Category: Outdoor
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.
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Celebrate Water and Crossroads at Big Creek Combine for Week of Fun Events
Crossroads at Big Creek joins with the Celebrate Water Door County initiative this week with many of the school and group programs featuring water. On Sunday, the Girl Scouts hold their Bridging Ceremony, crossing one of Crossroads five bridges during the nature hikes that follow the creek. Join members of the Door Peninsula Astronomical Center […]
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Door to Nature: The Musical Baltimore Oriole
Spring truly arrived at my home on Tuesday, May 1. The high temperature reached 82 degrees briefly in the afternoon and the first Baltimore oriole arrived at my feeders. It meant that it was time to install the orange holders on the platform feeders for these gorgeous birds with the clear melodic song to enjoy […]
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Washington Island Birding Festival Returns
Chari Rutledge will be working behind the scenes during the three-day Washington Islands Birding Festival this weekend, but every day is a birding fest for the island resident. “I just took a walk up the driveway and saw birds I haven’t seen here in years – a golden-winged warbler and a blue-winged warbler. I haven’t […]
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2018 Door County Farmers Markets
Do you want more local flavor in your diet? Dozens of Door County producers and growers bring fresh food to markets around the peninsula several days a week. Find farm fresh eggs, flowers, produce, locally baked breads and much more as you learn to cook with the seasons. Meet your farmer, learn new recipes, and […]
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Mother’s Day Hike at Crossroads
Crossroads at Big Creek continues to celebrate water and nature with this week’s hikes. Hikes are free and open to the public. On May 12, Crossroads focuses on water with a walk to the dock and lecture. At 10 am join in for an hour-long walk to the dock on The Cove Preserve. Participants can […]
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Looking for a Door County Golf League?
Door County golf courses have a long history of golf leagues. If interested in joining one, there are a number to consider. Below are leagues listed by course. If we missed you, send your league information to [email protected]. ALPINE 7715 Alpine Road, Egg Harbor Tuesday Men’s League. Call Alpine Pro Shop for more information […]
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Spring Fling: Nature Walks in Peninsula State Park
Peninsula State Park offers two spring nature walks this week. On May 10, from 10 to 11:30 am, walk a two-mile route to see sky-high bluffs of the Niagara Escarpment, to watch for trilliums and to learn park history. Eagle Trail is muddy, slippery and a difficult trail. Meet at the Eagle Tower parking lot. […]
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Free Airplane Rides for Young Eagles Day
The EAA Chapter from West Bend presents another Armed Forces and EAA/Young Eagles Day at Ephraim-Gibraltar Airport on June 2. Free airplane rides for kids ages 8-17 include instruction before and during the flight. Before take-off, pilots explain what will take place during the flight including review of aeronautical charts, identifying reference points, preflight inspection […]
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Door to Nature: Garlic Mustard
Strong southwest winds are blowing today and this first day of May is the warmest one of spring, a season we thought would never arrive. I’ve lived up here in northern Door County for nearly 46 years and this was the coldest, snowiest and latest spring I ever experienced. The dry brown woodlands are finally […]
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Schneider Wins Door County Half Marathon for 3rd Time
Rodee Schneider won the Door County Half Marathon for the third time Saturday on a warm day in Peninsula State Park. Schneider, of Madison, finished in 1:16:25, 15 seconds ahead of Jake Erschen. Katelynn Williams fought her way through the heat to pace the women with a time of 1:28:43. The Madison resident finished more […]
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Scottie Rally Holds 18th Annual Parade May 19
On May 19, the Door County Scottie Rally holds their 18th celebration and “Parade of Scots” in Baileys Harbor. The parade is led by the Clan Donald Bagpipe and Drum Corps from 11:15 am to noon. They travel east on County F/EE, down Park Street to Highway 57 and return on County F/EE, arriving at […]
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Crossroads Celebrates Earth Day in May
In May Crossroads at Big Creek offers a number of Earth Day events starting with a few hikes and educational presentations this week. On May 7 at 7 pm, a Crossroads naturalist will lead “Evening at Big Creek,” an evening ramble in the Big Creek preserve. Hikers listen for sounds of spring and visit the […]
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Peninsula State Park Looks for Shorebirds During this Naturalist-led Walk
Look for palm, yellow-rumped, and other warblers as well as shorebirds on May 8 during an hour-long, naturalist-led walk at Peninsula State Park. Limited binoculars are available for loan or bring your own. These walks are easy and less than half-a-mile. The programs are weather dependent. Participants meet at Weborg Shelter at 8am. This program […]
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Rotary Club Holds 25th Annual Shipyard Tours May 5
On May 5, the Rotary Club of Sturgeon Bay presents the 25th Annual Sturgeon Bay Shipyard Tours. For one day each year, Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding and CenterPointe Yacht Services open their doors to the public for tours of the shipbuilding industry. Busses shuttle guests between the three primary locations: Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding, CenterPointe Yacht Services […]
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Egg Harbor Fun Park Gets New Zipline
Egg Harbor Fun Park announces the purchase of a new zipline that is perfect for beginners, families or groups looking to get an experience that is thrilling but not as sky-high as the zipline located at the Team Leadership Center in Sturgeon Bay. Daily zipline tours are available on Memorial Day for $30 and Glow […]
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The Clearing Starts Docent-led Hikes May 5
The Clearing Folk School offers free, docent-led hikes that cover the 128-acre property. These interpretive hiking tours visit the historic buildings and campus led by volunteer docents. The two-hour hikes begin at 1 pm on Saturdays and Sundays starting May 5, and run through the end of October. Hikers meet at the Jens Jensen Visitor […]
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Door County Treasure Hunt Returns Sept. 29
Discover natural, historical, and cultural wonders in mid-Door County (south of Egg Harbor across to Jacksonort and south to the Sturgeon Bay Ship Canal) on Sept. 29 during the second Door County Treasure Hunt. Search for treasures with your team using your Door County Treasure Hunt II clue booklet. At the end of the day, […]
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A Run in the Park…No Matter What: Door County Half Marathon is Here
In the middle of April, the snows of spring came. They always do in Door County, but this was different. Eight to twelve inches. No, 10 to 16 inches. Strike that, could be 20 inches. Or it could just be rain. With the ice of this long winter still on the course, we hoped for […]
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New Waters for Old Sailors: Reconstructed Boat to Sail Around the World
The ancient thought experiment posed by the Ship of Theseus occupies the minds of many college philosophy courses. It asks: If you replace every piece of wood and hardware in a ship over a long period of time so that none of the original material remains, is it still the same ship? Dan McNeil doesn’t […]
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Ridges Ramble – Hiking The Ridges Sanctuary
Nestled along the Door Peninsula’s eastern shore is one of the state’s most biologically diverse ecosystems: The Ridges Sanctuary. A springtime hike among these 1,500 acres introduces visitors to flora and fauna almost exclusive to this little patch of North America, from native orchids to the federally endangered dwarf lake iris. The sanctuary’s namesake comes […]