Sister Bay, Wis. (March 12, 2024) – A sold-out audience of almost 300 people came to Northern Sky’s Gould Theater to celebrate the art of filmmaking at the 15th Annual Door County Short Film Fest (DCSFF) on February 16 and 17. This year’s festival had a specific theme for 2024: Love in Wisconsin. Many of the […]
Open Door Pride’s IDEA Scholarship Now Accepting Applications
Sturgeon Bay, Wis. (March 12, 2024) – Open Door Pride is awarding a $500 IDEA (Inclusivity, Diversity, Equality and Accessibility) scholarship to a graduating Door County senior who demonstrates a passion for inclusivity, diversity, increasing sensitivity, and building community. All students are invited to apply. Applications are due by April 30. Application requirements and guideline are […]
New Monthly Open Mic Offered by Write On, Door County
Juddville, Wis. (March 12, 2024) – Write On, Door County introduces a new monthly open mic storytelling series specifically for writers of prose. Hosted by Tony Smith and Rosemary Steubi, the series will be held 2 – 4 pm the fourth Sunday of every month. The first session is Sunday, March 24. All sessions take place […]
The Color Green
By Coggin Heeringa, Interpretive Naturalist, Crossroads at Big Creek, Inc. Wearing green, shamrocks, rainbows, and photosynthesis! Green is the color of the environmental movement and will be the theme of Crossroads programs during the week of St. Patrick’s Day. “The Color Green ” is the topic for our free weekly family program, Saturday Science. The program […]
Open Door Pride Accepting Nominations for the Sandy Brown Award
Sturgeon Bay, Wis. (March 8, 2024) – Open Door Pride is accepting nominations through April 10 for the annual Sandy Brown Award. The award celebrates people and organizations who have made Door County a more welcoming place for all to live and visit and who have made significant contributions to LGBTQIA+ and allied communities throughout the […]
Women’s Fund of Door County Invests in Children First
Sturgeon Bay, Wis. (March 8, 2024) – Children First Development Center, Inc. (Children First) received $50,000 from the Women’s Fund of Door County. The grant will allow Children First to make facility improvements including new flooring and adding a wall to improve efficiency in two classrooms. Funds will also be used to purchase cribs and other […]
The Writes of Spring
By Jerod Santek, Write On Door County, Founding & Artistic Director “They were not only talented; they were brave, a trait I admired more than anything but couldn’t seem to possess. The world that raised these women hadn’t allowed them to write, yet they had spun fiery novels in spite of all the odds. — […]
DC Laundromat Ribbon Cutting
Sturgeon Bay, Wis. (March 7, 2024) – Destination Sturgeon Bay is excited to welcome one of the organization’s newest members to the Sturgeon Bay business community: DC Laundromat. Media and the community are welcome to join Destination Sturgeon Bay, Door County Economic Development Corporation, and owner Lori DeJardin for a Ribbon Cutting to recognize the one month […]
Peninsula Set Up on Family Plan
By Rita Schlise, from the Green Bay Gazette May 1967 The Door Peninsula was a vacationland hundreds of years ago… when the Indians swam, fished, hunted, and played here. Is it any wonder that the white man moved in? When he discovered that this delightful area was air-conditioned in the summer by majestic Lake Michigan […]
Door County YMCA Raises $30,000 During YMCA Day of Giving
Sturgeon Bay, Wis. (March 7, 2024) – The Door County YMCA is thrilled to announce the tremendous success of its YMCA Day of Giving event, held on March 5th, 2024. Through the generous support of the community, the YMCA was able to raise an impressive $30,000 in donations. The YMCA Day of Giving is an annual […]
