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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Crafting with Mushrooms, Natural Illustration Classes Offered at The Ridges
The weekend of Sept. 16 – 18 is packed full of events at The Ridges in Baileys Harbor. On Sept. 16, 4 – 7 pm, create beautiful mushroom etchings among a variety of other mushroom crafts during “Wild Crafting with Mushrooms” with Shannon Pump. The fee is $25 for members, $30 public, and $5 for […]
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More Than 120 Craft Beers at Egg Harbor AleFest
Fall is prime beer festival season and Egg Harbor AleFest is celebrating its fifth year on Sept. 17. The first festival was held in 2012 when a group of beer lovers and Egg Harbor Business Association members tapped into the growing craft beer scene. The festival was an immediate success and has grown every year […]
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Fish Creek’s Inside/Outside Sale Offers Deals to Savvy Shoppers
The last weekend in September is a big deal in Fish Creek, with their Annual Inside/Outside Sale, Sept. 23 – 25. Merchants slash prices on everything from apparel to home accents, gifts, gadgets and everything in between. This makes for an exciting weekend as The Inside/Outside Sale provides visitors with Door County’s best shopping experience […]
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In the Wild with Painter Jonathan Wilde
With brush and palette in hand, Jonathan Wilde (pronounced “Will-dee”) has been capturing the landscape and wildlife of his homeland of south-central Wisconsin for 46 years. A keen observer of the natural world, his ability to recreate the intricacies of flora and fauna through oil paints is a natural result of being raised by an […]
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Match Play: The oldest, simplest and purest form of golf competition
Golf is perfect for über competitive people. The kind of folks who get upset playing cornhole or beach volleyball, even rock-paper-scissors. In one sense, few other sports allow you to compete against hundreds of other people simultaneously. Then at the same time, there’s the personal competition always lurking, where a number (your handicap) constantly defines […]
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2nd Hey Hey 5k in Baileys Harbor Sept. 24
There’s still time to sign up for the second annual Hey Hey 5k run in Baileys Harbor Sept. 24 at 8 am! The run, presented by Door County Brewing Co., is a fun way to kick off Autumnfest Saturday in Baileys Harbor. Runners get an awesome race shirt, free Hey Hey 5k pint glass and […]
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Mandolin Orange, Harvest and Ale Fests, & More Weekend Plans
Cooler weather and shorter days have done little to slow the onslaught of entertaining events on the Door Peninsula! Take in a variety of thought-provoking and downright fun music, get crafty with Mother Nature’s bountiful mushrooms, or hop on your bike for a scenic ride through the county. Friday, September 16 Chasing Ice Join Crossroads […]
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Fall Challenge Bike Ride to Welcome 500 Cyclists Saturday
The Peninsula Century Fall Challenge bicycle ride returns to Sister Bay’s Waterfront Park Saturday, Sept. 17, bringing more than 500 cyclists to the village’s new centerpiece. Cyclists can still register for the ride online through Wednesday at peninsulacenturyfallchallenge.com, or in person Friday, Sept. 16 at packet pickup from 4 – 7 pm, and Saturday before […]
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Editor Jim Lundstrom Takes A Clueless Mushroom Hike
Due to circumstances beyond my control, I missed Charlotte Lukes’ mushroom hike at Whitefish Dunes State Park last Saturday. But two days later I hiked the beautiful trails of the Door County Land Trust’s Sturgeon Bay Ship Canal Nature Preserve and was amazed by the variety of mushrooms growing along the trails. Sometimes a flash […]
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Roy & Charlotte Lukes: Sunny Day Sulphurs
The sulphurs and the whites flashing sunshine in their wings have ushered in September. There are no other butterflies in the entire northern hemisphere as abundant as these easily recognized creatures of sunny days. Depending upon where you live the common sulphur butterfly may go by different names, including the clouded sulphur and the […]
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Ridges Celebrates New Boardwalk with Dedication Ceremony
On Sept. 1, The Ridges Sanctuary held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for its new 1,800-foot-long Hidden Brook Boardwalk that connects the sanctuary’s new Cook-Albert Fuller Center with the original boardwalk between the range lights. The boardwalk was inspired by the late Lee Traven, a Baileys Harbor native and Ridges volunteer, and made possible by a donation […]
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Science Snippet: Firefly Facts
In summertime, on a dark night, few of us take the time to ponder the blinking lights of fireflies as they meander around in or near the woods. These little flying lanterns are not flies at all. Rather, they are beetles, a huge group of 400,000 known species, or 40 percent of all insects. Many […]
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Last Chance to See John Muir Exhibit at Crossroads at Big Creek
The John Muir exhibit opened two weeks ago at Crossroads at Big Creek in Sturgeon Bay. Four of the panels are now displayed in the Lower Level of the Collins Learning Center and the other four are in the Vignes School in the Door County Historical Society’s Heritage Village at Big Creek. The exhibit is […]
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Spectators Encouraged to Watch Ephraim Hill Climb Sept. 10
The Ephraim Vintage Festival LLC in association with the Vintage Sportscar Club announces the second annual Ephraim Hill Climb and Concours d’Elegance, featuring rare, pre-war European and American classics and significant post-war sports cars, will be held Sept. 8-11. The Ephraim Hill Climb and Concours is among North American classic automobile concours, as this event […]
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Sturgeon Bay’s Harvest Fest and Street Art Auction of Benches is Sept. 17
Sturgeon Bay kicks off fall festivities in the county with the Harvest Festival and Street Art Auction, Sept. 17, 9 am – 5pm. All the fun begins on Third Avenue with a variety of art and craft vendors, fall store specials citywide, live music, lots of food and more. The Old Bolts Car Club will […]
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Door County Maritime Museum Holds Autumn Lighthouse Fest with Tours
Reacting to the popularity of the Door County Lighthouse Festival each June and a positive response to last October’s first installment of an abbreviated Autumn Door County Lighthouse Festival, the Door County Maritime Museum (DCMM) is again offering some of its most popular tours Columbus Day weekend. Reservations are now being taken for these nautical […]
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Pro Golf Tips: The Greenside Bunker Shot
The last subject to discuss in the short game is the greenside sand shot. Sand traps are hazards and therefore you are not allowed to touch the sand with the club before playing the shot. You are allowed to take practice swings, but you cannot touch the sand while doing so. At address, the club […]
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Golf League Results: Aug. 30 – Sept. 1
ALPINE Alpine Women’s Golf League (Aug. 30) Event – Longest Putt on White #9: A Flight – Vivian Metzler; B Flight – Deb Staats; C Flight – Marilyn Cushing; D Flight – Carolyn Tojek. Low Score: A Flight – Mary Aiken 45; B Flight – Sharon DuJardin 47; C Flight – Marge Bricker 55; D […]
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Dr. Fred and Vonia Huff of Sturgeon Bay had this studio photo taken in their winter finery sometime near the start of the 20th century. We are going to feature the Huffs and others in their winter clothing through the decades in the winter issue of Door County Living, however, we need your help. We […]
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Golf League Results: Aug. 30 – Sept. 1
ALPINE Alpine Women’s Golf League (Aug. 30) Event – Longest Putt on White #9: A Flight – Vivian Metzler; B Flight – Deb Staats; C Flight – Marilyn Cushing; D Flight – Carolyn Tojek. Low Score: A Flight – Mary Aiken 45; B Flight – Sharon DuJardin 47; C Flight – Marge Bricker 55; […]