Crossroads at Big Creek is shaping up for a colorful event next weekend when the Door County Beekeepers Club will hold their Community Honey Harvest on Saturday, August 24 from 9 am -12 pm. To prepare for this sweet occasion, family programs this week will all focus on bees and other pollinators. The topic for […]
“Toft Point: A Nature Lover’s Dream” Guided Hike
The public is invited to join the Climate Change Coalition of Door County for “Toft Point: A Nature Lover’s Dream,” the second of two guided hikes through this pristine old growth forest in Baileys Harbor, on Tuesday, Aug. 27, from 10 am to noon. Charlotte Lukes and Nick Anderson, two of the people who know this […]
PenArt Exhibition is More than a Sum of its Parts
Peninsula School of Art’s (PenArt) latest exhibition The Future of the Collage opens August 16th and runs through October 5th, 2019 at PenArt’s Guenzel Gallery, 3900 County Road F, Fish Creek, Wisconsin. The exhibition features works by seven contemporary collage artists including B. Basch (WI),Tim Abel (IL), Tanya Hartman (KS), Andy Ducett (MN), Carol Emmons (WI), Melissa Oresky […]
Peninsula Players Theatre Opens ‘Silent Sky’ August 21
Peninsula Players Theatre, America’s oldest professional resident summer theater and Door County’s theatrical icon, is excited to announce the opening of Silent Sky by Lauren Gunderson. Silent Sky tells the story of unsung astronomer Henrietta Swan Leavitt, whose discoveries at Harvard Observatory in the 1890s opened the galaxies above. Silent Sky performs August 21 through September […]
Segway Adventure Fun in Northern Door
Segway Adventure Fun in Northern Door By Laurel Ciohon If you’re looking for a fun adventure in northern Door County, look no further than Off-Road Segway Adventures! Previously owned by Steve Seaquist, Off-Road Segway Adventures was acquired by Rick, Julie and Josh Rogers in 2018. After going back and forth for several years, the family […]
In Memoriam to a Beautiful Spirit: Ann Gamble
By Jude Genereaux One of the most recognizable and friendly personalities Door County visitors looked forward to seeing in Fish Creek each year was Ann Gamble, whose father once owned the former C&C Club (now Juniper’s Gin Joint). Her early exposure to the hospitality industry made Ann a veteran of our local tourism culture at […]
Fishstock Music Series Hosts an Incredible 2019 Line-Up
By Laurel Ciohon If you’re not familiar with Fishstock Concert Music Series, you’re missing out! Concerts at Fishstock are held in a 100-year-old Door County barn which seats 300 in the ground-level area and 150 in the hayloft acoustic area. The ground-level can also seat an additional 300 in the outside area. With modern lighting […]
Peninsula Pet of the Week: Scooter
Meet Scooter, an 8-year-old lady available for adoption from the Wisconsin Humane Society Door County Campus! Scooter was found as a stray in Egg Harbor and came through our doors in rough shape. She was suffering from inflamed eyes, dirty ears, congested breathing, a broken tooth, and she smelled like motor oil. After lots of […]
Midsummer’s Music Welcomes New Musicians
Midsummer’s Music draws on the extraordinary talent of musicians from the Chicago Symphony, Chicago’s Lyric Opera, Milwaukee Symphony, St. Paul Chamber Orchestra, Indianapolis Symphony, Aspen Music Festival, China National Symphony and the Ravinia Festival, among others. Each year, in order to provide complete instrumentation for pieces ranging from solos to octets and larger ensembles, Artistic Director […]
Fishstock Concert Series Features Jazz Vocalist Janet Planet on Sun., August 18
The 2019 Fishstock Concert Series will feature a performance by acclaimed jazz vocalist Janet Planet and band on Sunday, August 18. Based in Oshkosh, Planet has been a mainstay of the Wisconsin jazz scene throughout her roughly 30-year career. As noted in Isthmusby music writer Katie Mohr a few years ago, “{Janet’s) voice is simple, elegant and backed […]