiating a novel way to help the Door County Humane Society (DCHS).
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Independent Real Estate Office Celebrates Successful Year
True North Real Estate, LLC ranked first in cumulative real estate sales as a single office, according to the Door County Multiple Listing Service (MLS) data, for the period of January 1 through December 31, 2012.
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Coldwell Banker Sales Signal Uptick in Real Estate Market
Coldwell Banker The Real Estate Group recently became the first real estate company since 2007 to exceed the $50 million mark in real estate sales (according to the Door County Multiple Listing Service statistics).
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DCEDC Sponsors Government Contracting Workshop
On Jan. 24, 9 – 11 am, at Crossroads at Big Creek, the Door County Economic Development Corporation will host a workshop on government contracting with Joe Smetak from the Wisconsin Procurement Institute.
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Door 2 Door Rides Improves Service in 2013
The Door County Public Transit System, better known as Door 2 Door Rides, will be improving its service to Door County residents beginning in January.
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Nominations Sought for Door County Industry and Entrepreneur of the Year Awards
The Door County Economic Development Corporation Board of Directors is soliciting nominations for the annual Door County Industry of the Year Award and the Door County Entrepreneur of the Year Award.
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Official Door County Visitor Guides Now Available
The Door County Visitor Bureau (DCVB) announces the Official Door County Visitor Guide is now available. The free, 178-page travel guide features a wide variety of content about visiting and planning a trip to Door County, including a 2013 calendar of events, detailed index and individual community maps.
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Unity, leaders in hospice and palliative care, recently announced its physicians, Patricia Neuman, DO, and Kafi Wilson, MD, received the Certificate of Added Qualifications (CAQ) in Hospice & Palliative Medicine from the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS).
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Low Lake Levels Force Change for Washington Island Ferry Line
Visitors, residents, and cargo traveling to Washington Island will be taking a different approach once the ice sets in on Lake Michigan. After weeks of dredging and retrofitting, the island’s so-called Potato Dock has been set up as the Washington Island Ferry Line’s winter port of call.
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Old Forestville Dam and Gristmill Put Bread on the Table for 42 Years
In the late 1800s, northeastern Wisconsin farmers were wheat raisers. The grain was ground into flour for their personal use, and any extra provided income.
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SeniorCare, a program that helps Wisconsin seniors pay for prescription drugs, will survive another three years. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services approved a renewal of the program through 2015 on Thursday, Dec.
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700 Swimmers Take the Polar Bear Plunge in Jacksonport
It was 32 degrees in the water and just 24 in the air, but Sue Jarosh insisted it was a beautiful day for swimming. “The temperature is cold, but that is not a factor,” Jarosh said.
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Solar Panels Providing Energy, Education to Washington Island Schools
During this dark part of the year, a lot of people don’t even want to think about how often they’ll see the sun. But students at Washington Island Schools are not only looking at how often the sun comes out, they’re tracking how much power they’re producing because of it.
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UU Fellowship Screens Crossing the Line: Defending Wisconsin’s Environmental Commons
The UU Fellowship’s Movies That Matters series celebrates the power of people standing together at their free screening on Tuesday, January 15 at 4:30 pm.
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New Osprey Platform is Great Place to Raise a Family
Thanks to American Transmission Company (ATC), a nesting platform has been installed on the north side of The Ridges Sanctuary’s property at Highway 57 and Ridges Road in Baileys Harbor, future site of the organization’s new interpretive center.
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Hearing aids are a godsend for those with hearing difficulties, but there are some important places, like churches or auditoriums, where they just don’t work very well.
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Egg Harbor Gets Aggressive With Grease
Last summer as visitors swarmed the village and restaurants served baskets of cheese curds, french fries and burgers, the pipes beneath Egg Harbor ran thick with grease.