Meet Puff! This 9-year-old lady is available for adoption at the WHS Door County Campus and lives up to her name, look at all that puffy fur! She is very friendly and encourages head scratches by leaning into your hand with all her might! If you give good pets, Puff will reward you with kisses. […]
Al’s Intros New Dirndl Design for Servers for First Time in Over 20 Years
(definition) Dirndl: a woman’s dress with close-fitting bodice and full skirt, commonlyof colorful and strikingly patterned material, fashioned after Tyrolean peasant wear. Al Johnson’s Swedish Restaurant & Butik has announced that an intensive search for a new uniform design to outfit the restaurant’s servers has successfully ended and the resulting custom uniforms will be introduced on […]
Lodge at Leathem Smith Builds Kitchen Dream Team
Paul Meleen, owner and operator of The Lodge at Leathem Smith is building a kitchen’s dream team including two chefs that have appeared on The Food Network’s “Guy’s Grocery Game” show. Nicki Himebauch, Neller Card and Emilie Rose Bishop are bringing a new level of creativity, grit and power to the kitchen at the Lodge […]
Peninsula Pet of the Week: Buster
Meet Buster, a sweet older gentleman available for adoption at the Wisconsin Humane Society Door County Campus. He is 18 years old but still has a lot of love to give! Some of his favorite past times include napping, having his long orange fur brushed, and chin scratches. Don’t let his grumpy expression fool you […]
One Night, Two Family Friendly Events at PenArt
Peninsula School of Art (PenArt), 3900 County Road F, Fish Creek, welcomes artists and art enthusiasts of all ages on Saturday, October 12, for two family-friendly events from 4–8pm – the tenth annual Community Iron Pour Event and an artist demonstration in conjunction with the opening of the School’s latest exhibition, Wax: Contemporary Methods. For $20, […]
Farm Kids Talk about ‘The Farm’s’ Early History
The Door County Historical Society will host its Saturday afternoon yesteryear program “Farm Kids Talk About The Farm’s Early History,” presented by Jane Scholz Raben, Marsha Scholz Lindh, Jan Schopf, Julie Schopf Heroux, and Laurie Schopf Stache on Saturday, October 12 at 1:00 pm in the Collins Learning Center at Cross Roads at Big Creek in […]
Artzy Studio 2019 Holiday Fine Art Show
Artzy Studio’s 2nd Annual Holiday Fine Art show will take place between October 4–31, 2019. It will feature 100 new artworks by ten premiere Wisconsin Artists! The Holiday Collection includes Owl Art by Clarence P. Cameron, Paintings by Irene Olson, Linda Markwardt and Laura Meddaugh, Digital Photography by Colette Girard, Jewelry by Kerri Shannon, Jewelry and Ceramics […]
“A Cup of Joe to End Polio” – Local Rotary Clubs Band Together to Eliminate Polio
Four area Rotary Clubs in Door and Kewaunee Counties will mark historic progress toward a polio free world while urging the community support to end the paralyzing disease. The Rotary Clubs of Door County North, Kewaunee, Sturgeon Bay, and Sturgeon Bay Breakfast with the aid of local businesses established the initiative “A Cup of Joe […]
Memories of a Door County Childhood: A Budding Artist Remembers His Peninsula Youth
By Laurel Ciohon A Door County native, Joe Risch says growing up on the Peninsula clearly shaped his “artistic soul.” The youngest of three siblings, and raised on a former cherry orchard in Gills Rock, Joe fondly remembers his childhood as a series of often-solo adventures. Exploring the cherry orchard, and experiencing the beauty and […]
Mistletoe Holiday House Offers Something for Every Holiday
Mistletoe Holiday House Offers Something for Every Holiday By Laurel Ciohon While traveling north into Door County, you’ve probably noticed a gingerbread-style building nestled between Carlsville and Egg Harbor. The festive storefront is none-other than Mistletoe Holiday House, located just off Hwy 42 on Holiday Drive. The easy turn off 42 and the in-and-out parking […]
