Category: On the Water
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Kayak Concert Takes to the Water in Sturgeon Bay
Have you ever attended a concert seated inside a kayak or standing atop a paddleboard? If not, you’ll have your chance Saturday, Aug. 27, when the Door County Kayak Concert returns to Sturgeon Bay. “We’re excited to be bringing back this popular event,” said organizer Adam Peronto of Peninsula Charities. Rent a watercraft or supply […]
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Cana Island Lighthouse Reopens
One of Door County’s most revered destinations will reopen to the public Friday, Aug. 12. The Door County Maritime Museum announced that the Phase 4 restoration work at Cana Island Lighthouse is nearly complete and the lighthouse tower and keeper’s quarters will be back open to the public on Friday, Aug. 12 at 10 am. Cana […]
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Food Trucks and Floaties at Anclam Park Saturday
Bring your floaties and your appetites to Anclam Park Saturday, Aug. 13, for the return of Food Trucks and Floaties to Baileys Harbor. Visit Wally’s Weenie Wagon, the Lumberjack Taco Shack, The Dough Shoppe and other local food trucks when they gather at Anclam Park on the south end of town. Enjoy the food, the […]
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Ani, Maritime Week and more This Weekend in Door County (Aug. 5-7, 2022)
Ani DiFranco at DCA She has been called the “greatest folk rocker of her generation,” and she’s coming to the Door Community Auditorium stage this Sunday night. For 30 years Ani DiFranco has given voice to our deepest tensions, challenging her listeners with her lyrics, anger, and frustration, and now takes a stage that would […]
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Learning about the Inland Seas
There’s no better location than a peninsula on the Great Lakes for a program with a water theme Door County’s eight libraries changed course slightly from the one that other public libraries nationwide are following when local librarians remapped their summer reading program to take advantage of one of the peninsula’s greatest assets. “The national […]
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Cruise to Plum and Pilot Islands
The Friends of Plum and Pilot Islands (FOPPI) will host two sunset cruises – July 15 and Aug. 19 – aboard the Island Clipper. They’ll leave Gills Rock at 6 pm and go around Plum and Pilot islands to allow participants to see the islands’ historical lighthouses, lifesaving station and fog-signal buildings. The sunset will serve as […]
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Wild Things: It’s Showtime for Salmon, Steelhead
by KEVIN NAZE, [email protected] Peninsula hosts the state’s best action Six months into the 2022 fishing season, it’s finally go-time for anglers hoping to tangle with some of the most prized species in the Great Lakes. Chinook salmon (kings) and rainbow trout (steelhead) were slow to wake up this year, but with water temperatures finally […]
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Robinsons Invite Public to Retirement Party
Longtime business owners Jim and Ronnie Robinson are inviting the public to their 50th anniversary and retirement party on July 2. The party will be held at The Orrick Home at 11345 Wildwood Court in Sister Bay from 3-9 pm. The Robinsons operated the Wagon Trail Campground from 1976-1994, Shoreline Resort from 1994-2008, and Shoreline […]
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A Third Coast to Dive: Remembering On The Rocks dive lodge
Fifty years ago, during the first few hours of the new year, the phone in a wooden A-frame at the tip of the Door peninsula would ring madly. At the other end of the phone line, eager diving enthusiasts would secure their bunk bed for a weekend during the coming summer. Jim Robinson recalls those […]
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Wild Things: You Don’t Need a Boat to Cash In on Area Fishing Opportunities
by KEVIN NAZE, [email protected] Anglers hoping to score some fillets for a meal of fresh fish have a wide variety of options up and down the Kewaunee/Door County peninsula. In addition to miles of Lake Michigan and Green Bay shoreline, there are at least a dozen inland lakes, rivers and creeks that offer opportunities to […]
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School’s not out for finned targets by KEVIN NAZE, [email protected] June’s arrival is a welcome turning point to what has often been a cold, windy spring. Warmer air and sunshine will lure spawning panfish into the shallows, where they’ll join bass that are already sitting on beds. Look in fewer than three feet of water […]
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Between the Bays: Exploring the Cana Island Lighthouse
Nestled on 8.7 tranquil acres between Moonlight Bay and North Bay in Baileys Harbor is one of the most recognizable and celebrated sights in Door County: the Cana Island Lighthouse. Connected to the mainland by a water-covered, natural-rock causeway, the 89-foot structure – once merely composed of clay Cream City bricks – is now also […]
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Wild Things: Set Your Sights on a Safe Weekend
Properly fitting life jackets are boating essentials by KEVIN NAZE, [email protected] Door County’s fish-filled waters have already been packed with boats this spring, but things are about to get a whole lot busier. Many consider Memorial Day weekend to be the unofficial start to summer and the recreational boating season, and as more boaters take […]
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Wild Things: Spring Fishing Heats Up as Air, Water Temperatures Rise
High winds delay bass tourney opener by KEVIN NAZE, [email protected] Gusty south winds Monday pushed back the two-day Sturgeon Bay Bass Tournament – the first of two major bass-fishing contests in Door County this week – to a Tuesday start. Tournament director Gary Nault said the event, which featured a $10,000 first-place prize, would be […]
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Advance tickets are now on sale online for the Rotary Club of Sturgeon Bay’s 29th annual Shipyard Tour on May 7. For one day each year, Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding opens its doors to the public for tours of the shipbuilding industry. This tour requires a considerable amount of walking and standing on gravel surfaces, so […]
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Wild Things: Walking on (Frozen) Water
Scientists invade Great Lakes next week by KEVIN NAZE, [email protected] U.S. and Canadian scientists will join thousands of ice anglers on the frozen waters of Lake Michigan and other Great Lakes next week. While fishers will be trying to hook the catch of the day, more than two dozen researchers will be drilling through the […]
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Report Highlights Impact of Outdoor Recreation
Outdoor recreation generated $689 billion in economic output in 2020, according to a report from the United States Bureau of Economic Analysis. In Wisconsin, the outdoor-recreation industry contributed $7.8 billion to the state’s GDP, including $569 million from boating, $17 million from canoeing and kayaking, and $309 million from cycling. The RV economy generated another […]
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Wild Things: Whitefish, Wolves and Bears on NRB Meeting Agenda
The state Natural Resources Board (NRB) meeting on Jan. 26 in Madison will include discussion of changes to the Green Bay whitefish commercial quota, the proposed number of black bear permits for the fall hunt and an update on gray wolves. It’ll be the first in-person NRB meeting since the COVID-19 pandemic began. Data shows […]
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Photos by Rachel Lukas Door County got in the New Year’s spirit with creative outdoor activities in Sister Bay, Jacksonport and Egg Harbor over the weekend. Photographer Rachel Lukas hopped around to capture the scenes as we said hello to 2022. A “Balmy” Day for a Polar Plunge The 35th Jacksonport Polar Plunge drew a […]
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Polar Bear Plunge Returns to Jacksonport
The Jacksonport Polar Bear Club (JPBC) is preparing for its annual plunge into Lake Michigan on Jan. 1, 12 pm, to celebrate the new year with an icy dip. After canceling last year’s event, organizers are calling this the 35th and 36th annual event. More than 500 swimmers are expected to take the plunge, which […]