Category: Nature
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Kids Invited to Hike the Evergreen Forest at Crossroads
Family outings at Crossroads at Big Creek in Sturgeon Bay are special. When youngsters are along, it takes a little extra time to cover a trail, but the kids always survive and usually notice things that adults might miss. Families are invited to take park in a hike of the evergreen forest Dec. 9 at […]
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Peninsula State Park Offers First Day Hike
Peninsula State Park will sponsor a First Day Hike Jan. 1, 2018, offering visitors the opportunity to rejuvenate by taking a family friendly trek led by Friends of Peninsula State Park. “This is a great way for the whole family to start off the new year with a healthy activity,” said Chris Holicek, president of […]
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Beekeepers of Door County to Hold Dec. 4 Meeting at Crossroads
Last Monday, the Friends of Crossroads decked the halls of the Collins Learning Center. They invite all to visit the Center between 2 – 4:30 pm daily to check out the Snowy Owl in the Wildlife Exhibit, enjoy the new bird feeding station and see the decorations. On Dec. 1 at 2 pm the Friday […]
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Great Lakes Funding Targets Kewaunee Phragmites
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has awarded the Bay-Lake Regional Planning Commission nearly $600,000 in Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) funding to manage at least 1,000 acres of invasive phragmites, wild parsnip and Japanese knotweed in Kewaunee County. Angela Kowalzek-Adrians, manager of the program for Bay-Lake RPC, said Kewaunee County was the next logical site […]
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The Greater Escarpment Organization of Door County (GEO-DC) now has two homes – one on land and the other in cyberspace. Founded in 2012, GEO-DC, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, seeks to “cultivate knowledge and stewardship of the Niagara Escarpment corridor and its geological, ecological, and cultural wonders in people of all ages and from all […]
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Cure Cabin Fever with Crossroads at Big Creek Hike Nov. 25
The trails at Crossroads at Big Creek will be open on Thanksgiving Day and throughout the hunting season, but the Collins Learning Center will be closed on Thanksgiving. The Friday Film on Nov. 24, 2 pm is Wisconsin Hometown Stories-Door County. This is a repeat screening of the Wisconsin Public Television production so locals can […]
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Hike the Reindeer Trail at Peninsula State Park
Strange tracks have appeared at Peninsula State Park. “I heard the jingle of bells and then felt a whoosh,” said Peninsula State Park Naturalist Kathleen Harris. Come see the tracks for yourself by hiking the Reindeer Trail. The Reindeer Trail, a half-mile woodsy walk, will be ready for young trail trampers on Nov. 25, from […]
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Crossroads Hosts Beech Drop Hike, Astronomy Viewing Night Nov. 18
In the dark forest of Crossroads at Big Creek’s Ida Bay Preserve, flowers are blooming near Zenith Street. When these flowers called beech drops bloom, most people overlook them. These wildflowers tend to blend in with fallen leaves and the people who do notice them assume they are pinkish-brown twigs on the forest floor. Beech […]
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Weather Wizard: Perfect Days of Late Autumn
Two cranes, soft and grey, eat together, tiptoeing through the wet, yellow grasses. They eat in silence, gingerly stepping around each other in small circles, heads down, softly grabbing at marshy treats, just the trills of birds and chitter of red squirrels for dinner music. The pond is shallow and settled, clear as can be […]
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County Parks Director Presents on History, Future of Park System
The Door County Historical Society will host its Saturday afternoon yesteryear program “Door County Parks,” presented by Erik Aleson on Sept. 30 at 2 pm in the Collins Learning Center adjacent to the Heritage Village at 2041 Michigan Street in Sturgeon Bay. What has 992 acres, 12 miles of state trail that was a railroad, […]
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Autumnfest, Comedian Will Durst & More Weekend Plans
Autumn officially arrives on Friday! Celebrate the season of apples, pumpkins and cooler weather with any one of the following festivals and events. Friday, September 22 Washington Island Literary Festival It’s a literary lover’s retreat this weekend on Washington Island, as the peninsula’s top hat welcomes a host of writers, authors and readers to fifth […]