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DOOR COUNTY NEWSWIRE

Journey Beneath Door County: Explore the Peninsula’s Hidden Caves

July 20, 2026

Door County, Wis. (July 20, 2026) – The Door County Historical Society invites the community to its next Dine & Discover program on Monday, July 27, featuring local author and explorer Gary Soule, who will present “Exploring Door County Caves.” The program begins at 6:00 p.m. […]

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Door Kinetic Arts Festival Celebrates 10 Years of Artistic Innovation

July 20, 2026

Baileys Harbor, Wis. (July 20, 2026) – The Door Kinetic Arts Festival (DKAF) announces its milestone 10th Anniversary Season, bringing together nationally recognized artists in theater, dance, music, film, journalism, and interdisciplinary performance for a week of creativity, collaboration, and discovery […]

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BoDeans Return to DCA

July 20, 2026

Fish Creek, Wis. (July 20, 2026) – On Thurday, July 23, at 8 p.m., rock legends BoDeans will return by popular demand to the Door County Auditorium (DCA) Main Stage. With countless tunes you know from the first note, rip-roaring […]

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Inspired by Jazz Guitar Master Django Reinhardt, Caravan Gypsy Swing Appears July 19 at Fishstock

July 19, 2026

Fish Creek, Wis. (July 17, 2026) – Fishstock Concert Series has announced that the 3rd concert of its 2026 season will feature a Sunday, July 19 performance by Madison’s Caravan Gypsy Swing Ensemble, an acoustic jazz group greatly influenced by […]

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UNCOMMONLY FINE WRITING ABOUT THE COUNTY 

Written in Stone: Exploring the Geology of Door County

July 20, 2026

By Lynn Michelsen, Business Manager, Crossroads at Big Creek Door County’s landscape is written in stone. From the towering bluffs along the bay of Green Bay to the smooth rocks scattered across Lake Michigan beaches, the peninsula’s unique character was […]

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Fish Creek’s Heritage Harbor Cultural Center

July 13, 2026

With Your Support, Coming Soon! by Laurie Buske Fish Creek’s history is woven into our downtown and shapes who we are. We take pride in preserving our past. Nearly two years ago, a group of us met at the Gazebo […]

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Butterflies: Masters of Transformation

July 13, 2026

By Lynn Michelsen, Business Manager, Crossroads at Big Creek “Butterflies” is this week’s Summer at Crossroads theme, and this time of year our meadows, gardens, and open fields are alive with color and motion as butterflies move through one of […]

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Wild Neighbors: Discovering the Animals of Door County

July 10, 2026

By Lynn Michelsen, Business Manager, Crossroads at Big Creek Door County is home to an amazing variety of animals, from butterflies drifting through summer meadows to mammals hidden in forests and wetlands. This week’s Summer at Crossroads theme, Animals, invites […]

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DOOR DINING NEWS

At the Top of Their Game

June 29, 2026

Door County’s culinary scene reaches new heights. Written by Katy Spratte Joyce. Photos by Kayla Larsen. Originally printed in the 2026 Door County GO! Guide. The white clapboard farmhouse walls of Wickman House no longer echo with the clink of its cocktail glasses or the hum of its bustling dinner service. Yet for many visitors, […]

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DC MUSIC NEWS

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CZECH YOUR CONNECTIONS

June 13, 2025

Column 2, June 12, 2025 by Jim Berkenstock  Walter Preucil, charter member of Midsummer’s Music and our outstanding cellist for the first 29 years, used to say, “Everything is connected.” If there was a connection to be had, he would find it. He certainly would in our upcoming program featuring Mozart, Reicha, and Dvořák. And it […]

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Jean W. Berkenstock

October 18, 2023

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 […]

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NORBERT BLEI

NOTEBOOK: DOOR COUNTY IN SEPTEMBER

September 18, 2023

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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