DOOR COUNTY NEWSWIRE
Pat Hellen Memorial Golf Outing Raises $14,194 to Benefit Door County YMCA Youth Programs
Sturgeon Bay, Wis. (November 6, 2024) – The annual Pat Hellen Memorial Golf Outing was a tremendous success, raising an impressive $14,194 to support the Door County YMCA’s youth programs. Held on Tuesday, September 10 at Maxwelton Braes the event gathered […]
Read MoreColin & Friends to Celebrate Veterans with Nostalgic Sounds of Wartime Jazz
Two Free Performances on Sunday, November 10th at 2:00 pm & 4:30 pm Ephraim, Wis. (November 5, 2024) —In a joyful tribute to military service members, Colin & Friends is set to present two vibrant jazz-infused concerts on the weekend […]
Read More100+ Women Who Care Door County Presents $31,750 in October 2024
100+Women Who Care Door County (100+WWC) Continues Trend of Giving Events. The October 2024 Giving Circle presented $31,750 for more than $638,000 awarded to 62 unique nonprofits since July 2018. Door County, Wis. (November 5, 2024) – 100+ Women Who […]
Read MoreDoor County YMCA Celebrates a Week of Community Events and Halloween Fun
Sturgeon Bay, Wis. (November 1, 2024) — The Door County YMCA was bustling with excitement and community spirit last week as hundreds of residents gathered for various events designed to promote health, wellness, and festive fun. Community Healthy Living Fair Draws […]
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November is National Family Stories Month
“Unlike stories from books, family stories are always free and completely portable. You don’t even need to have the lights on to share with your child a story about your day, about their day, about your childhood or their grandma’s.” […]
Read MoreCULTURE CLUB: My Word of the Year: Entrainment
By CARI LEWIS, executive director, Door Community Auditorium At Joy Harjo’s recent Door Community Auditorium concert, I learned a new word: entrainment. No surprise that Harjo, our nation’s 2019-2022 Poet Laureate, would not just delight us with music and poetry, […]
Read MoreWisconsin Science Festival: Pumpkin Carving, Bee Hives, and More
By Coggin Heeringa, Interpretive Naturalist, Crossroads at Big Creek, Inc. The Wisconsin Science Festival begins this week. Crossroads at Big Creek joins with the Door County Library to assemble speakers and events for this two week celebration on the Door […]
Read MoreExplore Wisconsin’s Stunning Fall Foliage On Your Next Outdoor Adventure
Madison, Wis. (October 4, 2024) – Autumn is here, and the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) encourages the public across the state to get outside and enjoy Wisconsin’s amazing fall colors over the coming weeks. Many of the state’s trees […]
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DOOR DINING NEWS
By Marise Redmann (Originally published in 2023 Door County Go! Guide) A life well-lived is even better when it involves great food. For couples, it can also be a shared bond. Gabrielle and AJ Dillon, for instance, who share both a life and a love of great food. Gabrielle is a photographer and political science […]
Read MoreDC MUSIC NEWS
Column 7, July 30, 2024 by Jim Berkenstock The day following our recent “Grieg Piano Concerto with Jeannie Yu” program, I ran into one of the audience members who had been there. Harry (not his real name) said to me with a very serious look, “I’ve attended my last Midsummer’s Music concert!” I was too stunned […]
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February 6, 1934 – October 3, 2023 Jean Wideroe Berkenstock, 89, passed away with her husband at her side on Tuesday, October 3, 2023 at Evanston Hospital in Evanston, IL. She is survived by her husband of nearly 50 years, James Turner Berkenstock, a daughter, Nina Swanson, a stepson, Paul Berkenstock, grandchildren Jake Hoogheem, Keven […]
Read MoreNORBERT BLEI
September 18, 2023 By Norbert Blei Working in a converted chicken coop north of Ellison Bay, for 40+ years writer Norbert Blei (8/23/1935 – 4/23/2013) chronicled Door County through the lives of its inhabitants. A revised edition of DOOR WAY: The People in the Landscape, the first book in Blei’s “Door Series,” was published August […]
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