By Jerod Santek, Founding & Artistic Director, Write On Door County The thing that is really hard, and really amazing, is giving up on being perfect and beginning the work of becoming yourself. – Anna Quindlen Saved to my desktop is a letter from the Internal Revenue Service, stamped JAN 03 2014 and addressed to Dear Applicant. […]
Ski-For-Free Program, Fish Tales Lecture Series, and More at Crossroads
By Coggin Heeringa, Interpretive Naturalist, Crossroads at Big Creek, Inc. “To everything there is a season,” according to the lyrics of a folk song by the Byrds. Now that we have had some snow, we think … hope … it is Ski Season! And this week our programs, though quite varied, seem to relate in some […]
Maritime Speaker Series: Native Canoes In Wisconsin
Sturgeon Bay, Wis. (January 12, 2024) – Each Fall, Winter and Spring, the Door County Maritime Museum hosts experts and interesting characters from around the country for the Maritime Speaker Series (presented in partnership with series sponsor the Door County Medical Center). The Maritime Speaker Series offers an assortment of monthly programs – from historical topics to current issues affecting the […]
Peninsula Players Theatre Welcomes New Board Member
Fish Creek, Wis. (January 12, 2024) – Peninsula Players Theatre, America’s oldest professional resident summer theater, is thrilled to announce the appointment of retired banker and Door County resident Mike Fordney to its Board of Directors for a three-year term. Fordney grew up in Manitowoc, Wisconsin, and first experienced a performance at Peninsula Players Theatre in 1974 when he attended […]
Peninsula Pet of the Week: Oatmeal
Introducing Oatmeal Raisin, he is a 2-month-old pup available for adoption at the Wisconsin Humane Society Door County Campus. He’s going to melt your heart and put you under his spell with his adorable puppy eyes. He’s 13-pounds of friendly wiggles and puppy kisses and is sure to bring lots of joy and excitement to […]
Birch Creek Presents “Music of the Heart” Valentine’s Concert Fundraiser
Egg Harbor, Wis. (January 10, 2024) – Birch Creek Music Performance Center is thrilled to present “Music of the Heart,” an enchanting Valentine’s Concert fundraiser featuring the remarkable talents of Birch Creek Big Band Jazz session faculty members Mardra Thomas on vocals, Reggie Thomas on piano, and Rick Haydon on guitar. The trio will perform […]
Woodwalk Gallery Winter Workshops
By Joslyn Villalpando, Woodwalk Gallery owner I’m so excited to bring a series of winter workshops to Woodwalk! Around 2013, I was teaching elementary art and going to SAIC at night for graduate school. My days were consumed with work and my nights and weekends were full of writing many many papers. I was really […]
New Edition of Living in God’s Country: Ellison Bay
Originally published in 1966, the previously out-of-print Living in God’s Country: Ellison Bay, Door County, WI traces the growth of Ellison Bay over the past 150 years. Originally titled A Century in God’s Country, the updated version explores the area’s Potawatomi origins prior to European settlement and then moves forward through the changes wrought by […]
Peninsula Players Theatre Closes $4.3 Million Campaign for New Intern and Staff Housing
Fish Creek, Wisconsin – Peninsula Players Theatre is thrilled to announce the successful completion of its $4.3 million capital campaign for new intern and staff housing. With overwhelming support from its loyal patrons, donors, volunteers and community, this achievement marks a significant milestone in the theater’s rich history. Act II: Protecting the Past, Ensuring the Future was initiated to […]
Gibraltar Elementary and Ridges Sanctuary Collaborate on 4K
Expanded Program Combines Pre-K Education with the Natural World Baileys Harbor & Fish Creek, Wis. (January 4, 2024) – The Gibraltar Area School Board unanimously approved the addition of a public 4K classroom at The Ridges Sanctuary for the 2024-2025 school year on Monday, December 11th, 2023. This partnership will expand Gibraltar’s offerings for free, […]
