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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Getting In Tune at Ephraim Wetlands Preserve
The plan was to go on Charlotte Lukes’ mushroom hike at Three Springs the morning of the last Saturday in September, but I had forgotten about the lengthy Highway 57 detour, and not having planned for the extra time that would take, I arrived at the filled Three Springs parking area at 9:12 am, with […]
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Several years ago I photographed a paper birch tree adorned by a stone fence in northern Door County. Even the interestingly marked Holstein cows contained by the several-hundred-foot monstrous structure added beauty to the total picture. You might imagine my surprise the following summer when I returned with some friends, eager to see the picturesque […]
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Middle Schoolers Continue Archaeological Dig at Crossroads
As long as Crossroads at Big Creek can find funding, the Fall Archaeological Dig will be a rite of passage for area middle school students. Thanks to this annual activity, Crossroads has located and registered Native American archaeological sites spanning 2,000 years of occupation on the three Crossroads properties. During the past four years, students […]
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Maritime Museum Offers Free Children’s Admission Special
The Door County Maritime Museum in Sturgeon Bay is offering free admission to children 12 and under with an accompanying paid adult Oct. 15, 22 and 29. The museum offers this opportunity to encourage children to embrace their maritime history and enjoy the interactive exhibits that make learning fun. Children can expect to find interactive, […]
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Historical Society Presents ‘Peninsula State Park in Postcards’ Oct. 7
The Door County Historical Society will host its Saturday afternoon yesteryear programming “Peninsula State Park in Postcards,” presented by Richard Lauder on Oct. 7, 2 pm in the Vignes Schoolhouse at the Heritage Village at 2041 Michigan St. in Sturgeon Bay. Officially established in 1910, Peninsula State Park is an ever-changing location on the Door […]
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Pumpkin Patch, Cider Pressing & More Weekend Plans
This weekend is all about autumn on the Door Peninsula! Egg Harbor hosts Pumpkin Patch Festival, though celebrations of all kinds dot the peninsula on this wonderful October weekend. Friday, October 6 Twilight Tours, Tunes & Tales Experience Eagle Bluff Lighthouse by the glow of lanterns at twilight during this annual celebration of tales, lore, […]
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Door to Nature: Living Fossils
The farthest thing from my mind was a “living fossil” when a friend called me with a strange request many years ago. Robert Marcellus, principal clarinetist with the Cleveland Orchestra at the time and also a member of the Peninsula Music Festival Orchestra, called me seeking the whereabouts of some rather thick, robust scouring rushes. […]
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Eye On the Night Sky: The Colors of the Universe
by Mike Egan, Door Peninsula Astronomical Society Our expectation of what we will see through a telescope sometimes doesn’t square with our actual experience, and disappointment results. So it was with my first telescope experience. A novice, I bought a rather inexpensive Newtonian and set it up on the roof of an apartment house in […]
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Eagle Bluff Lighthouse Hosts Autumn Twilight Tours
Delight in the tales of lighthouse keepers through story, song and poetry at the Eagle Bluff Lighthouse for Twilight Tours, Tunes & Tales on the fall evenings of Sept. 29-30 and Oct. 6-7. On these special evenings a friendly glow will shine on the path leading to the keeper’s house, the same warm glow that […]
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4-H Horse, Pony Ride Takes Place Oct. 8
The annual 2017 Door County 4-H Horse and Pony Fall Trail Ride takes place Oct. 8 at Mary and Phil Bley’s farm at 6832 County Road T in Egg Harbor. Registration begins at 9 am and the ride starts at 10 am. The ride is open to anyone who wants to join in the fun, […]
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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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DNR Releases Eagle Tower Design Concepts
The Department of Natural Resources (DNR) released the three design concepts for Eagle Tower this week, just before a fundraiser for its reconstruction. Depending on the concept design chosen by the DNR, the Sept. 30 fundraiser featuring a live and silent auction of wood from Eagle Tower may be the final effort in raising funds […]
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Door to Nature: Wasps and Hornets
Throughout our lunch hour paper wasps, or what we call wood wasps, flew back and forth past our front windows. Later I couldn’t resist basking in the sun for a while on the Leopold bench near our front yard flower beds. There I saw what appeared to be a sparring match of individual wasps, which […]
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Crossroads Holds Ribbon Cutting for Garden, Parking Lot Expansion Sept. 23
The community is invited to join the Crossroads at Big Creek Board of Directors in a ribbon cutting ceremony to dedicate their Bird and Butterfly Garden and parking lot expansion Sept. 23 at 1 pm. The dedication takes place during the Door County Sustainability Fair 2017. Neither effort is fully complete, but since both projects […]
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Apple Picking, Eating Contests & Winery Tours during Fall Harvest Fest
Lautenbach’s Orchard Country Winery & Market will host its annual Fall Harvest Fest Sept. 23, 10 am – 5 pm, with complimentary tasting of its wines, fresh-picked apples and specialty foods. The fun also includes apples for picking, free guided winery tours – every hour from 10 am – 4 pm; and two delicious contests […]
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Two Sailors Make Trip Across Lake Michigan
Two friends who traveled the width of Lake Michigan on a small sailboat in support of Great Lakes research gained a new respect for the lake. Gusting winds and five-foot waves made for an intense eight-hour journey for Drew Fries and J.T Bohland, two pals who sailed from Two Rivers, Wis., to Ludington, Mich., aboard […]
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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 […]
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Shipwrecked to be Remembered at AleFest
There will be something of a somber feel to the 2017 Egg Harbor AleFest, taking place as it does from noon to 5 pm on Sept. 16 in the shadow of the burned hulk of Shipwrecked, Door County’s oldest extant craft brewery. An electrical fire on Aug. 20 destroyed the popular establishment. “They’re actually going […]
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Door to Nature: A Face Only a Mother Can Love
Many people see this huge bird that circles in the sky like a kite on mild late summer and autumn days, but few get a close look, which may disturb some viewers. The bird whose appearance and reputation is not the best is the turkey vulture. Its seemingly effortless soaring flight is beautiful to behold, […]
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Traveling Exhibit about Wisconsin Waterways Visits Sturgeon Bay
From ancient glaciers to today’s research and industry, water has always been at the heart of Wisconsin and Door County’s history. Made possible by the Wisconsin Historical Society, the Door County Maritime Museum is excited to host the traveling exhibit, Great Lakes, Small Streams: How Water Shapes Wisconsin. The exhibit is currently displayed in the […]