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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Gravity Trails, located at 1420 Pine Drive, Baileys Harbor, is offering a plethora of kayak and zipline tours with favorites such as the clear bottom shipwreck kayak sunset tour.
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The Door County Sail and Power Squadron continues its 2014 summer seminar series with “Mariner’s Compass” on July 26. So you think your Boat’s GPS is pretty slick? What happens when your electronics fail? The Marine Compass is still the boaters’ primary navigation tool and essential when all else fails.
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Lake Lessons, The Ridges’ Thursday evening speaker series, continues on July 24 at 7 pm with “Door County Beach Health: From Beach Bum to Beach Buddy.
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The Cub Scouts recently participated in a Crossroads at Big Creek program on clouds where they learned to recognize the clouds that could indicate dangerous weather.
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On July 20, from 1:30 – 3:30 pm, the Heritage Village at Big Creek will present a fun-filled family day. Activities will include blacksmith demonstrations and docent-led tours.
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Restoring Chief Roy’s Mini-bowl
The Oneida Longhouse Singers and Dancers opened the first season of regular performances since Chief Roy Oshkosh in the mini-bowl behind Chief Oshkosh Native American Arts in Egg Harbor on Wednesday, July 9.
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The Ridges Family Discovery Trail made its debut on June 25, welcoming 60 children from the Door County YMCA to try out the ten interactive stations along the trail.
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On July 19, the Stuff-o-Rama flea market takes place on the grounds of Domicile in Sister Bay from 8 am – 3 pm. Browse vendors showing anything and everything including antiques, books, glassware, jewelry, furniture, golf and sports collectibles, baseball cards, vintage clothing and accessories, eclectic household items, junior clothing, crafts and treasures of all variety.
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This week at Crossroads at Big Creek, the Door County Historical Society will offer several programs about early rural schools and farm life. These programs include a presentation with the “schoolmarm” Joan Wilkie, a talk called “Farming at the Turn of the 20th Century” by George Evenson, and Judy Jesse presenting on “Education in the Rural Schools.
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This year’s Door County Fair will take place July 30 – August 3 at John Miles County Park, 812 N. 14th Ave., in Sturgeon Bay. Musical acts on the Miller Lite Midway Stage will include: Vic Ferrari, Road Trip, Boogie & the Yo-yo’z and, Madison County.
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Ever wonder what times were like in the Civil War? Gain answers to these questions at the Gibraltar Historical Association’s (GHA’s) Civil War Encampment Weekend.
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Fireworks, Fun, and Sunshine this Fourth of July
Bright, beautiful sunshine beamed down on Door County this past Fourth of July weekend – granting visitors and locals alike superb weather to enjoy this year’s festivities.
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Oh, I have slipped the surly bonds of Earth, And danced the skies on laughter-silvered wings; Sunward I’ve climbed and joined the tumbling mirth of sun-split clouds – And done a hundred things you have not dreamed of – Wheeled and soared and swung high in the sunlit silence. Hovering there I’ve chased the shouting […]
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The world of darkness for a majority of people keeps them indoors, mostly in the comfort of their homes or perhaps at a restaurant, theater or concert hall. It took several great nature writers and naturalists to introduce me to the insect wonders of darkness. The two people to whom I owe my deepest thanks […]
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The Ridges Family Discovery Trail made its debut on June 25, welcoming 60 children from the Door County YMCA to try out the ten interactive stations along the trail.
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For those who decide to buy or rent a boat, along with the initial expense you will need to spend plenty more money outfitting your vessel. The Bare Essentials Life jackets, flares, etc.: If you rent a boat this will all be provided. Be sure you have the items you need to show the Coast […]
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What is a potential visitor’s perception of Washington Island? This is a question I often ask myself, especially when trying to come up with marketing ads for radio or print media for the Washington Island Ferry Line, my employer of the past 40 years. There is the ferry ride, of course, pleasant enough most days, […]
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Uncork Summer a Savory Success
With strips of little yellow tickets in hand, we ventured onto the grassy grounds of Ellison Bay’s new event, Uncork Summer, held in conjunction with Olde Ellison Bay Days.
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Door County, this spit of the Niagara Escarpment, is truly a dynamic bit of land – in history, in culture, in nature. I’ve spent a large chunk of my life traversing and exploring this peninsula, noticing here and there the dots of land on the horizon: Adventure Island, Horseshoe Island, Detroit Island. I might stop […]
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Water enthusiasts will be happy to hear that The Ridges Sanctuary is offering guided eco-tours on both Kangaroo Lake and Clark Lake on Wednesdays, July though August.