Category: On the Water
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Colorful Migrants Finally Wing Their Way to Peninsula
Some of the most beautiful birds in North America are winging their way to and through the Kewaunee/Door County peninsula this week. The first-of-year Baltimore orioles, rose-breasted grosbeaks and ruby-throated hummingbirds are here, and a lucky few bird watchers have seen (or may soon see) orchard orioles, indigo buntings, eastern towhees and scarlet tanagers. If […]
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Explore Life on the Water in Door County
The Door County Visitor Bureau (DCVB) is releasing a series of videos that explore life on the water in Door County. The first in the Door County on the Water series features kayaking around the peninsula. Popular paddling sites featured include Cave Point, Eagle Harbor, Whitefish Dunes, Rieboldt Creek, Kangaroo Lake and more. It also […]
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Coast Guard to Expand Ice Breaking Operations Monday
The Coast Guard plans to expand spring ice breaking operations, entering the bay of Green Bay, Monday. During the ensuing days, icebreaking operations will involve fracturing ice and track preparations to the port cities of Escanaba, Marinette-Menominee and Green Bay. Ice breaking and track work will also occur west of the Sturgeon Bay Ship Canal. […]
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Festival of Nature Coming Up at The Ridges
The Ridges Sanctuary will again offer three days’ worth of programs and field trips – all focusing on different aspects of the Door County environment, and including many new offerings – during its annual Festival of Nature May 23-26. Festival-packet pickup and walk-in registration will be held May 23, 4-7 pm, at the Cook-Albert Fuller Center in […]
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2019 Door County Tall Ships Festival
Some of the most majestic vessels you’ll ever see on the Great Lakes will return to Sturgeon Bay July 29 for the Nicolet Bank Tall Ships Festival. The main festival takes place July 26 – 28 in Green Bay, where attendees can tour ships and join in special excursions on the vessels. Then the ships […]
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The Rotary Club of Sturgeon Bay presents the 26th annual Shipyard Tour on May 4: the one day each year when Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding and CenterPointe Yacht Services open their doors for public tours of the shipbuilding industry. For the first time, advance tickets will be available. Tours departing Fincantieri and CenterPointe will begin at […]
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Catch Paperback Edition of Award-Winning ‘People of the Sturgeon’
Just in time for Wisconsin’s annual sturgeon season (Feb. 9-24), the Wisconsin Historical Society Press has released a new paperback edition of its top-selling, award-winning fishing history, People of the Sturgeon: Wisconsin’s Love Affair with an Ancient Fish by Ronald Bruch, Kathleen Schmitt Kline and Frederick Binkowski. It features photos by the late Bob Rashid. […]
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Love Is in the Air Outdoors, Too
It’s Valentine’s Day weekend, and love is in the air. But in the vast fields and forests of the Kewaunee/Door County peninsula, there’s no need for roses or chocolates. It’s mating season for coyotes, red and gray foxes, wolves, cottontail rabbits, snowshoe hares and raccoons. Coyotes, especially, have been on the move. Increased sightings of […]
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‘Great Lakes Chronicle’ Tells the Story of Coastal Wisconsin
The Wisconsin Historical Society Press helped celebrate last year’s 40th anniversary of the Wisconsin Coastal Management Program with the publication of a book of essays celebrating the state’s coastlines. Called Great Lakes Chronicle: Essays on Coastal Wisconsin, it includes essays written by a wide variety of contributors – including quite a few Door County residents […]
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Sporting Groups Seek Small Increases in DNR License Fees
It’s been 14 years since Wisconsin raised the price of many hunting and fishing licenses, stamps and application fees, and some haven’t been touched since 1997. Despite pleas for small fee increases in recent years from the Wisconsin Wildlife Federation, the Wisconsin Conservation Congress and other sporting and conservation groups, the legislature instead let the […]
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What to Watch in 2019: Celebrate Water Summit
Celebrate Water Door County will conclude its year of celebration with a three-day summit, June 4-6, 2019, at the Landmark Resort in Egg Harbor. Throughout 2018, groups and organizations have celebrated all things water with gallery shows, performances, concerts and more. During the winter, these celebrations will continue through educational presentations and activities organized in […]
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A Half-century of Building Ships at Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding
In October 1975, at the age of 18 and fresh out of high school, Dave Dart started a job at Bay Shipbuilding and had the privilege of working on the first 1,000-foot vessel that the company built in Sturgeon Bay. “My first job was putting together the inner bottoms for the Belle River. You start […]
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2018-2019 Sturgeon Bay Winter Fleet Schedule
The Winter Fleet has already begun arriving for work at Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding. If you love catching these massive ships as they arrive in Sturgeon Bay, here are the days to look for new arrivals in the next month. Dec. 7, 2018: Burns Harbor Dec. 22, 2018: American Courage Dec. 31, 2018 Joseph L. Block […]
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Gills Rock Waterfront Meetings Jan. 14
The Gills Rock Waterfront Access ad hoc committee will host three meetings Jan. 14, 2019 at Northeastern Wisconsin Technical College’s Sister Bay location. Sessions to gather information from the public about what uses they would like to see at the property will start at 10 am, 1 pm, and 7 pm. The committee’s next regular […]
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Body Found at Whitefish Dunes is Likely Missing Swimmer from Harrington Beach State Park
Door County authorities believe the body of a man found floating in the water at Whitefish Dunes State Park Sunday, Sept. 2, is that of 34-year-old Ahmad Adl. Adl went missing while swimming with four friends 120 miles south of the park at Harrington Beach State Park in Ozaukee County the afternoon of Aug. 20. […]
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Underwater Explorer Jill Heinerth to be Keynote
Jill Heinerth will be the keynote speaker at Celebrate Water Door County’s 2019 Water Summit, held at the Landmark Resort in Egg Harbor. Along with Heinerth, Dan Egan, author of The Death and Life of the Great Lakes, will lead a conversational discussion during lunch. These two are just a few of the people who […]
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Olson Park in Algoma Opens New Kayak Launch
The public is invited to ribbon cutting at noon Aug. 30 for the newly installed kayak launch at Olson Park, N8108 Hwy 42, Algoma. The float-style kayak launch will allow for kayakers, canoers and stand-up paddle boarders of all abilities and experience levels to easily access the Ahnapee River. Users can avoid getting their feet […]
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Awards at Door County Classic and Wooden Boat Festival
At the Door County Maritime Museum’s 28th Annual Door County Classic and Wooden Boat Festival on Aug. 11 and 12, Mark Lockman of Green Bay received the People’s Choice Boat of the Year Award for his 2018 21-foot Mark Lockman Sailing Dory. John and Sandy Seaman of Sheboygan Falls received the Skippers’ Choice Best of […]
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Pets Now Allowed at Cave Point Paddle and Pedal
Cave Point Paddle and Pedal now welcomes furry friends. If you have a dog and would like to go on a kayak tour, buy your dog a doggy life jacket, and call to make a reservation. Big dogs, little dogs, loud dogs, quiet dogs and all kinds inbetween are welcome. As long as they have […]
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2018 Classic & Wooden Boat Festival
Held each year during Maritime Week in Sturgeon Bay, the Door County Classic & Wooden Boat Festival, Aug. 11-12, is an event not to miss. In addition to viewing beautiful and fascinating classic and wooden boats, there are nautical displays, a Boathouse Sale, and the concessions tent. There are kids’ activities and the Door County […]