Sturgeon Bay, Wis. (March 6, 2024) – On Friday, March 1st, 2024, Children First Development Center, Inc. (Children First) completed the purchase of the building and property at 1743 Egg Harbor Road, Sturgeon Bay. “We are incredibly thankful to the Door County YMCA for the opportunity to purchase the facilityformerly known as the Barker Center. Being that […]
Griffon String Quartet Spring Concerts Explore ‘Outside Influences’
Programs in Green Bay and Door County highlight composers who borrowed elements from other types of music and compositional styles. Sister Bay, Wis. (March 5, 2024) – Midsummer’s Music’s resident string quartet, the Griffon String Quartet, will perform three inspiring March concerts featuring classical music with elements borrowed from other types of music and compositional styles. […]
Door-Tran Receives Grant to Support Mission to Provide Affordable, Available, Accessible Transportation Options
Sturgeon Bay, Wis. (March 4, 2024) – Door-Tran has been awarded a Legacy Grant of $3,800 by the Wispact Foundation. This funding will allow us to serve some of the most vulnerable in our community including persons with disabilities. This support is vitally important especially now due to the rising cost of living. This funding […]
FIRE Fitness Ribbon Cutting
Sturgeon Bay, Wis. (March 5, 2024) – Destination Sturgeon Bay is excited to welcome one of the organization’s newest members to the Sturgeon Bay business community: FIRE Fitness. FIRE (Functional. Intensive. Resistance. Exercise) Fitness will be opening their newest camp program in Sturgeon Bay located at 1449 Green Bay Road. Media and the community are welcome to join Destination […]
Birch Creek Announces 2024 Season Concerts, Tickets on Sale Now
Egg Harbor, Wis (February 28, 2024) – Birch Creek Music Performance Center is thrilled to present the highly anticipated 2024 summer concert season, featuring captivating performances by advanced student musicians and world-class faculty performing artists who study and teach by day and perform at night in the historic Dutton Concert Barn. Secure your tickets now […]
2024 St. Patrick’s Day Parade2024 St. Patrick’s Day Parade
Sturgeon Bay, Wis. (February 28, 2024) – Get ready to paint the town green as Sturgeon Bay hosts its annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade on Saturday, March 16, sponsored by Kitty O’Reillys Irish Pub. Beginning at 11 am, the parade will start at Sawyer Park via Oak Street, travel down Madison Avenue, cross the Michigan Street […]
The Ultimate Summer Day Trip, Fish Creek-Style
Submitted by Visit Fish Creek We just had a string of unseasonably warm days here in Fish Creek. Of course, feeling the sunshine on our faces immediately turned our thoughts towards summer…which naturally led us down the path of planning the perfect summer day in Fish Creek…which then made us realize just how much there is to […]
Peninsula Pet of the Week: Dahdorah
Meet Dahdorah, she is a 3-year-old cat available for adoption at the Wisconsin Humane Society Door County Campus. She’s a beautiful brown tabby cat who is shy and would like a quiet home and no kids under 5 to allow her patience and time to warm up gradually to help her feel most secure. Like […]
Door County Aldo Leopold Day
By Coggin Heeringa, Interpretive Naturalist, Crossroads at Big Creek, Inc. In 2004, Gov. Jim Doyle signed legislation designating the first Saturday in March as Aldo Leopold Day in Wisconsin. At Crossroads at Big Creek, our first event was in 2007. This year, we will continue the tradition of celebrating the life and legacy of Wisconsin’s most influential ecologist/philosopher, Aldo […]
Pro Arte Quartet Performs Haydn’s Seven Last Words of Christ in Green Bay and Door County
Sister Bay, Wis. (February 27, 2024) – Midsummer’s Music, Shepherd of the Bay Lutheran Church, and First Presbyterian Church present Franz Joseph Haydn’s Seven Last Words of Christ, featuring the legendary Pro Arte Quartet, along with respected Door County and Green Bay area clergy and community leaders. Haydn’s masterpiece was commissioned in 1786 by Father Don José […]