Celebrating 30 years of Extraordinary Chamber Music Midsummer’s Presents a Five-Week Virtual Season Showcasing Classical Favorites and Seldom Heard Treasures by Women and Composers of Color Sister Bay, Wis. (July 21, 2020) – Midsummer’s Music, whose concerts have been hailed as “exiting, pulse-pounding, and riveting” will present a virtual season of chamber music concerts for […]
Chalk The State Event at Artzy Studio July 25-26
Ephraim, Wis. (July 21, 2020) – Artzy Studio in North Ephraim is partnering with the Museum of Wisconsin Art for the statewide event to “Chalk The State.” On July 25 – 26 from 11am – 3pm, Artzy Studio encourages kids, families and friends of all ages to create chalk drawings on the garden sidewalk outside the studio […]
DCMM to Host Boathouse Sidewalk Sale
Sturgeon Bay, Wis. (July 16, 2020) – The Door County Maritime Museum (DCMM) is hosting a Boathouse Sidewalk Sale on Thursday and Friday, July 30-31, 10am-4pm, and Saturday, August 1, 10am-1pm. The Boathouse Sidewalk Sale coincides with Destination Sturgeon Bay’s Sidewalk Sales July 30, and will feature a variety of nautical, marine and maritime items, […]
The Conversion from Manpower to Steam Power in the Fishing Industry
By Walter M. and Mary K. Hirthe, Door County Almanak, No. 3, 1986 Although the age of steam was well launched on the Great Lakes by 1818, the revolution made possible by steam power did not reach the northern islands of Lake Michigan until half a decade after the Civil War. The fishermen of Washington […]
Peninsula Pet of the Week: John Doe
Adoptable animals are back at the Wisconsin Humane Society Door County Campus! Adoptions are by appointment only on Saturdays from 12-4pm. More information can be found on our Facebook post. Meet John Doe, a 4-year-old cat available for adoption at the Wisconsin Humane Society Door County Campus! Upon arrival as stray, this handsome guy was nervous […]
Interview with Midsummer’s Music Violinist Ann Palen
Respectfully submitted by Allyson Fleck Ann Palen has played violin with Midsummer’s Music since 2014. Growing up in Edwardsville, Illinois, Ann studied Suzuki violin. Her start to instruction was somewhat of a challenge for her mom, but not what you might think. Ann’s mom was teaching Suzuki violin, and her students were not improving as […]
Miller Art Museum Partners Locally and with Arts Organizations Statewide for Chalk the State Event
Sturgeon Bay, Wis. (July 10, 2020) — The Miller Art Museum, in partnership with the Door County Library, Boys and Girls Club of Door County and Destination Sturgeon Bay, is pleased to partner with arts organizations across Wisconsin for the first Chalk the State event, spearheaded by the Museum of Wisconsin Art (MOWA) in West Bend. Events will be taking place across the […]
Birch Creek Online Names Symphony Concerto Competition Winners
Egg Harbor, Wis. (July 14, 2020) – Birch Creek completed its first two sessions of virtual music instruction with 42 young music students participating in Percussion & Steel Band Online (June 22-26) and Symphony Online (June 29-July 3). World-renowned Birch Creek faculty and a host of new and returning students from around the country spent […]
Sail Thru the Avenues Sidewalk Sales is ON!
Sturgeon Bay, Wis. (July 14, 2020) – The money-saving Sturgeon Bay shopping tradition continues Thursday, July 30, from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. with a long list of super sales and deals at the annual city-wide Sail Thru the Avenues Sidewalk Sales. Put on your shopping shoes and make your way throughout the city of Sturgeon Bay […]
Northern Sky Theater Announces Cancellation of 2020 Fall Season
Fish Creek, Wis. (July 10, 2020) – Northern Sky Theater, in Door County, Wisconsin, has announced that it will cancel its 2020 fall indoor season in the new Gould Theater. The company hoped to present Naked Radio in September and October, as well as And If Elected in October. The company cited ongoing concerns regarding the pandemic, limits on gatherings, […]
