Category: Outdoor

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 will coordinate two local bird counts, the Ephraim and Northern Door Counts, which are scheduled for Dec. 17.

Egg Harbor will celebrate their 18th annual Holly Days, an old-fashioned Christmas celebration, starting on Nov. 25 with Breakfast with Santa at Carrington Pub & Grill at the Landmark Resort.

The Ridges’ Natural Christmas event will be held Dec. 10 from 3 – 6 pm at the Marshall Cabin, located at 8288 Highway Q in Baileys Harbor. There is no charge for this family-friendly event.

Entering its 15th year, the annual Jacksonport Thanksgiving Day Parade will take place Nov. 24. This fun-loving, eclectic parade, a labor of love put in to motion by local northern Door County residents, will build upon the theme of neighbors helping neighbors this year by supporting three individuals in the community.

Ephraim will host their annual Christmas in the Village on Dec. 3. From 1 – 4 pm children can visit live reindeer outside the Ephraim Village Hall. Santa and his elves will be on hand to mingle and take photos.

Tips and tricks to get started in bird feeding will be discussed at the next “Early Birders Club” program at the Ridges Sanctuary in Baileys Harbor. The program will take place Nov. 12.

The public is welcome to warm up their holiday spirit, tune up their caroling voices, bundle up the kids and join the festivities at Sister Bay’s Capture the Spirit event Nov. 25 and 26.

The Door County Historical Society is hosting an Antique Appraisal Event at the Crossroads at Big Creek on Nov. 19 from 1 – 4 pm as a fundraiser for the Maintenance Fund of the Historical Village.

The holiday season will get underway in Sturgeon Bay Nov. 18 – 20. Christmas by the Bay will begin with the Holiday Tree Lighting Ceremony at the Clock Tower on Third Avenue on Friday.

A hometown Halloween celebration is in store for Fish Creek’s annual Jack-O-Lantern Days, October 28 – 30. The fun-filled weekend highlights will include mask making for kids, pumpkin carvings, a Halloween parade, trick-or-treating, and costume parties for both kids and adults.

Oct. 28 from 1:30 – 3:30 pm, the Crossroads will host a Cross-Generational Class entitled “Digital Nature.” Instructor Stephen Kastner will show participants how to capture images of nature using digital photography and how to share images using the Internet.

Wisconsin Cheese Masters of Egg Harbor will be the site of a Canine Costume Contest on Oct. 29. Festivities will begin at 1 pm, with a costume parade and judging at 2 pm.

In the past 20 years, technology has transformed the world; consequently, the need for a place where people can get in touch with nature, participating in experience-based education, and where scientists, citizens and elected officials can come together to make wise decisions about the environment is more important than ever.

The most-asked question this time of year is: What do you do here in the winter? As those who choose (and yes, it is a choice) to stay in Door County through the winter can attest, the list is actually pretty long.

The next Early Birders program at The Ridges Sanctuary will focus on bird migration. The program will take place October 8 at 10 am at The Ridges’ Marshall Cabin in Baileys Harbor.

The final Farm Market hosted by the Sister Bay Historical Society will take place October 8 at their Corner of the Past Museum grounds. Woodcarver Gary Dooly will present the Heritage Demonstration in the Koessl Barn as part of the morning’s activities.