The 2024 Winter Strings Retreat is a musical journey that features the Suzuki Strings of Madison and the Griffon’s lesson program students from Green Bay and Door County. Sister Bay, Wis. (December 26, 2023) – The Griffon String Quartet’s founding mission of providing music education to youth and underserved children in northeast Wisconsin was the pivotal […]
Oscar Wilson and the Giant Candy Cane
By Kathleen Harris, Ephraim Historical Foundation, ephraim.org According to Wilson family lore, one long ago Christmas Oscar Wilson (1871-1948) decided to surprise the village children by hanging a giant candy cane in the Moravian Church. Uncle “Oc,” as he was known, was a candy maker by trade who had come from Milwaukee to to Ephraim in 1906 […]
DCA Announces Fun-Filled 2024 Winter Season
Fish Creek, Wis. (December 26, 2023) – Door Community Auditorium (DCA) is pleased to announce its vibrant 2024 winter season, which includes the Door County Talks morning lecture series, three Coffeehouse Concerts in DCA’s cozy lobby, and several stellar shows on DCA’s state-of-the-art Main Stage. Passport Program Main Stage Shows On January 30, DCA presents a […]
Children First Development Center to Purchase Property In Sturgeon Bay
Sturgeon Bay, Wis. (December 26, 2023) – Children First Development Center, Inc. (Children First), is another step closer to providing licensed group care for children ages six weeks to four years old by summer of 2024. The Door County YMCA has agreed to sell the former Barker Center property at 1743 Egg Harbor Road, Sturgeon […]
Final Weekend for Christmas at Heritage Village
Sturgeon Bay, Wis. (December 21, 2023) – Only one weekend remains for the Door County Historical Society’s A Glimpse of Christmas Past at Heritage Village at Big Creek. For the month of December, the Village has been magically transformed into a festive wonderland, inviting everyone to experience the charm and nostalgia of holidays gone by. […]
Holiday Mixology Class at Carrington
Egg Harbor, Wis. (December 21, 2023) – Mark your calendars for New Year’s weekend, because the party starts on Friday, December 29 at Landmark Resort/Carrington with their Holiday Mixology Class with Central Standard Distillery! An experienced mixologist from Central Standard Distillery will teach you how to make Pineapple Upside Down Cake, Cran-bernet Sidecar, and S’mores – in a glass! Your ticket includes […]
Tree Rings
By Coggin Heeringa, Interpretive Naturalist, Crossroads at Big Creek, Inc. This weekend, Crossroads will ring in the New Year! Appropriate to the celebration, our Saturday Science Program will feature “Annual Rings,” and at 4:15 p.m. on Sunday, we host the Wild Ones/Master Gardener Last Sunset of 2023 Hike, which will start from the Collins Learning […]
Peninsula Players Theatre Announces 2024 Winter Play Reading Series
Fish Creek, Wis. (December 20, 2023) – Peninsula Players Theatre announces the 2024 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 5, March 4 and April 1 at 7:00 p.m. There is no […]
Peninsula Pet of the Week: Larry
Meet Larry, he is an 8-month-old bunny available for adoption at the Wisconsin Humane Society Door County Campus. This beautiful boy with the best floppy ears is looking for a loving home where he can entertain and be your best companion. He needs hops instead of walks, and he does not bark or meow making […]
Door and Kewaunee Counties Lead the Region in 100% Fish Movement
Lindal Fisheries, Dramm Corporation and Dan’s Fish sign pledge to prevent waste and promote the sustainable use of Great Lakes fish Three more local companies—Lindal Fisheries, Dramm Corporation and Dan’s Fish, Inc.—signed on to the “100% Great Lakes Fish Pledge” today, publicly committing to using 100% of each commercially caught Great Lakes fish productively by 2025. As […]