The Maritime Lighthouse Tower construction camera is now live! The camera was installed around 2pm January 21st. It takes a photo every half-hour, round the clock. Right now, you can view the images as static photos. Once enough images are collected, you’ll be able to watch an ever-growing time lapse video of the construction progress. The camera […]
11th Annual Door County Short Film Fest Arrives in Sister Bay on Feb. 14-15
The Sister Bay Advancement Association (SBAA) has announced that the 11th Annual Door County Short Film Fest (DCSFF) will once again take place in the Sister Bay Village Hall on Friday, Feb. 14 and Saturday, Feb. 15. For the first time ever, limited advance Festival tickets will be available online at doorcountytickets.com. Friday night will […]
Fire & Ice Weekend – So Hot, It’s Cool!
Carve out some time to come to Sturgeon Bay on Saturday, February 15 for the 15th annual Fire and Ice weekend- an event so hot, it’s cool! Enjoy the beauty of winter while watching ice carvers of all levels and professional snow sculptors create stunning masterpieces. Eighteen ice blocks and six snow blocks will be carved […]
The Importance of Native Plants
By Coggin Heeringa The seed catalogues are arriving, and at Crossroads at Big Creek, the urge to grow plants is intense. Already this year, we have been hosting a project of the USDA Potato Genebank which involves growing potatoes in the Crossroads greenhouse. You can even see the glow of the greenhouse from the Highway! Last week, the Crossroads […]
Griffon String Quartet to Play at Artigras in Green Bay
The Griffon String Quartet – the resident string quartet of Midsummer’s Music – will play at Artigras 2020, a fine arts festival, at the KI Convention Center in downtown Green Bay. GSQ is scheduled to perform from 3–4pm on Saturday, February 29. Artigras 2020 runs from 10am to 4:30pm, Saturday and Sunday, and features musicians and dancers. For […]
February Events at the Door County YMCA
Friday, February 7: JULIET (Just Us Ladies Indulging Everything Tasty) at The Hitching Post in Sturgeon Bay at 12:00pm. Please RSVP by Wednesday, February 5. Friday, February 7: Family Fun Night & Super Kids Fun Night at Northern Door from 5:30–7:30 pm. Cocoa & Canvas: individual cost is $20; two people is $30; each additional person […]
DCA Weekend Features Concert by Forté & The Pianissimos; Lecture About “The Long Civil Rights Movement”
On Saturday, February 8, Door Community Auditorium (DCA) will offer two events: a 10 a.m. “Door County Talks” presentation about “the long civil rights movement,” and a 7 p.m. Fireside Coffeehouse Concert (and ukulele jam) by ukulele orchestra Forté & The Pianissimos. Door County Talks: “A Meditation on the Long Civil Rights Movement” with Dr. Vince […]
Peninsula Pet of the Week: Guam
Meet Guam, a 3-year-old hidden treasure available for adoption at the Wisconsin Humane Society Door County Campus. He originally came to WHS after being rescued from a hoarding situation. His ears are a bit misshapen after suffering from frostbite, but he is all healed now and isn’t bothered by his unique look! This handsome fella […]
The Birdman of Baileys Harbor: Albert Zahn
Folk artist? Outsider? Visionary? Vernacular artist? Baileys Harbor resident Albert Zahn (1864-1953) was all of these. The labels point to a unusual genre of art — art made by natively talented, untrained artists whose work contains a unique vision. The renowned Grandma Moses, with her “naïve” paintings of rural America, was one such artist. A […]
Go Back In Time With Two Performances by The Swingin’ Door Big Band at The Lodge at Leathem Smith
The Swingin’ Door Big Band, a subsidiary of the Peninsula Symphonic Band, is performing at the Lodge at Leathem Smith on Thursday, February 13 and Sunday, April 26, 2020. Patrons of these great events will get a taste of what life was like in a bygone era. Swingin’ Door Big Band is a 1930’s style big […]
