Patricia Shoppe: Carrying on Great-Grandmothers Iconic Style By Laurel Ciohon What once accommodated the Egg Harbor Town Hall (built in 1884) has been home to the lovely Patricia Shoppe since 2005. What started as a small jewelry shop that opened on May 4, 2001, Patricia Shoppe has transformed into a thriving clothing and accessories store […]
DCA Presents Choir! Choir! Choir!: An International Hit Community Singing Event
On Monday, September 9, at 7 p.m., DCA will welcome the international sensation community singing event Choir! Choir! Choir! to its stage. The event is free and open to the public. Daveed Goldman and Nobu Adilman (also known as “DaBu”) started Choir! Choir! Choir! as a weekly drop-in singing event in February 2011. Equal parts […]
Peninsula Pet of the Week: Kiki
Meet Kiki, a talkative, 3-year-old feline available for adoption at the Wisconsin Humane Society Door County Campus. She is a petite little lady, weighing just 8lbs. Our green-eyed beauty can be cautious at first, but once you earn her trust, the purring will start and you’ll know she’s enjoying herself! Like all cats at WHS, she […]
The U.S. Mail Comes to Door County (1854)
(Originally published in Door County Almanak No. 3, by Dragonsbreath Press) By James B. Hale Anyone who has lived in a small town and is old enough to remember times before radio and television became a way of life knows the joys the local post office could bring. It was the nerve center of the […]
The Fisherman’s Wife (1934-35)
(Originally published in Door County Almanak No. 3, by Dragonsbreath Press) By Frances May Fifty years ago, I learned what it was like to live in the teeming household of a fishing family. The Joe Mays supplemented their farm income with winter carp fishing in the bays, bordering on Nasewaupee township. There were nine people […]
Making Childhood Memories in Door County
By Laurel Ciohon Growing up as a child in northern Door County, there were two words that would make me (and every other kid) squirm with excitement: Thumb Fun. Thumb Fun Amusement Park was the only park of its kind in Door County at the time and parents were forever grateful for plethora of activities […]
Door County Astronomical Society Hosts Pre-Show Seminar at ‘Silent Sky’
Peninsula Players Theatre, in conjunction with its production of “Silent Sky,” by Lauren Gunderson, will host members of the Door County Astronomical Society as they lead a discussion on “measuring distances in the universe” on Thursday, August 29 at 6:30 p.m. in the theater. “Silent Sky” lead character, Henrietta Swan Leavitt, contributed many discoveries that assisted […]
Plum Bottom Hosts Art Shows at Both Locations
Plum Bottom Gallery is hosting events at both of their Egg Harbor locations this Labor Day weekend. Join them on Plum Bottom Road to see expanded collections from resident jewelry artist Angela Olson Luberger and Madison-based artist Hannah Wong from 1-5pm on Saturday, August 31 and Sunday, September 1. Angela will be on site between […]
Rotary Offers Student Foreign Exchange Opportunity
Local high school students and their parents are invited to learn more about spending a year abroad as an exchange student during the 2020/2021 school year at the Rotary Youth Exchange information meeting on Tuesday, September 10. The meeting begins at 5:30 pm at the Door County Public Library in the Jane Greene Room in […]
DCA and SiriusXM Present “Live From Here” Comedian Tom Papa at DCA September 6
On Friday, September 6, at 7 p.m., Door Community Auditorium and SiriusXM will present comedian Tom Papa, best known for his work on the celebrated radio show “Live From Here,” in a performance at DCA in Fish Creek. Papa’s performance will be part of DCA’s fall series Blues, Roots, and American Stories. With more than […]
