Birch Creek’s dedicated volunteers, known as The Associates, present a festive evening of social time, delicious food and incomparable music to raise funds to support the Birch Creek Play It Forward program. This year on Saturday October 12, Birch Creek’s most beloved Jazz II Session faculty performers Jeff Campbell (bass), Rick Haydon (guitar) and Reggie […]
Maritime Speaker Series Details Announced
The Door County Maritime Museum is pleased to announce the complete schedule for the 2019-2020 Maritime Speaker Series, this year presented in partnership with series sponsor the Door County Medical Center. The Maritime Speaker Series offers an assortment of monthly programs dealing with everything from historical topics to current issues affecting the Great Lakes and […]
Peninsula Pets of the Week: Ruthie and Hillary
Meet 13-year-old Ruthie and 11-year-old Hillary, both available for adoption at the Wisconsin Humane Society Door County Campus! These senior ladies have lived together for many years and we’d love to see them find a new home together. Ruthie is more social and will trot up to you for pets while Hillary tends to hang […]
Nature Works Celebrates 25 Years in Door County
Nature Works Celebrates 25 Years in Door County By Laurel Ciohon It was 1994 when Don and Polly Helm moved to Door County from Lexington, Kentucky. They dreamed of starting their own business and opened Door County Nature Works in May 1994. Now into their 25th year, Nature Works, located in downtown Egg Harbor, was […]
Climate Change Coalition of Door County Distributes 400 Trees for its Fall Tree Planting Project
The Climate Change Coalition of Door County (CCCDC), with support from the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship’s Environmental Justice Action Team, has distributed more than 400 young trees for its fall tree planting project, working with partners across the county to expand local woodlands and combat climate change. Nine other area churches — five Stella Maris Roman […]
Northern Sky Theater Announces Additional Performances of “Dad’s Season Tickets” at the Gould Theater
Due to the overwhelming popularity of their new musical comedy, Dad’s Season Tickets, Northern Sky Theater announces the addition of three matinee performances at the Gould Theater this fall. The three performances of Dad’s Season Tickets will include 10:00am performances on October 11 and 25 and a 1:00pm performance on October 16. The public is invited to join local […]
Speak Easy Casino Night at Maxwelton Braes
On Sept 27, Maxwelton Braes, Thyme Cuisine and the Ellie Helm Foundation will host its second annual casino night in the lodge hall. Together with Casino Events, the evening will be a night of Black Jack, Craps, Poker and Roulette for a good cause. For one night, Maxwelton Braes will be transformed into a 1920s speakeasy […]
Door County Fall Lighthouse Festival Oct. 12-13
Tickets are selling fast of the 2019 Door County Fall Lighthouse Festival, Saturday and Sunday, October 12-13. The Festival weekend includes boat and adventure tours that together reach many of the eleven treasured lighthouses of Door County. Tickets for the Door County Fall Lighthouse Festival are now available for purchase at DoorCountyTickets.com and range in price from $40-80 […]
A Weekend Trip to Washington Island
By Laurel Ciohon Having grown up on Door County’s ‘mainland,’ Washington Island was always a mysterious place to me. I traveled there once or twice throughout my life, but never for more than a few hours. As some city dwellers tend to view Door County’s mainland just as skeptically as I viewed Door County’s northern-most […]
Door County Wearable Art Show Coming October 5th & 6th
The Door County Wearable Art Show, an art lovers’ local tradition, returns October 5 and 6 to Sister Bay. Shop local and regional designer-made contemporary clothing, accessories and jewelry, and meet the artists in person. This fall’s shows promises to inspire the mind and ignite the senses with vibrant autumn colors, bold graphics and prints, […]
