DOOR COUNTY NEWSWIRE
Southern Door High School & Sturgeon Bay High School Unite for Hurricane Relief Efforts
Southern Door, Wis. (October 11, 2024) – In a powerful display of community spirit and collaboration, Southern Door and Sturgeon Bay High Schools are joining forces to raise funds for hurricane relief. Centered around athletic contests between the schools, the […]
Read MoreComet Viewing Event at DPAS Astronomy Campus
Sturgeon Bay, Wis. (October 11, 2024) – Recently, a comet survived its journey around the Sun, so if the skies at the horizon are clear around 7:00 PM on Thursday, October 17th, the Door Peninsula Astronomical Society (DPAS) will open Astronomy […]
Read MoreDCA Presents Second Annual Blues, Roots, and Hoots Festival October 24-27
Festival Will Feature “Some Enchanted Evening,” Sister Rosetta Tharpe Tribute, and Madeleine Peyroux Fish Creek, Wis. (October 11, 2024) – On October 24, 26, and 27, Door Community Auditorium (DCA) will present its second annual Blues, Roots, and Hoots Festival. The […]
Read MoreMusic, Poetry and Story Events at Write On
Two Free Programs Feature Musicians Hans Christian and Cathy Grier Juddvile, Wis. (October 10, 2024) – During October, Write On, Door County will present two programs that combine music with the written word. The events will take place at Write On, […]
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Wisconsin 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 […]
Read MoreDNR Announces 2023 Warden Of The Year
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced that Conservation Warden Brandon Smith was recognized as the Warden of the Year for 2023. Smith, a member of the Racine-Kenosha Warden Team in the DNR’s Southeast Region, joined the DNR […]
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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 […]
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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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