DOOR COUNTY NEWSWIRE
Dog Adopters and Foster Parents Urgently Needed
Wisconsin Humane Society (WHS) has reduced dog adoption fees in response to rising dog population. Green Bay and Door County, Wis. (February 11, 2026) – The Wisconsin Humane Society (WHS) has reduced dog adoption fees in response to rising dog population […]
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Peninsula Music Festival’s FebFest Continues with Romantic Viola & Piano Concert on February 15
Door County, Wis. (February 11, 2026) — The Peninsula Music Festival’s (PMF) FebFest continues on Sunday, February 15 at 2:00 PM with Romance, an intimate chamber music concert at the Birch Creek Music Performance Center. The performance features two of PMF’s most […]
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Pete Schwaba is Keynote Speaker at 17th Annual Door County Film Festival
“Director’s Cut” and “Nite Lite” Host To Appear Friday Night, Feb. 13 Fish Creek, Wis. (February 11, 2026) – The talented Midwesterner who helped bring Wisconsin independent film into the national spotlight will headline the Door County Film Festival when […]
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Northern Door County’s Historical Organizations Host 2nd Annual Trivia Night at The Dörr Hotel
Ephraim, Wis. (February 9, 2025) – The Ephraim Historical Foundation, Sister Bay Historical Society, Liberty Grove Historical Society, and Gibraltar Historical Association are thrilled to host our collaborative Trivia Night event on Wednesday, February 18, 2026, from 6:00 PM to […]
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Fish Tales Lecture: Walleye
By Coggin Heeringa Walleyes are the topic for Crossroads at Big Creek’s next Fish Tales Lecture, scheduled for Thursday, February 12 at 7:00 pm. Dr. Jason Breeggemann, Senior Fisheries Biologist with the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, will present “Management […]
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Groundhog Day
By Coggin Heeringa, Crossroads at Big Creek This week, we will celebrate Groundhog Day at Crossroads as part of our Science Saturday program. But why do we celebrate a rodent and its shadow on February 2. “Groundhog Day,” observed on […]
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From 1926 to Today: How Door County’s History Came Alive
By Amy Frank As we embark upon our 100th anniversary, it is meaningful to reflect on how the Door County Historical Society was founded in 1926. At that time, there was growing concern that important historic sites, landmarks, and stories across […]
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Writing Your Way into the New Year
New beauty meets us at every step in all our wanderings.—John Muir Welcome 2026Whether you make resolutions for the new year or not, all of us at Write On hope that 2026 finds you happy and fulfilled. The new year […]
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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 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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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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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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