Category: Outdoor

Crossroads at Big Creek will hold an EGGstravaganza, their annual celebration of eggs, the day before Easter. This event is not a hunt; instead, learners of all ages explore the wonders of bird eggs – the various strengths, shapes and variations.

The Door County Sail & Power Squadron offers ABC-3, a boater’s safety course, beginning April 16 at Northeast Wisconsin Technical College in Sturgeon Bay.

The 20th annual Door County Lighthouse Festival, scheduled for June 7 – 9, promises a weekend filled with special land-based tours and exciting boat excursions.

Door County Adventure Center opened registration for summer camps. Does your child need to meet new friends or increase his/her personal confidence? Is your child adventurous? Then Camp Confidence is a perfect summer camp opportunity.

Beer lovers rejoice – tickets for the 2013 Door County Beer Festival are now available at www.doorcountybeer.com! After drawing 1,100 people to the grounds of the Baileys Harbor Town Hall in 2012, the event returns June 15, 2013, offering tastings of more than 140 of the world’s best craft beers, locally sourced food and incredible live music.

Sister Bay will host their third annual Egg Hunt on March 30. Eggs will be hidden all around Waterfront Park in downtown Sister Bay (inside the Sister Bay Village Hall if it’s raining), and in different sections according to age group.

Visit Peninsula State Park’s Nature Center on March 16 at 11 am to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day and hear the Legend of the Wild Swans. Visitors will listen to this Celtic folk tale, and then learn about Wisconsin swans.

A Door County tradition continues with Ellison Bay’s 47th Annual Olde Ellison Bay Days Festival, scheduled for June 28 & 29. This year’s theme is “Feed the Fish,” selected in recognition of the film of that title starring Tony Shalhoub, star of the television series Monk.

The Door County Fair has announced the dates for the 2013 fair, July 31 – Aug. 4 at John Miles County Park in Sturgeon Bay. Musical acts for this year’s fair include Vic Ferrari, Glass Hammer, Boogie & the Yo-yo’z, Back Home Boys, and Michael Raye and The Works.

Crossroads at Big Creek in Sturgeon Bay will celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with two nature hikes appropriately titled, “In Search of Green.” On March 16 at 1:30 and 3:30 pm, join the naturalist for a one-hour hike through the preserve.

The Ephraim Yacht Club (EYC) has announced its junior group sailing lesson program for 2013. The EYC will offer lessons over a ten-week period beginning June 10, in two one-week sessions and four two-week sessions.

Swallows may be flying back to Capistrano, but when bluebirds appear in Door County in March, it’s a sure sign that spring is on the way. In some areas, though, the returning bluebirds have a hard time finding a home.

The Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Door County is hosting classes about organic gardening on three Thursdays in March from 1 – 3:30 pm. Ben Johansen will teach the classes.

For as long as snow conditions are adequate, the Friends of Crossroads will continue the Sunday Community Ski Program held every Sunday afternoon at Crossroads at Big Creek.

Don your Mardi Gras beads and break out of your cabin fever with a party on the ice! To celebrate the conclusion of the third annual Ice Fishing Tournament, Husby’s Food & Spirits will host a Mardi Gras themed party on March 3 on the ice surrounding Sister Bay.

Last year we were suckered out of a white winter and I realized going without the cold season isn’t as pleasant as it sounds. The tough parts of winter (chipping ice off your windshield with a dust pan when you can’t find your ice scraper), is totally worth it for the good (the hot chocolate, wool blankets, fireplace, and breaking out the cross country skis).

Grab your tip-ups and portable shanties, Husby’s Food & Spirits in Sister Bay is holding it’s third annual Ice Fishing Tournament. Fishermen are invited to brave the elements and try their luck in the public waters of Door and Kewaunee Counties from 4 am on Feb. 28, until final weigh in at 2 pm on March 2.

Crossroads at Big Creek has a honey of an event scheduled for the culminating Door County Reads event – Honey Fest with special guest Max Martin on Feb. 16, 2 – 4 pm.

Geocaching is a great way to get the whole family exploring the outdoors together. The Ridges Sanctuary in Baileys Harbor will hold a Geocaching Workshop & Treasure Hunt on Feb. 16, 2 – 4 pm.

The Frozen Tundra Wine Fest at Parallel 44 Vineyard, a must-attend fest for any hardy Wisconsinite, will be held Feb. 23, 12 – 6 pm. The $10 admission includes wine samples, a Frozen Tundra wine glass, tours of the vineyard and winery and live music.