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Getting outside in Door County is a must! While you can always explore a trail or lake shore on your own, the calendar is dotted with guided hikes, wildlife tours, bird watching treks, and cross-country skiing meetups. Find a group bicycle ride, a naturalist session, or paddleboard tour and explore Door County’s natural wonders.

  • Christmas Comes to Sturgeon Bay Nov. 17

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    Join the Sturgeon Bay Visitor Center (SBVC), Nicolet National Bank, and the entire Sturgeon Bay community for holiday fun during the 2018 Christmas by the Bay Holiday Parade on Nov. 17, 10 am. Wave to Santa as he rides by on his sleigh, dance to the Sturgeon Bay High School’s Band Christmas songs, and more. […]

  • Halloween at Red Putter

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    The Red Putter Mini Golf in North Ephraim has been dressing up the gnomes and bringing out the witches and ghosts to make a fun destination for Halloween. “For years we’ve stayed open through Oct. 31,” said course manager Tracy Yttri Opper. “It began with my father (the late Bob Yttri) when people requested he […]

  • Sturgeon Bay Holiday Parade

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    Join the Sturgeon Bay Visitor Center (SBVC), Nicolet National Bank, and the rest of the Sturgeon Bay community to celebrate the holidays Nov. 16 – 18 during the annual Christmas by the Bay event. Come and stay in Sturgeon Bay to create holiday traditions and memories for the entire family. Bring family and friends to […]

  • Halloween in Door County

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    Halloween Day Wednesday, Oct. 31 Happy Halloween! It’s time to trick or treat and join in the Halloween festivities with crafts, costume contests and more. Here’s what is happening around the peninsula for the holiday. Trick or Treat! Halloween in the Harbor in Baileys Harbor Ghouls and goblins are getting ready for the Baileys Harbor […]

  • Pre-Halloween Halloweening: Weekend Primer Podcast

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    Andrew and Matt are back with your weekend primer! Events this weekend include: YMCA Halloween Parties Thrills on Third in Sturgeon Bay DIY Slime at the Sturgeon Bay Library Stone Harbor Restaurant Halloween Party Trouble at Tropicana Halloween Safe Walk in Egg Harbor Dark Songs at the Holiday Music Hotel and Jack o’ Lantern Days […]

  • Home on the Range (Light)

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    For the past 150 years, the Baileys Harbor Range Lights have signaled home to the peninsula’s mariners. But only a select few people have been able to call the upper Range Light their own home during the early years of the beacon’s history. “They had a pretty good life compared to other people living on […]

  • Rain, Sleet, Snow, Wind – All No Match for 2018 Fall 50 Runners

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    The rain came, followed by sleet, which turned into snow, which was whipped into faces by wind gusting up to 40 miles per hour. Yet somehow through all of that, 63 solo runners still completed the 2018 Door County Fall 50 Saturday, Oct. 20. Founder Sean Ryan said it was the worst conditions in the […]

  • School Safety and Referendums, Fall 50: Pulse Podcast

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    Andrew Kleidon is joined by Myles Dannhausen this week to wrap up this weeks news regarding the Fish Creek Beach bathrooms, the upcoming school referendums, and more. Our feature this week focuses on this weekend’s Fall 50 race, the history of the event, the costumes, and the course.

  • Door County Renaissance Faire Looking for Volunteers

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    The Door County Renaissance Development Group, Inc. is looking for volunteers to help with the Door County Renaissance Faire. In 2018 the Faire was canceled due to a lack of volunteers. If you’d like to see the Faire again in 2019, please consider volunteering. The tentative dates for 2019 are June 29 & 30 as […]

  • Door to Nature: Frogs and Toads in Autumn

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    I taught a class with Don Quintenz at Lawrence University’s northern campus, Björklunden, the week of Oct. 1 – 5. Our students spent much time hiking and exploring many natural areas, parks and preserves to examine the plants, trees and mushrooms growing there. On several occasions we heard the far-reaching “peEEP peEEP” song of the […]

  • Astronomy Day at Crossroads

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    Astronomy Day 2018, sponsored by the Door Peninsula Astronomical Society (DPAS), is scheduled for Oct. 20. The DPAS offers this educational outreach annually at the Crossroads Astronomy Campus, 2200 Utah Street. The 2018 theme is “Waves” and is part of the Wisconsin Science Festival. This year features a lecture at 7 pm to educate and […]

  • Haunted Harbor Halloween in Baileys Harbor

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    Ghouls and goblins are getting ready for the Baileys Harbor “Haunted Harbor Halloween Party” on Oct. 31. Start your night off by trick-or-treating throughout downtown from 5 – 7 pm. Be sure to pop in at businesses staying open for all the kiddos. Remember to turn your porch light on during the trick-or-treat hours to […]

  • Voters Say Yes to Gills Rock Shoreline Purchase

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    A full house turned out for Tuesday’s special Liberty Grove Town Board meeting, most of them there to say yes to the town’s proposal to purchase three properties on the Gills Rock shoreline for $1.45 million. The proposal passed by a vote of 111 – 19 via paper ballots. The stretch of 440 feet of […]

  • Gibraltar Referendum, Fall Fest Then and Now – Pulse Podcast

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    Andrew Kleidon is joined by Myles Dannhausen and Aleah Kidd to talk about the upcoming Fish Creek boat house vote, the Gibraltar referendum, and Fall Fest weekend in Sister Bay.

  • ‘Glaciers, Fossils and Rocks’ at Newport State Park

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    Celebrate the Wisconsin Science Festival at Newport State Park and learn about the geologic history of Wisconsin. The program is held on Oct. 13 in the Nature Center from 1-3 pm. See the rocks below your feet in beautiful, geologically-rich Door County during “Glaciers, Fossils and Rocks, Oh My!” at Newport State Park. Get to […]

  • Fall Colors at Crossroads at Big Creek

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    It’s autumn at Crossroads at Big Creek and they have been busy with locals and tourists enjoying the season. Hikers often express disappointment that the colors are not vibrant at Crossroads. While they don’t get enough sunshine to change colors like other places, you can experience fall at Crossroads through a different sense. For what […]

  • Fall Cleanup Tips

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    Editor’s note:  As we’re reaching further into autumn, the golf section comes to a close this week. In anticipation of the end of the golf season, we’re reprinting an article from Sean Zak about preparing golf equipment for storage until spring.   If you’ve had enough golf this year, if it was filled with enough […]

  • Door to Nature: A Season for Mushrooms

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    This year wild mushroom hunting in central northern Door County has not been very good. I keep records of rainfall and the last time my land had an inch or more of rain in one day was May 25. (Now, after writing this story, we received 1.15 inches the night of Oct. 1.) Many areas […]

  • United Methodist Church Holds 40th Annual Apple Bazaar

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    Sturgeon Bay United Methodist Church is holding its 40th Annual Apple Bazaar on Oct. 20, 9 am – 2 pm. Coffee, cider and doughnuts are available until 11 am, with lunch from 11 am – 1:30 pm. Lunch items include soup, hamburgers, hot dogs and homemade apple pie. The afternoon features a number of other […]

  • Eagle Bluff Lighthouse 150th Anniversary

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    Eagle Bluff Lighthouse is celebrating its 150th anniversary this year. Join the Door County Historical Society (DCHS) on Oct. 15, 10 am, to commemorate Eagle Bluff’s 150 years of service. On Oct. 15, 1868, the light beamed from the Eagle Bluff tower for the first time. The lighthouse immediately gained status as an important navigational […]