Category: Sports
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2016 Door County Half Marathon Registration Opens Oct. 1st
The time to lock in your spot in the May 7, 2016, Door County Half Marathon is coming soon. Registration for the 9th annual race in Peninsula State Park opens Oct. 1, 2015. This beautiful, challenging race is capped at 2,300 registrants and has filled far in advance of race day each of the last […]
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DIY Bikes Stations in Fish Creek
Door County’s abundant local, county and state parks, diverse shoreline and charming back roads entice cyclists to explore. In response to the increasing numbers, the Door County Visitor Bureau is encouraging businesses to install complimentary do-it-yourself bicycle maintenance service stations. These stations provide the opportunity for cyclists to check the air in their tires and […]
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Destroyers Owners, Coach Recognized by MSFL
The Mid States Football League (MSFL), based out of Chicago, has released its 2015 league awards and selected their All-Stars. The Door County Destroyers received top honors when Head Coach Chris Knapp was chosen as the 2015 MSFL Head Coach of the Year and team Owners Ryan Zuehlke and Chris LeCloux were chosen as the 2015 […]
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High School Fall Athletics, Sept. 18 – 25
GIBRALTAR Cross Country Sept. 22 @ Lake Breeze Golf Course, 4 pm Football Sept. 18 vs. Oneida Nation, 7 pm Sept. 25 @ Elkhart Lake-Glenbeulah, 7 pm Soccer Sept. 22 vs. Kewaunee, 6:30 pm Sept. 24 @ Peshtigo, 6:30 pm Volleyball Sept. 19 @ Mishicot, 8:30 am Sept. 24 @ Southern Door, 7 pm SEVASTOPOL […]
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Door County Golf Events for Sept. 20 – 27
Sept. 20: Couples Golf Scramble, Maxwelton Braes Golf Course, 3 pm shotgun start, nine holes with cart, dinner at Florian II. To register, call 920.421.GOLF (4653). Sept. 24: Leadership Door County Mini Golf Masters, Egg Harbor Fun Park, 5 – 8 pm. Sept. 27: 2nd Annual Little Eddie Big Cup Scramble, Peninsula State Park Golf […]
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Door County Golf League Results, Sept. 8 – 10
ALPINE Alpine Men’s Golf League (Sept. 8) End of Season Results Most Points: Team: Pete Hickey, Paul Riha, Dennis Starr & Randy Kenny; Individuals: A Flight – Jeff Olson; B Flight – Mark Dufek; C Flight – Dennis Starr; D Flight – Randy Kenny. IDLEWILD Senior League (Sept. 10) Best Scores: Ken Larson 45; […]
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Circumnavigating Northern Door By Kayak
By Tom Schemberger I have been fortunate to experience Door County in many ways – from the cockpit of boats both power and sail, from the saddle of a bicycle and a Harley, as well as just plain running. To me, the most enjoyable was being comfortably seated in my kayak paddling the shoreline with […]
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Beer Fest, Bike Ride, Bass Tourney and Cave Tours Make for A Busy Door County Weekend!
Beer, fishing, bats and bike rides – it’s every outdoors lovers dream weekend in Door County! Here are our top picks for the weekend ahead:
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Fall Challenge Ride Returns Saturday, Sept. 19
When organizers welcome hundreds of cyclists to Sister Bay, they’ll be creating traditions that benefit Door County for decades.
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Silent Sports Column: Ironman Isn’t Everything
This weekend I am in Madison racing in Ironman Wisconsin. The race is considered by the uninitiated as one of the toughest of all endurance events, with Madison’s bike course boasting one of the hilliest on the Ironman circuit. It will be roughly a 12-hour day consisting of a 2.4-mile swim, 112-mile bike ride and […]
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Silent Sports Column: Losing Daylight
On the Thursday night group ride last week, it was the first time this summer that the question of which route we would take was met with, “Well how much sunlight do we have?” It is inevitable that the days are getting shorter and the nights are getting cooler, but that doesn’t necessarily mean workouts […]
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Marinafest, Duathlon and More Plans for Labor Day Weekend in Door County
It’s nearly Labor Day weekend in Door County and as always, a cause for celebration on the peninsula. Looking for some fun and interesting things to do? We’ve got you covered: Friday, Sept.
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Sturgeon Bay is World’s Bass Capital
“When an 8.45-pound fish wins big bass — and that fish is a smallmouth — heads turn. That’s exactly what happened at a local tournament on this section of Lake Michigan last year. In that very same two-day tournament, it took 67.13 pounds to win (an average of almost 34 pounds per day). If you […]
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A Sport Built On Determination
Born on the sidewalks of California in the late 1940s by surfers looking for something to do when the waves were flat (according to Skateboarding Magazine), skateboarding has cruised its way into the mainstream sports category alongside basketball, baseball and football. For the first few decades, its popularity ebbed and flowed, largely driven by the […]
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Did the Packers Championship Window Just Close?
In the wake of the Packers loss to the Seattle Seahawks in Sunday’s NFC Championship Game, I’ve struggled to fight the feeling that the Aaron Rodgers championship window just slammed shut. I like to think about teams that have rebounded from similarly devastating losses – The 2014 San Antonio Spurs, the 2013 Baltimore Ravens, the […]
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Oh, I have slipped the surly bonds of Earth, And danced the skies on laughter-silvered wings; Sunward I’ve climbed and joined the tumbling mirth of sun-split clouds – And done a hundred things you have not dreamed of – Wheeled and soared and swung high in the sunlit silence. Hovering there I’ve chased the shouting […]
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25 Years of Running Wild at Potawatomi State Park
For the past 24 years, runners of all ages have gathered at Potawatomi State Park to take part in Run Wild – the annual fundraiser for the Friends of Potawatomi State Park.
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Jesus “Chewy” Jauregui is Door County’s Own Horse Whisperer
Nineteen minutes into the documentary Wild Horse, Wild Ride, the screen is filled with a magnificent summer blue sky marbled with cauliflower-like cumulus clouds and the words “Door County, Wisconsin” pop onto the screen. Then we see Jesus “Chewy” Jauregui for the first time at his 20-acre ranch on County A, with his wild mustang, […]
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The Clear Bottom Kayaking Experience
On any given summer’s day in Door County, someone is enjoying a silent sport, and with endless miles of shoreline, inland lakes and rivers, Door County is a fitting home for kayakers. Even without searching for them, kayaks are everywhere – stores, brochures, beachfronts, atop cars, leaning against garages, etc. There is only one place […]
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Let’s face it: working out in a gym can get pretty dull sometimes. The incandescent lighting, the sterile machinery, the four walls, the TVs that are on but don’t actually produce any sound. All of it combined can make working out feel like, well, a lot of work, rather than something enjoyable. Now imagine all […]