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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Door County winter fun isn’t restricted to cozy living rooms, quiet cafés or dark movie theaters. Don’t get me wrong – cuddling up inside with a good book, sipping tea and knocking movies off my must-see list are great activities for the chilly season – but when temperatures drop, outdoor fun on the ice is […]
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Fifty Miles on Foot: Getting to know the ‘pain cave’ during a solo Fall 50
I was nervous. I have run a marathon. I’ve biked halfway across the country. But running 50 miles was something that I struggled to wrap my head around.
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Meet the Red Squirrel at Crossroads on Nov. 9
There are ample opportunities to get out and hike at Crossroads at Big Creek in Sturgeon Bay. The family program “Meet the Red Squirrel” will be held Nov.
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No One in Sight at Newport State Park
Quite recently, I had a panicked stroll through Newport State Park. I blame Halloween. I blame the sudden quietness of the county as many tourists and seasonal residents have departed.
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Jack O’ Lantern Days Features Weekend of Halloween Activities
A hometown Halloween celebration is in store for Fish Creek’s annual Jack O’ Lantern Days, Oct. 24-27. The fun-filled weekend highlights mask making for kids, pumpkin carvings, a Halloween parade, trick-or-treating, and costume parties for both kids and adults.
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Eagle Bluff Lighthouse Named Featured Lighthouse of 2014
The annual 18th Great Lakes Lighthouse Festival of 2013 was held in Alpena, Mich., October 10 – 13. The event endeavors to “promote the historic lighthouses and life-saving stations of the Great Lakes through educating the public of the restoration, preservation, history and life of the Great Lakes lighthouse stations.
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Crossroads Invites Learners of All Ages to Help with Archaeological Survey
For the last few weeks at Crossroads at Big Creek, enthusiastic middle school students assisted professionals from Midwest Archaeology Consultants as they searched for evidence of early people by conducting a shovel survey along Big Creek.
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Trunk & Treat Event Features Car Decorating Contest
The second annual Trunk & Treat event will be held in the Sturgeon Bay Community Church parking lot on Oct. 31 from 4 – 6:30 pm. There will be cars, candy, food, games, hayrack rides and costumes.
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Have you planned multiple costumes for this year’s Halloween festivities? Because there are quite a few of them throughout Door County! We’ve compiled a few Halloween highlights taking place.
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My friend Whitney and I have zero sense of direction. Case in point – we both require the use of GPS when driving throughout Northern Door. That’s a little pathetic.
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Whoahoo! This Door County weekend has been jam-packed thus far. I’m exhausted, I’m satisfied, I’m sore. And there is a whole sunny fall day left to enjoy.
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Sister Bay Hosts 68th Annual Fall Fest
The 68th annual Sister Bay Fall Fest is October 18, 19 and 20 throughout the Village of Sister Bay, sponsored by the Sister Bay Advancement Association.
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Variety of Hikes Offered at Crossroads
On Oct. 19 at 9 am, pink will be added to the list of fall colors as Crossroads at Big Creek joins Ministry Door County Medical Center (MDCMC) to celebrate Breast Cancer Awareness Month with a special hike.
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Thrills on Third Celebration Set for Oct. 26
The Sturgeon Bay Third Avenue Business Association (TABA) invites the community to the second annual Thrills on Third Celebration on Oct. 26 for a day of fun and safe trick-or-treating.
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It was a beautiful, fall weekend in Door County! Here’s how we enjoyed the peninsula on our free time: Jim Lundstrom went to Pumpkin Patch in Egg Harbor, where he met Cliff Parrington of Egg Harbor.
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Family Fun at Egg Harbor’s Pumpkin Patch Festival
Notice that shine on the apples? And the glint in every Jack O’ Lantern eye? It is time for Pumpkin Patch – Egg Harbor’s annual fall extravaganza on October 12 and 13.
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Pen Park Hosts Spooktacular Candlelight Walk on Oct. 12
Peninsula State Park will host its Spooktacular Candlelight Walk on Oct. 12. This year’s Spooktacular features a mile-long, pumpkin-lit trail, a ‘world premier’ skit “Smokey Bear’s Friends Save the Forest,” a sing-along bonfire, and light refreshments.
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Northern Door Storytellers Guild In Residence at Eagle Bluff Lighthouse
Eagle Bluff Lighthouse Museum invites guests to step back in time and revel in the tales of the keepers through story, song, and poetry. Located in Peninsula State Park, Eagle Bluff Lighthouse welcomes guests to visit the historical building during the evenings of October 11, 18, and 19, from 6:30 – 8 pm.
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Crossroads Participates in International Observe the Moon Night
Unless it rains, Crossroads at Big Creek in collaboration with the Door Peninsula Astronomical Society will participate in the International Observe the Moon Night which will be celebrated all over the world on Oct.
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Cider Pressing Party at Washington Island Farm Museum
The annual Fall Fun Fest & Cider Pressing Party at the Washington Island Farm Museum has been an island tradition since 1987. This year’s event takes place Oct.