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  • Rethinking Room Tax and What Marketing Can Be in Door County

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    Room tax rates will go up to 8% on Jan. 1, which has caused many people to ask why we need more money for tourism attraction. But Dave Eliot, who has led the room tax charge, said it’s not about getting more money for marketing, but creating a tool to invest in our biggest problems. […]

  • PODCAST: Author Nickolas Butler to Headline Write On Gala

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    Debra Fitzgerald talks with Nickolas Butler, author of the internationally bestselling and prize-winning Shotgun Lovesongs, which has been optioned for film development, The Hearts of Men – short-listed for two of France’s most prestigious literary prizes even before being published in America – as well as Little Faith, Beneath the Bonfire, In Western Counties and […]

  • PODCAST: Small Steps Forward for Affordable Housing

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    Andrew Kleidon and Myles Dannhausen Jr. talk about new steps forward on the affordable housing front, including 11 units coming to Baileys Harbor at the Lakeshore Adventures location in Baileys Harbor, Door County Economic Development Center executive director Steve Jenkins’ idea to build a modular home factory in Door County, and Paula Anschutz’s attempt to […]

  • PODCAST: The 2021 Hal Prize Deadline is Coming up Fast

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    Storytellers wanted! Want to get published in 25,000 copies of the Peninsula Pulse and in the inaugural 8142 Review, the new literary journal from the Peninsula Pulse and Write On, Door County?  The Hal Prize offers prizes for works of fiction, nonfiction, poetry and photography. Work will be judged by a prestigious panel of writers […]

  • PODCAST: The Withdrawal from Afghanistan from A Commanding Officer’s Perspective

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    Door County Pulse Podcasts · The Withdrawal from Afghanistan from A Commanding Officer’s Perspective Debra Fitzgerald talks with Egg Harbor resident and retired Marine Lt. Col. Craig Harvey, a 24-year veteran who served two combat tours in Iraq and a year of duty in Afghanistan. They cover the execution of the withdrawal from Afghanistan, how […]

  • PODCAST: Cinnamon Rolls as Big as Your Head at Fika

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    Door County Pulse Podcasts · Cinnamon Rolls as Big as Your Head at Fika Andrew Kleidon sits down with his wife, Victoria Linstrom, to talk about Fika Bakery and Coffeehouse, located just north of the Fish Creek YMCA. Fika is a family run bakery with deep Swedish roots going on its 5th season in Door […]

  • PODCAST: What Can the Door County Budget Project Tell Us About the Communities We Live In?

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    Peninsula Pulse Editor Debra Fitzgerald sits down with Pulse freelancer Jackson Parr, a fellow with the Wisconsin Department of Health Services, to discuss some of the findings that emerged from the Door County Budget Project. A year in the making, the project commissioned by the Pulse allows readers to compare and contrast the spending habits […]

  • The Story of the Pulse Part VIII: Fond Memories

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    David Eliot and Thomas McKenzie became co-founders of the Peninsula Pulse in the summer of 1996. In this episode of the Story of the Pulse, Andrew Kleidon is joined by Eliot and McKenzie, who share stories about meeting at Lawrence University, their eventual move to Door County and the first five years of the publication.

  • PODCAST: Door County’s Population is Growing

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    Andrew Kleidon and Myles Dannhausen Jr. discuss some interesting takeaways from the recent census, including that the county’s population has increased by the most significant margin in decades. Also, a look at the increasing COVID-19 numbers and hospitalizations, and more.

  • PODCAST: A Big Step at the YMCA with Heidi Erickson and Tonya Felhofer

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    Door County Pulse Podcasts · A Big Step at the YMCA Myles Dannhausen Jr. catches up with new Door County YMCA Director Heidi Erickson and membership director Tonya Felhofer. They talk about how the Y is bouncing back from COVID, why Erickson came back to the Door, and big plans for the Sturgeon Bay program […]

  • PODCAST: What Can Spring’s Room Tax Numbers Tell Us?

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    Andrew Kleidon is joined by Myles Dannhausen to go over Egg Harbors decision on whether or not to bury their power lines as a part of their highway project, as well as a look at room tax numbers from spring, and what they might tell us about how many people are visiting the county.

  • PODCAST: The Story of the Pulse Part VII: It Takes Two

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    David Eliot and Thomas McKenzie became co-founders of the Peninsula Pulse in the summer of 1996. In this episode of the Story of the Pulse, Andrew Kleidon is joined by McKenzie to talk about his recollection of spending time with his uncle, James McKenzie, backstage at the Peninsula Players Theatre, his meeting Eliot at Lawrence […]

  • PODCAST: Will Egg Harbor Bury their Power Lines?

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    Andrew Kleidon is joined by Myles to talk a bit about Egg Harbors upcoming meeting on whether or not to bury their power lines, as well as a slew of other happenings coming up this weekend and beyond, including Sturgeon Bay’s Maritime Week, the Peninsula Pulse Presents: The Danberry’s, Andrew’s thoughts on Northern Sky’s Not […]

  • PODCAST: Tad and Coburn Dukehart on Making a Great Photograph

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    Door County Pulse Podcasts · Tad and Coburn Dukehart on Making a Great Photograph The father/daughter duo of Tad and Coburn Dukehart discuss capturing faces behind masks, what makes a great photograph, and what they’ll be looking for as co-judges of this year’s Hal Prize for photography, (and what they’re NOT looking for). For more […]

  • PODCAST: Affordable Housing and NIMBYism

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    Andrew Kleidon is joined by Myles Dannhausen to discuss the latest COVID-19 numbers, and how Door County compares to the rest of the U.S. and abroad, and Myles shares his feelings coming away from a meeting this week where the Ephraim Planning Commission denied O’Malley’s Inn into affordable, workforce housing.

  • PODCAST: How to Plan a Door County Wedding

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    Andrew Kleidon is joined by Sara Rae Lancaster to talk about the tips, stories, and vendors featured in the all new 2021 Door Wedding magazine.

  • PODCAST: The Importance of Safety at Cave Point, and Remembering Bob Lautenbach

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    Andrew Kleidon and Myles Dannhausen talk about the battle for Door County League supremacy between the first-place Sister Bay Bays and the second-place Washington Island Islanders that took place on Washington Island. Also, a look at the importance of exploring Cave Point County Park safely, after multiple water rescues and fatalities in the County over […]

  • PODCAST: Author Dan Egan Talks Tourism, Water Levels, and How Climate Change Threatens Chicago

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    In 2002 journalist Dan Egan wrote an article for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel titled “Is Door County too pretty for its own good?” about fears the peninsula was attracting too many people. Sound familiar? He joins Myles Dannhausen Jr. to give some historical context to the debate about overtourism. Plus, they discuss his recent New […]

  • PODCAST: Greg Vinkler on Peninsula Player’s 2021 Season

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    Andrew Kleidon recently sat down with Peninsula Players Artistic Director Greg Vinkler on the Door County Pulse Podcast, to talk about projects the Players embarked on in 2020, why in-person seasons look different at professional theaters this year, and what people can expect from the Players 2021 season.

  • PODCAST: DC Triathlon Director Sean Ryan on Events, COVID, and the Impact of Silent Sports

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    Door County Pulse Podcasts · DC Triathlon Director Sean Ryan on Events, COVID, and the Impact of Silent Sports The Door County Triathlon returns July 17-18, which can’t come soon enough for director Sean Ryan. He joins Myles Dannhausen Jr. to talk about what it was like to be an event director without events during […]