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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A new video produced by Peninsula Filmworks for the Door County Visitor Bureau answers the question all residents get asked by tourists: “What do you do here in the winter?” A lot more than you think, the video answers with interviews of locals who’ve come to love winter on the peninsula. Ice fishing, hiking, and […]
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Elementary Students Create New Prairie Ecosystem at Southern Door Schools
Students at the Southern Door Elementary School spent the cool and sunny day on Nov. 29 planting a sea of prairie grasses and pollinators next to the school forest. The project, commissioned by the district’s School Forest Committee, will give students the opportunity to watch prairie grasses and wildflowers grow along with their own growth […]
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Roy and Charlotte Lukes: Disappearing Northern Yew
The evergreens’ popularity soars each year with the approach of Christmas. Trees including balsam fir, concolor fir, the white, red, jack and Scots (not Scotch) pines, white spruce and arborvitae are never more sought after than during this special season. Several other small evergreen plants have been traditionally included in home decorations, wreaths and table […]
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Lighthouses – What is the Fascination?
By Bob Desh A variety of towers have played essential rolls in the nation’s maritime history. Signal towers, watch towers and light towers in a wide variety of shapes and sizes once dotted America’s coastlines, including here on the Great Lakes. No matter their original purpose, these historic maritime towers continue to fascinate. The […]
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More Bucks Killed During 2016 Gun Deer Season
Close to 600,000 deer hunters embraced the excitement of another nine-day gun deer season in Wisconsin, and preliminary numbers show an increase in the buck harvest, especially in the far northern counties. Preliminary registration figures indicate a total of 97,892 hunters were successful in their pursuit of a buck, an increase of 5,282 (5.7 percent) […]
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The Ridges Sanctuary Celebrates the Holidays with Natural Christmas
In the first week of December at The Ridges Sanctuary, there are a number of events to start the holiday season. On Dec. 3 at 6:30 pm, go on a night sky hike. A hike at The Ridges is nice anytime, but a night walk can be amazing. On this night, the moon will be […]
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Evergreen Identification Workshop at Crossroads at Big Creek
At Crossroads at Big Creek, evergreens are thought about most of the year, but trees are of special interest as the holidays approach. Christmas trees are not harvested from forests, but rather, grown as crops. In the years they grow, trees make significant contributions to the environment by way of oxygen production, reductions in air […]
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Winter Warmer Release, Holiday Fests & More Weekend Plans
‘Tis the season to be jolly! Why not amp up your Christmas spirit with some winery open houses, a couple local festivals and a wonderful night sky hike? Friday, December 2 Holiday Open Houses Kick off your first December weekend with a sampling of local wineries! Parallel 44 Winery in Kewaunee is decked out for […]
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Green Bay and Philadelphia to Meet on Monday Night Football
The Green Bay Packers will wrap up their three-game road trip in Philadelphia with hopes of snapping a four-game losing streak with a win over the Eagles on Monday Night Football. The Packers are coming off a 42-24 loss to the Washington Redskins on last week’s Sunday Night Football while the Eagles look to recover […]
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Finding Favre: An Interview with Biographer Jeff Pearlman
Few athletes have been covered as much or as nauseatingly as former Green Bay Packers quarterback Brett Favre. You’d think that would leave little left to be said about the man inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame last summer, but you’d be wrong. In his just-released biography, Gunslinger: The Remarkable, Improbable, Iconic Life […]
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Door County Half Marathon Seeks Runners for Charities
Do you need more motivation to run this winter? The Door County Half Marathon and Nicolet Bay 5k’s Run For A Cause program is now accepting runners for its 2017 program. Run For A Cause gives runners a free registration to the May 6, 2017, race in Peninsula State Park to any runner who raises […]
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Roy & Charlotte Lukes: Preparing for the Christmas Bird Count
A statement used in advertising in the past, “You’ve come a long way, baby!” could apply very appropriately to the annual Christmas Bird Count (CBC) which has become so popular throughout this continent over the past 116 years. These yearly early winter counts are sponsored by the National Audubon Society and the U.S. Fish and […]
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Ephraim’s Christmas in the Village Celebration is Dec. 3
Each year, the Ephraim Business Council holds a Christmas in the Village celebration the first Saturday in December– this year, Dec. 3. In addition to the open houses, children events, Santa’s reindeer and the official lighting of the Village Christmas tree, the Ephraim Moravian Church holds a special ADVENTure from 11 am to 2 pm […]
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Trails Open at Crossroads during Thanksgiving Holiday
The Collins Leaning Center will be closed over the Thanksgiving holidays, but the trails will be open for those who want to be blessed by beauty of nature this time of year. On Nov. 27, take part in the lecture “Red Squirrels and their Harvest Homes” at 2 pm. A traditional Thanksgiving hymn describes a […]
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Next DPAS Meeting includes Screening of Stephen Hawking’s ‘Genius’
The Door Peninsula Astronomical Society meets on Dec. 6 at 7 pm at the Stonecipher Astronomy Center, 2200 Utah St. in Sturgeon Bay. The program includes a video and discussion about Stephen Hawking’s series Genius. The Viewing Object of the Month will be discussed and refreshments will be served. Visitors are always welcome. For more […]
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Maritime Speaker Series Begins with the ‘Niagara’ Wreck
The Door County Maritime Museum’s popular Maritime Speaker Series returns with four monthly programs beginning Dec. 8 and continuing until March 2, 2017. All programs begin at 7 pm. This year’s series begins with a program presented by former Door County Maritime Museum Executive Director Bob Desh that will not only serve to conclude the […]
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Thanksgiving Day Parade, Holiday Festivities & More Weekend Plans
It’s all about family, friends and community this weekend in Door County! Join the generous folks in Jacksonport for the annual Thanksgiving Day Parade on Thursday, head to Sister Bay and Egg Harbor for a weekend of festive fun, and shop local on Small Business Saturday. Thursday, November 24 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade It’s the […]
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Land Trust to Conserve 305 Acres of Björklunden Campus
On Nov. 17, the President of Lawrence University, Mark Burstein, and representatives of the Door County Land Trust signed a conservation easement to protect 305-acres of the Björklunden campus in perpetuity. “One of the things we think a lot about at Lawrence is the idea of stewardship,” said Burstein. “This partnership really allows us to […]
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Harbor Holiday in Baileys Harbor (Dec. 3-4)
Join us for a great community event including a Christmas parade, arts & crafts and a tree lighting ceremony! Saturday, December 3 1 – 3pm: Cookies and hot chocolate at the Toft House 3pm: Parade and caroling from visitor’s center to town hall 4 – 6pm: Harbor Holiday Party at town hall; arts and crafts […]
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Ephraim’s Christmas In the Village 2016
Featuring fun family crafts, soup and chili, and a meet-and-greet with Santa and his sled dogs. Saturday, December 3 11am – 2pm: ADVENTure and sweets sale at Ephraim Moravian Church 11:30am – 12:30pm: Children’s holiday stories at Ephraim library 12:30 – 3:30pm: Holiday craft, cookie decorating and heritage games inside Ephraim Village Hall 1 – […]