Sturgeon Bay, Wis. (May 5, 2023) – The Door County Historical Society’s May dinner meeting is all about family! Ann Sheridan, Ed & Sandy Miller, and Laurie Baum will present a program entitled Family Matters: The Duclons, the Davenports, and Sister Lighthouses. You won’t want to miss it! Laurie Baum will share her research into […]
Peninsula Pet of the Week: Peppa
Meet Peppa, she is a 6-year-old dog available for adoption at the Wisconsin Humane Society Door County Campus. This loving gal weighs 73 pounds and wants a loving home where she can relax and become everyones special companion. Peppa is a good dog who likes to play and cannot get enough snuggles. Like all dogs […]
“You Gotta Love Door County Parks”
Sturgeon Bay, Wis. (May 1, 2023) – Door County Parks Manager Tim Kazmierczak will make the case that “You Gotta Love Door County Parks” at the next presentation in the Door County Master Gardeners (DCMGA) Educational Lecture Series on Thursday, May 4, at Crossroads at Big Creek, starting at 6:30 p.m. Kazmierczak will present an overview […]
Hardy Gallery Announces Call for Entries for 61st Annual Wall-to-Wall Juried Exhibit
Ephraim, Wis. (May 1, 2023) — The Hardy Gallery is pleased to kick off the 2023 season with its 61st Annual Wall-to-Wall Juried Exhibit, on view May 26 – July 9, 2023, with an opening reception, Friday, May 26, 5:30-7pm. Submissions will take place in person on Friday, May 19 and Saturday, May 20, 10am – […]
Katie Krouse First Woman to Serve Executive Director for The Ridges
Baileys Harbor, Wis. (May 1, 2023) – As part of a planned leadership succession process, the Ridges SanctuaryBoard of Directors today announced that Katie Krouse will become the next Executive Director of the organization, while Andy Gill will transition from Executive Director into a supporting leadership role of master plan implementation and fundraising. “Katie is […]
100+WWC Awarded 28K in April 2023 Giving Event
$427,000 in giving to 50 Door County nonprofits in 20 giving events Door County, Wis. (May 1, 2023) – The 100+ Women Who Care of Door County (100+WWC) Giving Circle continues to have a philanthropic impact. The phrase that best sums up this Giving Circle’s drive is “Do Good, Feel Good, Gather, Have Fun with 100+WWC! […]
Door County Musicians Partner to Fight Food Insecurity
Two concerts aim to combat hunger in Door County. Sister Bay, Wis. (April 28, 2023) – Midsummer’s Music, Birch Creek Music Performance Center, Colin & Friends Concerts, Ephraim Moravian Church, and Cynthia Stiehl are collaborating with the United Way of Door County, Wis., to present two free concerts benefiting the Door County Food Pantry Coalition as […]
What is a Mushroom?
By Coggin Heeringa, Interpretive Naturalist, Crossroads at Big Creek, Inc. Mushroom Day, Bird Club and a Master Gardener Lecture featuring Door County Parks are the public educational programs this week, while out in the preserves, EarthWorks after school group, the Big Plant, Habitat Healers, Bio-Blitz, Wetland Monitoring and Fish Monitoring programs are all underway. At the end of this week, […]
DCMM seasonal properties open for Summer 2023 on Monday, May 1
Sturgeon Bay, Wis. (April 28, 2023) – Visit the Death’s Door Maritime Museum in Gills Rock and celebrate the area’s commercial fishing tradition! This Museum features a shipwreck exhibit, including artifacts brought up from the depths of Lake Michigan, and visitors are directed to the building by the wooden fishing tug Hope. Visitors are greeted at the building by the bronze sculpture […]
Heritage Village at Big Creek Hosts Opening Day Celebration
Sturgeon Bay, Wis. (April 28, 2023) – The Door County Historical Society is proud to announce the Heritage Village Opening Day Celebration on May 20, 2023. The event will take place at Heritage Village at Big Creek, 2041 Michigan St, Sturgeon Bay, from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. The Opening Day Celebration will mark the […]
