Logan Creek Soap: Handcrafted in Door County By Laurel Ciohon There are so many different kinds of soap to choose from while shopping, it’s almost overwhelming; Dove, Olay, St. Ives, Nivea. But do you ever really look at the contents of your soap? What are we really lathering all over our skin, the largest organ […]
Greens N’ Grains: Local, Organic & Hard-to-Find Items
Greens N Grains: Local, Organic & Hard-to-Find Items By Laurel Ciohon I absolutely love Greens n’ Grains in Egg Harbor and you should too! Why? Because Greens n’ Grains is Door County’s only full service natural foods store. It offers fresh, frozen, canned and bulk organic groceries, dairy products, bakery, meat and seafood, wine and […]
Door County Maritime Museum: Tugboat Tour, Galleries, and Gift Shop
Door County Maritime Museum: Tugboat Tour, Galleries, and Gift Shop By Laurel Ciohon Looking for some fun for the whole family in Door County? Then head over to the Door County Maritime Museum in Sturgeon Bay. Complete with tugboat tours, a gift shop, numerous galleries packed with adventure, and various activities throughout the year, the […]
J. Jeffrey Taylor: A Door County Destination
Jeffrey Taylor: A Door County Destination By Laurel Ciohon J. Jeffrey Taylor, a jewelry and fine art gallery, has called Door County its home for nearly 30 years. The colorful and sunshine-y shop in downtown Fish Creek welcomed me in for a photo shoot this spring and I was overcome with huge reminder of how much […]
Peninsula Pet of the Week: Lily
This week we introduce Lily! She is currently one of our oldest residents at ten years old. Lily is very friendly and gets along well with other cats. Because she’s older, she recently needed to have a few dental extractions. She may require another in the future, depending on how her health progresses. She came to […]
Wink: Great Swimwear, Clothing & Sales
Wink: Great Swimwear, Clothing & Sales By Laurel Ciohon I was excited to find Wink Swimwear to be open on a Friday early this fall. With many businesses in the seasonal northern Door County closing during the week, I was happy to get a chance to stop in and browse Wink’s great selection of clothing. […]
On Deck: Clothing, Footwear & Accessories for Men & Women
On Deck: Clothing, Footwear & Accessories for Men & Women By Laurel Ciohon Making time to stop by On Deck Clothing Company in Fish Creek was very easy since they keep regular daily hours all winter! On Deck’s general manager, Mert Larsen, invited me to come by the men and women’s clothier that carries over […]
O’Meara’s Irish House Shop & Cottage Loft
O’Meara’s Irish House Shop & Cottage Loft By Laurel Ciohon Door County is definitely a place that is known for its numerous Scandinavian residents, but it turns out, many Irish folks originally came to settle here as well. O’Meara’s Irish House, the picturesque shop on the hill in north Fish Creek, draws in all cultures […]
Milwaukee Indie Folk Band Dead Horses at DCA
On Saturday, January 13, at 7 p.m., Door Community Auditorium (DCA) will kick off its Fireside Coffeehouse Concert Series with a concert by Milwaukee-based indie folk band Dead Horses in the intimate DCA Fireside Lobby. No Depression has hailed Dead Horses’ songwriting as “beautiful and fresh,” and the Milwaukee Record raved about the band’s “timeless […]
Hide Side Corner Store: Bringing the Southwest to the Midwest
Hide Side Corner Store: Bringing the Southwest to the Midwest By Laurel Ciohon I was so excited to find another shop open during the week in northern Door County this winter! Hide Side Corner Store is open daily year round, so when I stopped by the eclectic store mid-week this February, I was happily greeted […]
