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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Volunteer Birders Needed for Christmas Bird Count
Volunteer bird enthusiasts all over the country are gearing up for the annual Christmas Bird Count, sponsored by the National Audubon Society. The Ridges Sanctuary in Baileys Harbor coordinates two local bird counts, the Ephraim and Northern Door Counts, scheduled for Dec. 15.
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Enjoy the Winter Weather at Crossroads
Even though temperatures are falling, Crossroads at Big Creek offers ample opportunities to enjoy the start of winter. “A Hike to the Evergreen Forest” will be held on Dec.
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Capture the Spirit in Sister Bay
Get in the holiday spirit, tune up your caroling voice, and bundle up the kids for Sister Bay’s Capture the Spirit event on Nov. 23 and 24.
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The Egg Harbor Business Association (EHBA) announces this year’s Holly Day’s festival to be held the weekend of Thanksgiving, Nov. 23 and 24. The event will kick off the official Christmas shopping season with a little family fun, lots of holiday decorations and festive activities for all ages.
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“Once Upon a Christmas” Features Caroling, Candles and Mrs. Claus
The Gibraltar Historical Association presents “Once Upon a Christmas” on Dec. 16 at Noble Square, with events beginning at 6 pm. “The Fish Creek celebration is for the child in all of us when it comes to the Christmas Season,” said Gibraltar Historical Association President Barbara McKesson.
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I was very fortunate as a boy growing up in Kewaunee that my dad loved trees so much, especially the evergreens. Several little White Spruces, most likely uprooted from my dad’s home farm woods, were planted in several locations. The one growing on our south front lawn was small enough that we young squirts could […]
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Where Underwater Treasures Lie
Mention archeology in Door County and people will likely envision dusty excavations in an Egyptian pyramid. But there’s plenty of action much closer to home – right offshore, in fact, beneath the waters that surround us. In the 19th and early 20th centuries, the Great Lakes were teeming with sail- and steam-powered ships, and hundreds […]
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Baileys Harbor Water Hold Tales of Sailing Ships
It is ironic that what would become Baileys Harbor was chanced upon in 1848 by a sea captain who found safe shelter from a storm. In the 164 years since that fortuitous event, there have been more boating tragedies off Door County than in any other location on Lake Michigan, and 61 of the wrecks […]
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Embracing the Midwest’s Deer Hunting Tradition
I walk alone through a patch of Minnesota forest, my winter boots crackle and crunch a thick layer of dead leaves as I adjust an oversized blaze orange coat, and hum to keep calm.
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Explore Tree Rings and the Night Sky at Crossroads
Crossroads at Big Creek continues to offer educational programming in November. Three distinct programs open to the community are scheduled for Nov. 10.
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Crossroads Introduces the Council Ring
Rings are being formed throughout Crossroads at Big Creek this month. The largest, and most impressive, ring is the newly created Council Ring. The Council Ring is a ring of massive dolomite boulders and will be used for campfires, concerts, storytelling and educational programs.
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Become a Master Gardener Volunteer
The Door County Master Gardeners Association (DCMGA) is offering a training program this winter for anyone wanting to become a Master Gardener Volunteer.
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Jack-O-Lantern Days Puts the ‘Eeek!’ in Fish Creek
A hometown Halloween celebration is in store for Fish Creek’s annual Jack-O-Lantern Days, Oct. 25 – 28. The weekend includes mask making for kids, pumpkin carvings, a Halloween parade, trick-or-treating, and costume parties for kids and adults.
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“Thrills on Third” Halloween Celebration
Sturgeon Bay’s first annual “Thrills on Third” Halloween celebration is set for Oct. 27. The Third Avenue Business Association is planning the event for local kids and families; it includes pumpkin painting, a costume parade with prizes and trick-or-treating.
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Crossroads Celebrates Astronomy Day with Dedication Ceremony
Crossroads at Big Creek celebrates Astronomy Day 2012 with “A Celebration of the Sun,” on Oct. 20. As part of the celebration, the Door Peninsula Astronomical Society will dedicate a sundial, a project of the Leadership Door County Class of 2012, at 1 pm in the Astronomy Campus of Crossroads.
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Trunk & Treat at Sturgeon Bay Community Church
Cars, candy and community will be part of the first annual Trunk & Treat event at Sturgeon Bay Community Church on Oct. 31, 4 – 6:30 pm. This Halloween celebration features a car show and was created to provide a safe place for kids to collect candy while parents can enjoy the cars and decorations.
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67th Annual Fall Fest Schedule
Friday, October 12 • 9am-5pm: Classic Auto Show – Waterfront Park • 10am-5pm: Arts & Crafts Show – Mill Road • 10am-5pm: Concessions – Various places in Sister Bay • 4-8pm: Modern Day Drifters – Husby’s • 5-8pm: Fish Boil – Fire Station on Mill Road • 6-7 pm: Children’s Cake Walk – Village Hall […]
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Sister Bay Hosts Granddaddy of Door County Festivals: Fall Fest
The 67th annual Sister Bay Fall Fest, Oct. 12 – 14, could go down in the memory books, and not only for the Sister Bay Centennial Celebration, but for the number of new additions/improvements to the festival.
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Astronomy Day at Crossroads includes Sundial Dedication
The Door County Leadership Class of 2011-2012 announces the upcoming dedication of their class project on Oct. 20 during Astronomy Day at the Astronomical Society ground’s adjacent to Crossroads at Big Creek.
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DC Adventure Center Offers Glow Stick Zip Line Tour and Barn Dance
Squares, lines, and circles will fill the renovated turn-of-the-century dairy barn on Oct. 13, 6 – 9 pm, as part of the Door County Adventure Center’s barn dance.