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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Girl Scouts Grow a Pizza Garden
Bet you didn’t know there was pizza growing at the Ridges Sanctuary this summer – six big slices, to be exact. One of the ideas that came out of the Design Team Project in Baileys Harbor last November was building relationships through a community garden. Lori and Michael Kemmler volunteered to work on the idea. […]
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Roy & Charlotte Lukes: More Mushrooms!
So many friends are telling me of all the mushrooms they see on their walks in our county parks and preserves, and even in their own yards. The autumn rains have not been as heavy as I wish but there has been enough to keep the fungi flourishing. Once we received a cold spell, two […]
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Halloween 2016 Events & Trick or Treat Hours
Baileys Harbor Trick or treating, Oct. 31 from 5-8 pm. Halloween party in the town hall, Oct. 31 from 5:30-7 pm. Kids’ costume contest at 6:30 pm. Food and drinks, spooky sensory table, haunted house and scavenger hunt. Egg Harbor Halloween Safe Walk through Egg Harbor Shops, Oct. 29 from 2-4 pm. Fish Creek Jack […]
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Preliminary registration numbers indicate a strong 2016 bear hunt, with 4,643 bears registered. “This was another successful season for Wisconsin bear hunters. The preliminary harvest of 4,643 is very close to the 2016 quota of 4,750,” said David MacFarland, DNR large carnivore specialist. “Wisconsin continues to have a healthy bear population, which provides more […]
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Commentary: Gaylord, Aldo and John
Wisconsin has long been known for its quality exports, from beverages to bathroom tissues, from mozzarella to motorcycles. But it’s been said that the best things in life aren’t things. The Badger State’s most valuable commodities aren’t things at all. They are the lesser known exports that have to do with knowledge and wisdom, particularly […]
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The Fall Color Report compiled by the Wisconsin Department of Tourism estimated that the fall colors in Door County would peak this week. While most of northern Wisconsin is past its peak and southern counties are just beginning to turn, we looked at what makes the leaves change color and why we have had a […]
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Get Lost…at Schopf’s Corn Maze
Roxanne Schopf’s biggest responsibility in the autumn season is to get you lost, and if this year’s corn maze at Schopf’s Hilltop Dairy is any indication, she is succeeding at every twist and turn. Roxanne, who owns and operates Hilltop Dairy with her husband Dennis, is one of the main designers of this year’s popular […]
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Crossroads at Big Creek Celebrates Wisconsin Science Festival 2016
Crossroads at Big Creek is dedicated to providing education in science, history and the environment, usually one topic at a time, but this week, all three disciplines will be featured on Oct. 26-29. On Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, Crossroads will celebrate the Wisconsin Science Festival 2016. On Oct. 26 at 6:30 pm, CODE: Debugging the […]
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Baileys Harbor Trick or Treating, Oct. 31 from 5-8 pm. Halloween party in the town hall, Oct. 31 from 5:30-7 pm. Kids’ costume contest at 6:30 pm. Food and drinks, spooky sensory table, haunted house and scavenger hunt. Egg Harbor Halloween Safe Walk through Egg Harbor Shops, Oct. 29 from 2-4 pm. Fish […]
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Raptors and Wreaths at The Ridges
Have you ever met an owl face to face? What about a hawk? A falcon? Meet some of Wisconsin’s common but rarely encountered birds on Oct. 22 at 10 am. Discover what a raptor is, hear their stories and learn what you can do to ensure they remain a significant part of the ecosystem. Advanced […]
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Hunting Camp Memoir Bags Trophies, Tricks & Traditions
The outhouse is always cold, the porcupines and mice are always a problem, and the vehicles are always getting stuck in the mud, but there’s nowhere else these men would rather be. Meet the “Jolly Boys,” five northern Wisconsin men who built a shack called Hunting Camp 52, affectionately nicknamed “Blue Heaven,” in 1955 and […]
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Science Snippet: Bumblebees’ Pollen Baskets
Bumblebees (genus Bombus) carry their shopping baskets on their hind legs. These “pollen baskets” are made up of specialized hairs that quickly sweep pollen from flowers into a mass attached to the leg. The mass continues to grow as the bee moves from one flower to another, where it cozies up to the pollen-bearing […]
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Old-Time Techniques: Group to Build Using Only Primitive Tools
Last week, in the otherwise quiet woods on Beach Road north of Sister Bay, you could hear the occasional thunk of an axe striking wood. If you slowed down, you might have seen a group of 25 men hauling smooth-skinned logs through the trees using nothing but rusty clamps with wooden grips. “It makes it […]
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Roy & Charlotte Lukes: The Forest of Lilliput
When is the last time you were in the forest of Lilliput? Charlotte and I could very well have been there several days ago at Whitefish Dunes State Park. The beauty of the small plants such as the fungi, mosses and ground pines brought us first to our knees and finally to our bellies. It […]
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Weather Wizard: The Life Worth Living
A foggy morning gave way to a bright blue afternoon, and wet golden leaves began to dry and curl in the sun. These fall days almost require a walk in the woods, and as I drove past pumpkin patches and yellowed soybean fields, I looked forward to the solitude of a quiet autumn walk. Arriving […]
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Ridges Naturalist to Lead Logan Creek Guided Hike
Join a Ridges naturalist on Oct. 16 at 2 pm for a guided hike through the beautiful and colorful fall landscape of Logan Creek. Owned and managed by The Ridges, the Logan Creek property is comprised of a variety of habitats, including upland hardwood forest, lowland cedar-hemlock forest and frontage along both Clark Lake and […]
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Mask-Making, Costume Parade at Fish Creek’s Jack O’Lantern Days
Both visitors and locals look forward to Fish Creek’s annual Jack O’Lantern Days every year. Hosted by the Fish Creek Civic Association (FCCA), Jack O’Lantern Days – Oct. 28-30 – is a true hometown Halloween celebration. Start the day at the Peninsula School of Art for their family mask-making workshop. The workshop is from 9 […]
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Door County Master Gardeners Begin Fall Seminar Series with “Sustainable Gardens”
Door County Master Gardeners Association (DCMGA) announces its 2016 Fall Garden Seminar is “Sustainable Gardens: Designs and Plants for ‘Greener’ Gardens and Inspirations from Olbrich Gardens and Beyond” with Jeff Epping, director of horticulture, Olbrich Botanical Gardens, Madison. The seminar is scheduled for Nov. 5, 9 am – 2 pm, at the Paul J. Bertschinger […]
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Enter Challenge to Win a 2017 State Park Sticker
Picture yourself surrounded by fall colors in any of 12 Wisconsin State Park System properties. Then literally picture yourself at designated locations in those properties, post the images on Twitter or Instagram or upload to the Department of Tourism’s TravelWisconsin.com website. Photos will be verified for location and then will be entered in a drawing […]
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Roy & Charlotte Lukes: Geese and Cranes Gather
Every now and then something quite wonderful happens as I sit staring at a blank page collecting my thoughts for a story. As usual I had scribbled the night before at least two pages of words, ideas and phrases marked with circles or bold underlines to set apart important thoughts frequently connected by arrows or […]