Sturgeon Bay, Wis. (January 12, 2023) – The Door County YMCA is happy to announce the Capital Campaign for the renovation and expansion of the Sturgeon Bay Program Center is within $130,000 of it’s $10.2 million dollar goal! “We believe this goal is well within reach”, says CEO Tonya Felhofer. “There might be one more surprise gift […]
Peninsula Pet of the Week: Beauty
Meet Beauty! This 2-year-old kitty is available for adoption at the Wisconsin Humane Society Door County Campus, and she lives up to her name! Weighing just 8 pounds, Beauty is a small cat with a big heart. Like all cats at WHS, Beauty has been spayed, vaccinated, microchipped, and goes to her new home with […]
Peninsula Players Theatre Announces 2023 Winter Play Reading Series
Fish Creek, Wis.(January 12, 2023) – Peninsula Players Theatre announces the 2023 season of The Play’s the Thing, a winter play reading series presented to Door County audiences. Readings of the plays will be performed at Björklunden at 7590 Boynton Lane, Baileys Harbor, on Mondays, February 6, March 6 and April 3 at 7:00 p.m. There is no admission fee, […]
Annual Ellison Bay Groundhog Day Parade
Ellison Bay, Wis. (January 10, 2023) – Will the groundhog see its shadow and predict more winter? Participate or observe the Ellison Bay Groundhog Day Parade on February 2. The parade will begin at The Vault Parking Lot and end at Hillside Inn/ Hugel Haus parking lot. Staging for the event with cars and people/pets walking is […]
New Grant Program Aims to Benefit Residents Using Tourism Dollars
Door County, Wis. (January 10, 2023) – Destination Door County (DDC) is excited to announce a brand-new initiative called the Community Investment Fund which will use dollars generated by visitors to help fund local projects that will improve the quality of life for those who live and work in Door County. Central to the work […]
DCA Announces Exciting 2023 Winter Lineup
Fish Creek, Wis. (January 10, 2023) – Door Community Auditorium (DCA) has announced a vibrant 2023 winter season. The Door County Talks morning lecture series, a new participatory series called “Let’s Play,” two Coffeehouse Concerts in DCA’s cozy lobby, and stellar shows on DCA’s state-of-the-art Main Stage will make for an eclectic calendar of events at […]
Musical Theater Love Songs Featured at Birch Creek Valentine’s Concert
Evening Concert Fundraiser Support Students Egg Harbor, Wis. (January 10, 2023) – Birch Creek Music Performance Center celebrates the Valentine’s weekend with an evening concert of musical theater love songs featuring Tenor and Birch Creek Alumnus, Jonathan Zeng. On Saturday evening, February 11, Zeng will be joined on the Juniper Hall stage by Diana Stoic […]
Learn About Changing Gardening Trends Over Next Decade from Ed Lyon at Door County Master Gardeners Educational Lecture Series
Free and Open to the Public Sturgeon Bay, Wis. (January 6, 2023) – What will the next decade bring in terms of changing trends and their impact on gardening? Learn more when Ed Lyon, Director of Reiman Gardens at Iowa State University, kicks off the Door County Master Gardeners (DCMGA) 2023 Educational Lecture Series on Thursday, […]
Larger than Life Works by Wisconsin Realist Robert David Jinkins Debut Alongside Brilliantly Colored Panoramic Seascapes in at Miller Art Museum
Sturgeon Bay, Wis. (January 6, 2023)—The Miller Art Museum in downtown Sturgeon Bay debuts a new exhibition of larger-than-life paintings by Midwest realist painter Robert David Jinkins on Saturday, January 14, 2023. The exhibition, Horizon Line, is the first major museum exhibition for the artist and will be complemented with panoramic seascapes by Kaukauna, WI-based artist Lee […]
What Lies Beneath the Ice?
By Coggin Heeringa, Interpretive Naturalist, Crossroads at Big Creek, Inc. During the New Year’s Eve Hike to Crossroads’ Cove Estuary Preserve, we observed ice starting to form. During the December cold snap, the whole body of water was iced over, but we had some areas of open water during the holiday week. Seeing a skim of […]
