The YMCA Striver Gymnastics Team competed this past weekend in the Green Bay YMCA Invitational Meet at downtown YMCA Gymnastic Center. The Striver Team sent gymnasts in seven different levels to compete. Within those levels, gymnasts are awarded by age. Team trophies are warded to the top 30% of teams competing. Capturing medals for the Striver […]
Al Johnson’s Purchases Casperson Funeral Home Property in Sister Bay
The owners of Al Johnson’s Swedish Restaurant & Butik in Sister Bay, “the place with the goats on the roof,” announced today that they have purchased the Casperson Funeral Home property in downtown Sister Bay. The sale of the two+ acre Casperson property, located immediately to the north of Al Johnson’s Swedish Restaurant on Highway […]
Peninsula Pet of the Week: Mandi
Meet Mandi, a 2-year-old cuddle bug available for adoption at the Wisconsin Humane Society Door County Campus! This gorgeous girl loves attention and isn’t afraid to speak her mind! You’ll often find her sleeping in her suite window or beckoning you to come play with a meow. Since she was brought to us as a […]
“Play It Forward” Celebrates Holidays and Door County Community, Benefits Go Bo! Foundation
On Monday, December 30 at 7 p.m., Door Community Auditorium (DCA) will present its seventh annual Play It Forward concert, which brings together some of Door County’s best-loved musicians to benefit a worthy cause. Play It Forward celebrates the generous spirit of the holiday season: all the evening’s performers donate their time and talent, and […]
Jacksonport Polar Bear Club Prepares for 34th Annual Plunge
The Jacksonport Polar Bear Club is preparing to take their annual plunge into Lake Michigan for the 34th time at 12 noon on Wednesday January 1, 2020. For the past thirty-three years the Jacksonport Polar Bear Club has celebrated the New Year by going for an icy dip into Lake Michigan at Lakeside Park in Jacksonport […]
Al Johnson’s Swedish Restaurant & Butik Embodying The Spirit of Door County
By Larry Majewski In 1973 Al Johnson sodded the roof of his restaurant and added goats to graze upon it. At some point between then and today Al Johnson’s Swedish Restaurant & Butik became synonymous with Door County. This Norwegian-style log cabin restaurant with goats atop its grassy roof has grown to become a symbolic […]
Plum Bottom Gallery’s Annual Gift Show
Plum Bottom invites you to their Annual Gift Show Saturday, December 21 from 10–5pm at their downtown Egg Harbor location. Let their elves help you find something for the last hard-to-shop-for people on your list with a selection of one of a kind art pieces. Plum Bottom has a wide variety of wonderful gifts – […]
Door County’s Scholarship Network
The Door County Scholarship Network is the most comprehensive source for local scholarship information for students from Door County. Whether pursuing a graduate degree, bachelor’s degree, an associate’s degree, or a technical certificate, students of all ages can use this website to search for scholarships that match their background and educational plans. With over 150 scholarship […]
Midsummer’s Music Donations Matched Up to $50,000
By David Perry When Allyson Fleck and the Midsummer’s Music Board asked me to write to you, I was glad for the opportunity. In July, Jim surprised me with a certificate for 20 summers of performing at Midsummer’s. (I knew the years were adding up, but not the decades!) Had I been less stunned I […]
Sturgeon Bay Announces Parade Float Winners, Moo-La-La Winner
Holiday lights are twinkling, and the snow is glistening throughout the city of Sturgeon Bay. The annual Christmas by the Bay holiday parade kicked off celebrations throughout the city on November 23, with a total of 26 festive float entries. The 2019 award-winning parade floats were as follows: Best Nonprofit Entry – Sunrise Elementary School, […]
