Door County recipients were honored with three awards during the Governor’s Tourism Awards Banquet at the Wisconsin Governor’s Conference on Tourism on March 19, 2019. Each year Wisconsin’s tourism industry honors five Governor’s Tourism Awards recipients at the Wisconsin Governor’s Conference on Tourism. This year, there were 45 nominees in five different categories. The event […]
Peninsula Pet of the Week: Gizmo
Gizmo is a 9-month-old kitten available for adoption from the WHS Door County Campus. Having been found a stray, he came to us in pretty terrible shape; he had a tick, his ear canals were plugged with debris, and his fur was so matted some parts required shaving. Staff also discovered that Gizmo is blind. […]
2019 St. Patrick’s Day Parade Award Winners
The 26th annual Sturgeon Bay St. Patrick’s Day Parade took place Saturday, March 16, 2019 at 11am with over 30 participating businesses and organizations. The award for best business entry was received by Bay Shore Outfitters for their creative float and handmade cabbage heads as a way to celebrate “St. Cabbage Day.” The Sturgeon Bay High […]
Ben Bedford in Concert at Lost Moth Gallery March 24
Lost Moth Gallery welcomes Ben Bedford in concert, performing songs off his new CD, The Hermit’s Spy Glass. Bedford establishes himself as a songwriter in the tradition of musical icons ranging from Bill Morrissey to Woody Gutherie, casting individual people in the theater of the American landscape. A true son of the heartland, Bedford dips into […]
Humane Society Hosts Bottle Baby Open House, Volunteer Info Session
Bottle Baby Open House Wednesday, April 3 from 1 – 2 pm The Wisconsin Humane Society is hosting open houses for those interested in fostering “bottle baby” kittens. Bottle babies are orphaned, neonatal kittens too young to eat solid food on their own. They are generally 1 day to 4 weeks old. Without a mom to care […]
Midsummer’s Music Presents the Griffon String Quartet in Concert
The Griffon String Quartet will perform at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship in Ephraim on Friday, March 15. The quartet is the result of a collaboration between Midsummer’s Music Ltd. in Door County, the Fine Arts Institute at East High in Green Bay, and St. Norbert College in De Pere. With a mission of enhancing student […]
Peninsula Pet of the Week: Canasta
Canasta is a handsome, black and white 10-month-old available for adoption at the WHS Door County Campus. He is a curious guy who does enjoy chasing toys, but ultimately just wants his belly rubbed all day long. After the first pet, he immediately starts purring and rolls over begging for more. He has been waiting […]
2019 Festival of Nature at The Ridges
Registration for the 17th annual Festival of Nature begins on Monday, March 18 at 10:00am sharp. This event is held Memorial Day weekend, May 24-26 and features more than 60 programs, including birding, biking, hiking and paddling experiences. Explore Door County and celebrate its precious species, rare habitats, and natural beauty. Check out www.ridgessanctuary.org for a complete […]
Plum Bottom Gallery’s Demo Day Featuring Chad Luberger
Don’t miss Plum Bottom Gallery’s latest Demo Day featuring resident porcelain artist Chad Luberger on Saturday March 24! Catch Luberger behind the wheel between 10:30-12:00 creating one of a kind hand thrown ceramics and see his newest collection on display all day. Luberger has spent the winter exploring new texturing techniques adding dimension and life […]
“Tales of Men and Ghosts” Enthrall Audience with its Spooky Tales
Peninsula Players Theatre presented a reading of “Tales of Men and Ghosts” adapted by Steve Pickering from stories by Edith Wharton on Monday, March 4 to a capacity crowd at Björklunden. “It was thrilling to hear audible reactions from the audience to this new work of classic ghost tales,” said Managing Director Brian Kelsey. “The genre […]
