Category: Outdoor

Join the Jacksonport Historical Society for a relaxing Sunday afternoon at Simon Creek Winery, 5896 Bochek Road, on June 14 at 12 pm (it was originally scheduled for June 7).

Volunteers gathered to kick off the 2015 season at the Corner of the Past and Old Anderson House Museum for their annual get-together and planning session.

What do frogs, toads and other amphibians tell us about water quality? As it turns out, quite a lot. On June 18 at 7 pm, Scott Craven will present “Reptiles, Amphibians & Water Quality” as part of The Ridges long-running summer speaker series, Lake Lessons, at the Baileys Harbor Town Hall.

Heritage Village at Big Creek, the Sturgeon Bay interpretive site of the Door County Historical Society, will open its doors for the season on June 14.

The first 440 Door County residents may pick up free well testing kits supplied through a grant from Healthy Water Door County on June 12, 4 – 7 pm, at Crossroads at Big Creek in Sturgeon Bay.

The Sturgeon Bay Skatepark opened last fall, but is now making its presence official. On June 13, the Sturgeon Bay Skatepark will celebrate a Grand Opening from 11 am – 1 pm, with live music by Found the Lost at 11:30 am and a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 12 pm.

This weekend (June 12 – 14), the Door County Maritime Museum (DCMM) will celebrate its 22nd Annual Lighthouse Festival by offering visitors 12 land or water tours of the county’s 11 lighthouses, some of which are only accessible to the public this weekend.

Shalyn Rose hopes to encourage everyone to practice guerilla yoga beyond typical studio walls, especially outdoors in the fresh air and bathed in sunshine.

Crossroads and Heritage Village at Big Creek are honored to host the Sustainable Living Fair on June 5 & 6. This year’s Friday night kick-off will focus on the Niagara Escarpment, recounting the stories, recommendations, and insights from the recent 2015 Sources of Knowledge Forum, titled “The Great Arc: Life on the (L)Edge.

Few things are more closely linked to Door County than its lighthouses. With 11 in all, there are few places in the country where these celebrated sentinels are more concentrated than on the Door Peninsula.

In keeping with the “Old Fashioned Fun” theme of this year’s Olde Ellison Bay Days festival, vintage vehicles are being sought to join in the Grand Parade on June 27.

Environmental scientist and botanist Melissa Curran will conduct two programs for The Ridges this month. As part of the organization’s Lake Lessons series, she will present “Protecting Wisconsin’s Native Orchids” at The Ridges on June 11, 7 pm at the Baileys Harbor Town Hall.

Come to Sister Bay on June 13 and experience three different events in one day at Waterfront Park. Start by trying out kayaking or stand up paddleboarding at Paddlefest from 11 am – 4 pm at the Sister Bay Beach.

A staple of the economic infrastructure in the 1800s is making a comeback on the Door Peninsula. Blacksmithing, presented by the Door County Historical Society, is being taught at the Blacksmith Shop in the Petersen Granary located at the Heritage Village at Big Creek in Sturgeon Bay.

Hike to the Ida Bay Preserve (part of Crossroads at Big Creek) on May 31 at 1 pm. This gentle hike will explore the forests and open areas of this lovely site.

The Ridges Sanctuary’s program schedule has something for everyone to enjoy this June. Naturalist-guided hikes at the Sanctuary begin June 1 and are held daily at 9:30 am and 1:30 pm.

Meet the Makers, being held at von Stiehl Winery in Algoma on June 20, will be a blend of two types of festivals featuring specialty wines and beers made exclusively for that day.

Anyone who has lived in Door County for even a little while has surely heard of the late Gust Klenke. Though he’s been gone since 1982, the memories abide.