By Coggin Heeringa, Interpretive Naturalist, Crossroads at Big Creek, Inc. Eyes will be on the skies this week at Crossroads. Many folks seem to be longing for snow clouds, but next Saturday, it would be splendid if the skies would clear for the Door Peninsula Astronomical Society’s Viewing Night. But looking ahead to next week, we […]
Free Fiction Class for High School Students
Write On Offers Unique Opportunity with Visiting Writer Juddville, Wis. (January 4, 2023) – Write On, Door County offers a free program on writing fiction for high school students on Saturday, January 20, 1 – 3 pm. The session will be led by Write On’s writer-in-residence, novelist Emmett Knowlton. The program will be held at the […]
Peninsula Pet of the Week: Aurora
Meet Aurora, she is a 2-year-old cat available for adoption at the Wisconsin Humane Society Door County Campus. Her coloring is stunning, and this girl is very eager to find a new loving home where she can relax and be your best companion. Like all cats at WHS, she is spayed, vaccinated, microchipped, and goes […]
Griffon Children’s Concerts Feature Winter Poetry
String quartet selections accompany Robert Frost’s “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening” and winter-themed pieces by local poets. Sister Bay, Wis., January 2, 2024 – In a one-of-a-kind fusion of literature, music, and visual arts, the Griffon String Quartet presents two children’s concerts to engage the senses and spark creativity in young minds and to […]
Midsummer Music’s Composer-in-Residence Will Healy Receives 2023 Leonard Bernstein Award
Sister Bay, Wis. (December 29, 2023) – Will Healy, Midsummer Music’s current composer-in-residence, received the 2023 Leonard Bernstein Award from the American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers (ASCAP) Foundation. Created in 1988, the award honored Leonard Bernstein on his 70th birthday. Bernstein’s daughter, Jamie Bernstein, explains, “Every year since then, the ASCAP Foundation’s Leonard Bernstein award […]
Door County Resident’s Grammy Nomination and the Impact on our Community
Sturgeon Bay, Wis. (December 29, 2023) – Hans Christian, the accomplished musician and producer from Sturgeon Bay, has received a prestigious Grammy nomination in the New Age/Ambient/Chant category for his recent CD release, “Ocean Dreaming Ocean.” His exceptional work stood out among 175 entries, earning him a place among the five distinguished nominees. “I am deeply […]
Write On, Door County: Setting the Course for Our Second Decade
By Al DeGenova, Executive Director, Write On Door County Ten years! Write On is proud to celebrate this significant anniversary, but we are even more excited to look forward to future plans and dreams that can only happen with your support. During this holiday season we find ourselves experiencing a deep sense of gratitude to you. […]
5 Tips for Planning Your Door County Vacation
Submitted by The Landmark Resort Whether you’re a first-timer or looking for a refresher course in all things Door County, follow these tips to enjoy your trip to the fullest! Do your research. With so much to do and so little time, it’s important to know what exactly you want to do while you’re here, and […]
100+ Women Who Care Door County next Giving Event January 22
Total awards over 6 Years of Giving will approach $526,000! Egg Harbor, Wis. (December 19, 2023) – The next quarterly Giving Event of the 100+WWC Giving Circle will be held in person at 7845 Church Street, Egg Harbor and via livestream on Monday, January 22, 6:30-7:30 pm. Registration and social hour begins at 5:30 pm. Over […]
Hexagons: 6-Sided Crystals of Water We Call Snowflakes
By Coggin Heeringa, Interpretive Naturalist, Crossroads at Big Creek, Inc. The topic for the Saturday Science program this week is “Hexagons.” It may seem to folks that we at Crossroads are obsessed with hexagons—the six-sided polygons that show up in everything from honeycombs and ancient coral fossils to the mirrors on the James Webb Telescope. […]
