Baileys Harbor, Wis. (March 16, 2023) – The Ridges Sanctuary is hosting a Crane Symposium on April 14th and 15th to expand awareness and appreciation of Door County’s crane populations. Wisconsin cranes have made a comeback after decades of declining populations. Symposium events will offer information on why populations declined, why they are resurging, and current […]
Hop on Over to Sister Bay for the 15th Annual Easter Egg Hunt April 8
Sister Bay, Wis. (March 16, 2023) – Get your picture taken with The Easter Bunny at the 15th Annual Sister Bay Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday, April 8, at 10:30 am. Hunt for colorful candy filled eggs at the Sister Bay Sports Complex Baseball Field in downtown Sister Bay. Find one of the Golden Ticket […]
Peninsula Players Theatre Announces Cast for ‘i’
Fish Creek, Wis. (March 16, 2023) – Peninsula Players Theatre is excited to announce the cast for the final play reading of The Play’s the Thing, a winter play reading series presented to Door County audiences. A reading of “i,” a new play by Jeff Talbott, is scheduled for Monday, April 3, at 7:00 p.m. at Björklunden (7590 […]
Peninsula Pet of the Week: Bruce
Bruce is a wonderful 8-year-old dog available for adoption at the Wisconsin Humane Society Door County Campus. This handsome senior pup weighs 20 pounds and is looking for a special home where he’s the only dog and any children are over the age of 10. Like all dogs at WHS, Bruce has been neutered, vaccinated, […]
Open Door Pride Accepting Nominations for Sandy Brown Award
Sturgeon Bay, Wis. (March 14, 2023) – Open Door Pride is accepting nominations through April 17 for the annual Sandy Brown Award. The award celebrates people and organizations who have made Door County a morewelcoming place for all to live and visit and who have made significant contributions to LGBTQIA+ and allied communities throughout the county. […]
How Cranes Became a Symbol of Hope and Healing
Sadako Sasaki was a young girl living in Hiroshima in 1945 when the atomic bomb was dropped there. Sadako was merely one-year-old at that time. Ten years later, in 1955, she was diagnosed with Leukemia caused by the bombing. Agonized at her disease and confinement, the young Sadako remembered the popular myth about the thousand […]
DCA Event Features Circle of Drums with Jahmes Finlayson
Fish Creek, Wis. (March 13, 2023) – On Friday, March 24, at 7 p.m., Door Community Auditorium (DCA) will present a free event: Circle of Drums with Jahmes Finlayson. The Circle of Drums—which is different from a drum circle in that it is more intentional and led by a professional facilitator—will be presented free to […]
Open Door Bird Sanctuary’s Newest Resident, Winter Open Days
Jacksonport, Wis. (March 13, 2023) – We are so excited to announce our newest resident to Open Door Bird Sanctuary! He is a somewhat elusive bird who occasionally sneaks into Wisconsin mostly during the winter, but you will often find him during the day. He has a mystique about him and a strong symbology of […]
YMCA Day of Giving Delivers Massive Impact
Door County, Wis. (March 9, 2023) – The Door County community came out in full force to support the Y during our fourth annual Day of Giving, held March 7. From open to close at both the Northern Door Program Center in Fish Creek and the Sturgeon Bay Program Center, members rallied to raise awareness and […]
Daylight Savings Time
By Coggin Heeringa, Interpretive Naturalist, Crossroads at Big Creek, Inc. This is the week we return to Daylight Saving Time, and “losing an hour” makes us more aware of photoperiod—the hours each day that a plant or animal receives light. But Daylight Time, clocks, and even hours are human inventions. Yet each of the Crossroads’ […]
