Maronek Company Member Since 1950 Fish Creek, Wis. (March 19, 2025) – The Board of Directors of Peninsula Players Theatre, Wisconsin’s oldest professional theatre, recently honored artist and scenic designer Jim Maronek for his 29 years of service. While a student at The Art Institute of Chicago, he was recruited as the Door County theatre’s resident scenic […]
A Bridge Eye View: Stories from 40 Years of Tending Sturgeon Bay’s Bridges
Sturgeon Bay, Wis. (March 17, 2025) – The final presentation of the 2024-2025 Door County Medical Center Maritime Speaker Series will be held both in person and online on Thursday, April 3 at 7pm,featuring A Bridge Eye View: Stories from 40 Years of Tending Sturgeon Bay’s Bridges, by Sonja Polster with special guest Rose Pipkorn. Sonja Polster’s husband Bill and […]
Support Threatened And Endangered Species Recovery With The Endangered Resources Tax Checkoff
All Donations Matched On Your Wisconsin Income Tax Form Wisconsin (March 17, 2025) – Show your love for nature by donating to the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR)’s Endangered Resources Fund. All donations made through your Wisconsin income tax form are matched and go directly to conserve rare plants, animals and State Natural Areas. […]
Door County YMCA Youth in Government Delegation Shines at Madison Conference
Sturgeon Bay, Wis. (March 17, 2025) – The Door County YMCA’s Youth in Government (YIG) delegation showcased their leadership and legislative skills at the statewide Youth in Government Conference in Madison this past weekend. Several students from the delegation achieved remarkable accomplishments, highlighting their dedication to civic engagement and public service. Elise Jackson earned the distinguished […]
Tickets on sale for Tales of Our Lives Story Slam
Door County, Wis. (March 17, 2025) – As of March 10, tickets are officially on sale for the 12th annual Tales of Our Lives Story Slam presented by Women’s Fund of Door County in collaboration with Northern Sky Theater. Six storytellers will take the stage on Saturday, April 12 at the Gould Theater to share their […]
Open Door Pride Accepting Nominations for The Sandy Brown Award
Deadline for Nominations is May 15, 2025 Sturgeon Bay, Wis. (March 14, 2025) – Open Door Pride is accepting nominations through May 15 for the annual Sandy Brown Award. The award celebrates people and organizations who have made Door County a more welcoming place for all to live and visit and who have made significant contributions to […]
Spring Green-Up
By Coggin Heeringa, Interpretive Naturalist, Crossroads at Big Creek, Inc. It’s almost St. Patrick’s Day, and folks around County Door are celebrating this weekend! At Crossroads at Big Creek, we’ve tailored our programs to align with St. Patrick’s Day and the seasonal phenomenon known as the “spring green-up.” Our Science Saturday family program on March […]
Children First, Door Community Child Development Center Merge to become Doorway to Learning
Sturgeon Bay, Wis. (March 13, 2025) – As of January 20th, 2025, Children First and Door Community Child Development Center merged to become Doorway to Learning. Doorway to Learning is providing care to 132 children ages 6 weeks – 4 years and 14 school age children at the Gordon Road center. We are looking forward […]
Peninsula Pet of the Week: Midnight
Midnight is 4 years old, weighs 12 pounds, and is available for adoption at the Wisconsin Humane Society Door County Campus. Midnight is a very affectionate cat! He loves to hang out with his owner and get lots of head scratches and love. He has been diagnosed with FeLV, so he will have to go […]
Celebrating Women Writers
The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don’t have any. — Alice Walker Last weekend, twelve women gathered in our Library Classroom, all strangers to the others in the room. They came together for the first session of Telling The Truth of Our Lives, our year-long mentoring program for […]
