The Living Past: Commercial Fishing in Door County by Trygvie Jensen Commercial fishing is one of the oldest professions known to man. The industry has survived for nearly two hundred years on the Great Lakes. Commercial fishermen are our living past, but confronting an uncertain future. They epitomize the American Dream: independent, ambitious, and hardworking. […]
THE WRITER’S LIFE – Roadside Gardens, Birdfeeders, Wind Chimes…Silence
THE WRITER’S LIFE Roadside Gardens, Birdfeeders, Wind Chimes…Silence -By Norbert Blei Though I’ve never been much of a gardener, flower or vegetable, I appreciate their presence in my midst, whether from a distance or visiting friends with flower gardens glowing in color throughout the seasons, not to mention gifts from vegetable gardens–asparagus, beans, spinach, lettuce, […]
A Fifty-Year Reminiscense
A Fifty-Year Reminiscense By Hjalmar R. Holand (Abridged version of an essay written by author H. R. Holand in 1948…remembering Door County as it was in 1898.) It is fifty years this summer since I first saw the Door Peninsula. I was then a student at the University of Wisconsin and thought that the Madison […]
“The Bridges of Madison County” Comes to Peninsula Players
FISH CREEK, WI, July 26, 2017 — Audiences are likely to be swept away by the life-changing, four-day love affair in the lush musical “The Bridges of Madison County” at Peninsula Players Theatre July 26 through August 13, 2017. One of the most romantic stories ever written, “The Bridges of Madison County” first captured the […]
Harpeth Rising Returns to Woodwalk Gallery on Aug. 11
‘Chamberfolk’ trio of violin, cello and banjo takes journey thru original music EGG HARBOR, WI — Harpeth Rising is on tour promoting their brand new album, ‘Against All Tides,’ and will perform at Woodwalk Gallery in Egg Harbor on Friday, Aug. 11. Woodwalk Gallery features contemporary art and musical performances in an intimate, historic barn […]
Experience Award-Winning Jazz Musicians at Birch Creek
EGG HARBOR, WI – Birch Creek puts a whole new twist to the meaning of summer music academy, with their elite lineup of faculty members from across the country working with students in a century-old barn turned concert hall. On July 16th, students and faculty from Nevada to New York, Canada, and ten other states […]
On Deck Outlet Store
On Deck Outlet Store – Fish Creek Save up to 70% every day on brand name clothing and footwear for men and women. Remaining On Deck seasonal merchandise is moved to our Outlet Stores in the lower level of the Fish Creek Market building, and in the lower level of our Sturgeon Bay On Deck […]
North of the Tension Line
North of the Tension Line Musings about Washington Island by musician Julian Hagen It’s just a different pace. When you get on the boat at Northport, a weight is just lifted off your shoulders. North of the Tension Line is what they call this place. And there’s something about when you get on that boat, […]
MARITIME MUSEUM / YACHT CLUB OFFER RECIPROCAL MEMBERSHIPS
MARITIME MUSEUM / YACHT CLUB OFFER RECIPROCAL MEMBERSHIPS The Door County Maritime Museum and the Sturgeon Bay Yacht Club have partnered up to offer reduced rates to new members with dual memberships in 2017. Current members of the Sturgeon Bay Yacht Club (SBYC) can join the Door County Maritime Museum (DCMM) for a special rate […]
Jacobsen Museum
Jacobsen Museum This small restored log cabin, owned by Jens Jacobsen prior to 1930, has an outstanding collection of natural and historical artifacts from the region. There are hand-carved ship models, pieces of authentic furniture, and artifacts from shipwrecks — including a huge rudder from the shipwreck of the Louisiana. Open: 10am-4pm (Memorial Day – […]
