Brilliant Stranger has announced a 2-day sale on November 29-30, with an opportunity to meet one of the shop’s key design creatives, Courtney Van Auken of Tizzy Dee. On both sale days, enjoy 10% off all wearables, including clothing, jewelry, hats, scarves, shawls, gloves and mittens. Buy five holiday ornaments and get one of equal or […]
Scents of the Season in Door County
By Coggin Heeringa Throughout the year, people tell us that they are thankful for Crossroads. But during gun/deer hunting season, people seem especially grateful for a safe place to hike and walk their dogs. Around Thanksgiving, the forest also seems to have special scent. Theoretically, the scent should have been stronger in October when temperatures were […]
Door County’s Moveable Feast
By Larry Majewski Imagine it’s 1949. You’re staying at one of Door County’s premier properties, the Alpine Resort in Egg Harbor. Your day oscillates between the golf course, the beach and a wicker chair flipping through Life Magazine. It would take an extra special kind of effort for work to reach you via phone. Your normal life […]
100+ Women Who Care in Northern Door County
100+ Women Who Care Northern Door County is a group of local women with a mission to connect like-minded women to make a meaningful contribution to our local community. The group meets quarterly and members donate $100 a piece ($50 each in teams of two, $25 each in teams of four) to a local nonprofit chosen […]
The Ellie Helm Foundation Donates $10,000 to Support Youth Mental Health Program
The Ellie Helm Foundation has recently awarded $10,000 to the United Way of Door County for the STRIDE program. STRIDE (Strengthening Trust and Resilience, Instilling Independence, and Discovering Empowerment) is an initiative dedicated to removing barriers to access quality mental health treatment for Door County youth. The overall focus is to provide mental health services, […]
Local Restaurant’s Luncheons Support Climate Change Coalition
Goose & Twigs, the new Sister Bay restaurant whose menu stresses local foods, sustainability and culinary imagination, is hosting a weekly Luncheon Club through the winter to benefit the Climate Change Coalition of Door County. The luncheons, held from 11 am to 2 pm every Wednesday from November through February, will include food, coffee, and […]
Sister Bay Fall Festival Announces Best Parade Entry
The Sister Bay Advancement Association has awarded the 2019 Fall Festival Parade Best Entry to David Pfeifer Insurance, David Pfeifer Insurance has a long tradition of providing insurance and risk management solutions to the larger Door County area with a commitment to customer service and to community involvement. The inspiration for the float was “You’ve […]
Peninsula Pet of the Week: Mew
Meet Mew, a 7-month-old calico available for adoption at the Wisconsin Humane Society Door County Campus! Found as a tiny kitten on a local farm, she is a talkative, curious girl who enjoys being petted but gets easily frightened by fast movements and loud noises. Don’t be surprised if you find her hiding safely in […]
Wisconsin Warmup Coffee
Wisconsin Warmup Coffee is featured on the Door County Coffee & Tea Co. website. This is a user-submitted recipe. It was not made in the kitchens of the Door County Coffee Cafe. Ingredients: Featured ingredient: Dark Voyage Coffee 10 oz. Bag Ground 4 cups strong brewed Door County Coffee Dark Voyage coffee (or your coffee of choice) […]
Christmas Concerts at Birch Creek on Saturday, December 7
Birch Creek Music Performance Center presents two holiday concerts in Juniper Hall on Saturday, December 7. Christmas at Birch Creek begins with a 2:30pm matinee family concert at which all children ages 11 and under receive free admission. Symphony and percussion session faculty musicians bring the spectacular sounds of brass and percussion to classic holiday […]
