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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.

  • Celebrate Camp Meenahga’s 100th Anniversary with Peninsula State Park

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    Celebrate the 100th anniversary of the founding of Camp Meenahga at Peninsula State Park with a birthday party on July 12, 10 am to noon. One hundred years ago on July 12, two determined mothers from St. Louis established a girls camp at Peninsula State Park (1916-1948). At the party, meet founder Alice Orr Clark […]

  • Golf League Results: June 28 – 30

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    ALPINE   Alpine Women’s Golf League (June 28) Event – Discard mystery hole, red #6: A Flight – M. Aiken 34; B Flight – K. Krueger & G. Farley 43; C Flight – D. Staats & C. Tierney 48; D Flight – A. Junion & E. Penpek 48. Low Score: A Flight – M. Aiken […]

  • Triathlon Seeks Course Volunteers for Half Iron July 17

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    Do you want to be a part of the event that raises more than $100,000 for the Door County YMCA and Door County Parks Department? The Door County Triathlon is still looking for a few more volunteers to serve at intersections of the bike and run portions of the course on Sunday, July 17. There […]

  • Peg Egan Presents Corky Siegel and the Chamber Blues

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    Corky Siegel and the Chamber Blues will take the stage at the Peg Egan Performing Arts Center’s Sunset Concert Series on July 10 at 7 pm. Few can claim to have forged an entirely original genre of music. In 1966, Corky Siegel did just that with the help of world-renowned classical maestro Seiji Ozawa, who […]

  • 42 Professional Teams Entered in Death’s Door BBQ Competition

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    A full field of 42 professional teams have entered the 5th Annual Death’s Door BBQ (DDBBQ) on Washington Island. Four of those teams finished in the top 10 in the Team Of the Year standings last year. The event will be held at the Washington Island Airport on Aug. 27. The contest is sanctioned by […]

  • Classic & Wooden Boat Fest Makes Call for Entries

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    The Door County Classic & Wooden Boat Festival is making its annual call for entries for the various events associated with the festival, Aug. 12 & 13. The call includes boats to be exhibited, teams to compete in the Sikaflex Challenge boat building competition and artwork for the new Art Mart Sale. The Door County […]

  • Death’s Door Sunset Cruise Scheduled for July 16

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    The Friends of Plum & Pilot Islands (FOPPI) are hosting a Sunset Cruise through beautiful Death’s Door Passage. This is a critical fundraising effort to assist them with the important work of protecting and preserving Door County landmarks. The cruise is scheduled for July 16 at 6:30 pm, leaving from the Island Clipper dock in […]

  • Crossroads Offers Free Family Programs

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    In July and August, Crossroads at Big Creek in Sturgeon Bay tries to nurture learners of all ages by offering free family programs at 10 am, Mondays through Thursdays. Summer educator Joan Wilkie and naturalist Joel Kaminski will share the teaching responsibilities. Below are dates and topics for the family programs for the week. On […]

  • Door County Land Trust Holds Hike at Kangaroo Lake Nature Preserve

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    The Door County Land Trust will hold the “Conifers and Hardwoods on Ancient Shorelines” hike at Kangaroo Lake Nature Preserve on July 9, 9-11 am. Door County Land Trust protects nearly 500 acres on the northwest end of Kangaroo Lake. The lake lies in a northwest to southeast drainage depression of the Niagara Escarpment and […]

  • Alternative Option Offered to Cross Cana Island Causeway

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    Cana Island Lighthouse & Tower remains one of the Door County’s premier tourist attractions despite the fact that the island is, once again, a true island. The historical structures on the island are maintained by the Door County Maritime Museum under the jurisdiction of the Door County Park System. The raising waters of Lake Michigan […]

  • Comedic Nuns, Ben Folds & More Weekend Plans

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    This weekend has plenty to offer in events both in and out of doors. Become a kayaking expert, bust a gut at Rogue Theater, or bring home the win at the Belgian Days volleyball tournament.   Friday, July 8 Rutabaga Door County Sea Kayak Symposium Paddlers of all skill levels are welcome to participate in […]

  • Roy Lukes: Joyous July

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    It’s when wild plants and animals, along with vegetable and flower gardens, have reached their peaks of perfection that we know we are steeped in the magical month of July. The young of many species of birds are now on the wing, bringing their total population to its highest point of the year. One reason […]

  • Burning Cow Music Festival Returns July 21 – 23

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    It started with a vision and ended with a burning cow. And this summer, for three days, it will once again transform the grounds of the Door Devils Motorcycle Club into an eclectic showcase of original music and tantalizing food. The second annual Burning Cow Music Festival will return to Sturgeon Bay from July 21 […]

  • Journey of a Lifetime: The Great Migration of the Monarch Butterfly

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    The monarch is not just a butterfly, it is the butterfly. It’s the iconic insect of North America, easily recognizable and beloved by everyone with a net and some free time in a prairie. They even have a place in the hearts of entomophobics, who deny the relationship between a monarch and the rest of […]

  • Taking Your Putting Game to the Next Level

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    There is an expression in golf that was coined by the great Bobby Locke that says, “Drive for show, putt for dough.” Modern golf statistics try to prove this theory wrong, but with more than 20 years of teaching and coaching the game, I know that tournaments are won and lost with putting and the […]

  • Wooden Watercraft: The Craft of Egg Harbor’s Shawn Peterson

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    Shawn Peterson leads me past the yardbirds at his Egg Harbor farmstead, into the cool stanchion area of the century-old barn, and through the door into his workshop. It’s a long room, full of sawdust, books and a custom-made table he uses for building his handmade cedar strip boats. “This is where I live,” he […]

  • Northern Door Volleyball League: June 29, 2016 Results

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    Standings As of June 29 Blue Horse Beach Café 20-1 PC Junction 19-2 Husby’s 15-3 Sister Bay Bowl 15-6 Wilson’s 9-12 Nicolet Beach 5-13 Camp David 4-14 Main Street Market 3-18 Team Tomato 0-21   Results June 29 Team Tomato 0, Main Street Market 3 PC Junction 3, Sister Bay Bowl 0 Husby’s 3, Camp […]

  • Weekend Weather Wizard: July 2 – 4, 2016

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    Electric pink clouds meet the cold slate water, and its slick, glistening surface mirrors the changing sky. The languid lapping of the bay is occasionally broken by hearty belly laughs and impromptu sing-a-longs. The fire spits and spats, acquiring more attention as the night sky settles in. In military formation, white pelicans skim over the […]

  • Cherry Growers Have New Pest to Fight

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    There’s a relatively new varmint in Door County that is causing concern for fruit growers. Matt Stasiak of the University of Wisconsin Peninsular Agricultural Research Station gave an update on the dreaded spotted wing drosophilia (SWD) fly at an annual meeting of peninsula cherry growers held at Mr. G’s in Jacksonport on June 28. SWD […]

  • Keep It Safe This Independence Day Weekend

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    I have always loved Independence Day weekend and everything leading up to it: the anticipation of what fireworks my mom would buy, the hour of sparkler usage before dusk, and the explosions of vibrant colors when the sky is finally dark enough to set a magnificent backdrop. But there have always been the inevitable news […]