Sturgeon Bay, Wis. (December 26, 2023) – Children First Development Center, Inc. (Children First), is another step closer to providing licensed group care for children ages six weeks to four years old by summer of 2024. The Door County YMCA has agreed to sell the former Barker Center property at 1743 Egg Harbor Road, Sturgeon […]
Final Weekend for Christmas at Heritage Village
Sturgeon Bay, Wis. (December 21, 2023) – Only one weekend remains for the Door County Historical Society’s A Glimpse of Christmas Past at Heritage Village at Big Creek. For the month of December, the Village has been magically transformed into a festive wonderland, inviting everyone to experience the charm and nostalgia of holidays gone by. […]
Holiday Mixology Class at Carrington
Egg Harbor, Wis. (December 21, 2023) – Mark your calendars for New Year’s weekend, because the party starts on Friday, December 29 at Landmark Resort/Carrington with their Holiday Mixology Class with Central Standard Distillery! An experienced mixologist from Central Standard Distillery will teach you how to make Pineapple Upside Down Cake, Cran-bernet Sidecar, and S’mores – in a glass! Your ticket includes […]
Tree Rings
By Coggin Heeringa, Interpretive Naturalist, Crossroads at Big Creek, Inc. This weekend, Crossroads will ring in the New Year! Appropriate to the celebration, our Saturday Science Program will feature “Annual Rings,” and at 4:15 p.m. on Sunday, we host the Wild Ones/Master Gardener Last Sunset of 2023 Hike, which will start from the Collins Learning […]
Peninsula Players Theatre Announces 2024 Winter Play Reading Series
Fish Creek, Wis. (December 20, 2023) – Peninsula Players Theatre announces the 2024 season of The Play’s the Thing, a winter play reading series presented to Door County audiences. Readings of the plays will be performed at Björklunden at 7590 Boynton Lane, Baileys Harbor, on Mondays, February 5, March 4 and April 1 at 7:00 p.m. There is no […]
Peninsula Pet of the Week: Larry
Meet Larry, he is an 8-month-old bunny available for adoption at the Wisconsin Humane Society Door County Campus. This beautiful boy with the best floppy ears is looking for a loving home where he can entertain and be your best companion. He needs hops instead of walks, and he does not bark or meow making […]
Door and Kewaunee Counties Lead the Region in 100% Fish Movement
Lindal Fisheries, Dramm Corporation and Dan’s Fish sign pledge to prevent waste and promote the sustainable use of Great Lakes fish Three more local companies—Lindal Fisheries, Dramm Corporation and Dan’s Fish, Inc.—signed on to the “100% Great Lakes Fish Pledge” today, publicly committing to using 100% of each commercially caught Great Lakes fish productively by 2025. As […]
New Years Eve Cherry Drop in Sister Bay
Ephraim, Wis. (December 18, 2023) – New Year’s Eve is traditionally one of the most festive nights of the year, but how it’s celebrated is a little different for everyone. For Door County, it’s coming together in Sister Bay for the 7th annual fm 106.9 the Lodge Cherry Drop™. The midnight countdown, akin to other ball-drop […]
Drawing Down Our Greenhouse Emissions: A Door County Action Workshop
Ellison Bay, Wis. (December 15, 2023) – Deneen Wiske, Roy Thilly and Jeff Lutsey of the Climate Change Coalition of Door County will host a two-session climate action workshop Jan. 4 and 11, from 9 am to noon, at The Clearing’s Jens Jensen Center, 12171 Garrett Bay Road, Ellison Bay. The workshop will give participants […]
The Longest Night of the Year
By Coggin Heeringa, Interpretive Naturalist, Crossroads at Big Creek, Inc. With the exception of our friends in the Door Peninsula Astronomical Society who think fifteen hours of darkness is a good thing, most of us, regardless of our ancestry or religious beliefs, long for light during this dark part of the year. At the exact […]
