Category: Outdoor

Tickets for the 18th Annual Door County Lighthouse Festival tours and cruises are now on sale. The festival will take place June 10 – 12. The annual Friday evening Keeper’s Kin event has expanded, now featuring a 6 pm dinner cruise followed by the traditional dessert buffet cruise at 8 pm.

Crossroads at Big Creek will continue offering programming and educational opportunities throughout April. Sunday, April 17 and Monday, April 18 at 1 pm a naturalist will host a free Big Creek Observation Hike.

The Family Centers of Door County will host a series of Egg Hunts throughout the Door Peninsula on Saturday, April 23. In collaboration with the Sister Bay Advancement Association, eggs will be hidden all around Waterfront Park in downtown Sister Bay (inside the Sister Bay Village Hall if it’s raining).

The Baileys Harbor Community Association will host an Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday, April 23 at 10 am. The event, for children ages ten and under, will take place at the Baileys Harbor Ball Field and feature the Easter Bunny, who will take pictures with the children.

A lot has been discussed recently regarding the Door County shorelines – do we have the most mileage for a single county in the United States? Are our Great Lakes water levels dropping at an exponential rate? The communities closely tied to the Lake Michigan basin need to be aware of the systems affecting our lake and how we are impacted.

The Door County YMCA’s 18th Annual Blossom Run is scheduled for Saturday, April 30 at Dock Park in Egg Harbor. The date is one week earlier than usual.

Sunday, May 1 the Sturgeon Bay Yacht Club will host the Sail Training Foundation’s annual Chili Supper Fundraiser from 5 – 7:30 pm. The event will benefit the non-profit Sail Training Foundation’s fleet and the maintenance of the STF building in Sunset Park.

The Door County Master Gardeners will present two programs at the Crossroads at Big Creek this April. DD Knutson, a local grasses enthusiast and Door County Master Gardener Volunteer, will present a program showcasing the advantages of adding grasses to a garden on Tuesday, April 5 at 7 pm.

Tickets for the 18th Annual Door County Lighthouse Festival tours and cruises will go on sale Monday, April 4. Members of the Door County Maritime Museum may reserve tickets prior to April 4.

Crossroads at Big Creek will continue offering programming and educational opportunities throughout April. Friday, April 1 at 10:30 am families are invited to participate in “Fooling Around with Water” in the Crossroads lab.

The Door County Early Birders Club will hold its first meeting at The Ridges Sanctuary on Saturday, April 9 at 10 am. The club will meet monthly and have a focus on families with kids ages 6 to 11; younger ages are welcome if accompanied by an adult.

Saturday, March 19 from 10 am – 2 pm, Whitefish Dunes State Park will host a fish-printing event in the Nature Center Auditorium. Offered by the Friends of Whitefish Dunes, participants will learn the ancient art of Gyote (fish-printing), and create wearable works of art.

Crossroads at Big Creek will continue offering programming and educational opportunities throughout March and April. Tuesday, March 22 at 6:30 pm, the Ministry Door County Medical Center will present a lecture by Dr. Philip Arnold.

The Team Leadership Center of Sturgeon Bay is once again hosting “Family Fun Dayz” beginning Saturday, June 14. The center will be open to the public on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Saturdays throughout the summer from 11 am – 4 pm.

Wondering what you can do to enjoy the muddy outdoors between winter and spring? Peninsula State Park Naturalist Kathleen Harris suggests a, “walk, drive or bike [on] Middle Road at dusk to listen for Woodcock.

Crossroads at Big Creek will continue offering programming and educational opportunities throughout March. March 5 at 10 am, the Crossroads and Door County Library will present a screening of Green Fire in the lecture hall of the Collins Learning Center.

On March 19 at 10 am, The Ridges of Baileys Harbor will sponsor a program entitled “Building for Bluebirds” at the Ridges’ Marshall Cabin. The program is designed for families, but all ages are welcome.

Fox Valley Sibling Support Network and the Team Leadership Center are partnering up to offer Sib Camp to any child who has a sibling with special needs.

Peninsula State Park is hosting their 10th annual “Like to Hike.” The event features five listed activities, including include hiking Eagle Trail, spending 30 minutes fishing at the park (poles are available for free loan at the Nature Center), or biking Sunset Route.