Category: Outdoor

At Double K-W Ostrich & Exotic Animal Farm, any trip to Washington Island can be turned into a mini-safari. There’s a checklist of exciting and mysterious animals just waiting there for you to discover (and pet!) them.

On Sept. 22, Egg Harbor hosts AleFest, a day of tasting and sampling craft beers from 40 different brewers. There will be more than 100 different craft beers to sample.

On Sept. 22, the Sturgeon Bay Visitor Center will host Harvest Festival and Harvest Moon Celebration. Festivities begin at 9 am on Third Avenue in downtown Sturgeon Bay.

Orchard Country Winery & Market hosts the 8th Annual Fall Harvest Fest on Sept. 22, 10 am – 5 pm. Enjoy complimentary tasting of Orchard Country wines, local micro brews, farm market foods and free, guided winery tours.

Crossroads at Big Creek announce they will be able to upgrade the multi-media system in the Collins Learning Center, thanks to grants from the Raibrook Foundation, the Door County Community Foundation, Learning in Retirement of Door County and several anonymous donors.

What would an individual from Door County’s history tell you if they were able to come back for an afternoon? Members of the Ephraim Moravian Church and Ephraim Historical Foundation have created a program that will help you answer that question for seven people from Ephraim’s past.

The Door County Maritime Museum, in conjunction with J&M Fisheries, will host a fish boil with an open house in Gills Rock on Sept. 16. The museum open house takes place from 10 am – 5 pm and allows visitors to view the new exhibit, “Dan Seavey, a Great Lakes Pirate.”

Crossroads at Big Creek is hosting a variety of events in early September. On Sept. 15 at 8 pm, the Door Peninsula Astronomical Society welcomes visitors to Crossroads for “September Viewing Night.”

While the notions of work and play are generally viewed as separate activities, for me, Pirate’s Cove Miniature Golf in Sister Bay has embodied both throughout the past three summers.

Sea Tow Services International, Inc., the nation’s leading professional marine assistance provider, announces the Door County Maritime Museum is now a Sea Tow Automated Radio Check host station.

The Door County Master Gardener Association (DCMGA) will hold the 6th Annual Taste of The Garden Door and Pesto Festo on Sept. 8, 1 – 4 pm, at the Garden Door at the UW Peninsular Agricultural Research Station.

Crossroads at Big Creek is offering a number of educational opportunities in early September. “It’s Because of the Glaciers,” is a history lecture scheduled for 2 pm on Sept. 7.

The second “Dearly Departed” cemetery walk at the Ephraim Moravian Cemetery takes place Sept. 19, 1 – 3 pm. The cemetery walk is the living history of those who lived and died in Ephraim.

Celebrate Corn Fest at Schopf’s Dairy View Country Store on Sept. 8 to benefit Sunshine House, Inc. Activities include a 20-acre corn maze, sweet corn & pie eating contests, tug-of-war competition, kids’ games, sand art, raffles, silent auctions, tattoos by Kristen, and Pirates in the Harbor.

The Ridges Sanctuary in Baileys Harbor will begin its fall schedule of naturalist guided hikes. From Sept. 8 through Oct. 13, hikes will be given at 9:30 am Wednesday through Saturday.

Parallel 44 is hosting Fall Harvest Fest on Sept. 8, 12 – 6 pm. This event includes a Traditional Grape Stomp at 1 pm, live music all day, gourmet food (available for purchase), local vendors, and vineyard tours from 2 – 5 pm.

From Sept. 30 to Oct. 5, Bjِrklunden is offering “Autumn’s Unleashed Beauty” with Don Quintenz. How is it possible for a bird to recognize the stars in the night sky at birth? How does a dark sky tell us our universe had a recent beginning? To answer these and other questions, participants will hike the trails of Bjِrklunden to learn from birds in the mornings, observe sunrises and investigate the dark, evening skies.