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 […]
2024 Short Film Fest to Present Three Feature-Length Films About “Love in Wisconsin”
Fish Creek, Wis. (December 15, 2023) – The 15th Annual Door County Short Film Fest (DCSFF) at Northern Sky’s Gould Theater in Fish Creek will take place Friday, February 16 and Saturday, February 17. This year’s festival has a specific theme for 2024: Love in Wisconsin. Many of the festival’s short films, and each of the […]
Peninsula Pet of the Week: Patches
Meet Patches, she is an 8-year-old cat available for adoption at the Wisconsin Humane Society Door County Campus. She has a unique buff and grey coloring with the best grey colored nose to match and weighs in at 10-pounds. This lovely lady was surrendered to us with no history of issues and hopes to quickly […]
A Glimpse of Christmas Past
Heritage Village has been transformed to a holiday wonderland! Sturgeon Bay, Wis. (December 12, 2023) – Don’t miss the opportunity to see Heritage Village like never before – at nighttime beautifully lit and decorated for the holidays! We invited local nonprofit organizations to each decorate a building for Christmas. In a friendly yet spirited competition, each […]
New Year’s Eve Party at the Carrington
Egg Harbor, Wis. (December 12, 2023) – You’re officially invited to Carrington’s New Year’s Eve Party! Book your reservation early for a taste of special exclusive entrees before dancing the night away with a DJ. Open from 9:00 p.m. to 1:00 a.m. on Sunday, December 31st, don’t miss out on the last celebration of the year! The Carrington […]
Maritime Speaker Series: Search for the Linda E
Sturgeon Bay, Wis. (December 12, 2023) – 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 […]
Ridges Reads: The Root Issue
Examining the Science and Debate of a Wood-Wide Web Baileys Harbor, Wis. (December 8, 2023) – Children’s fairy tale storybooks often depict enchanted forests with trees that are vibrantly alive and share their secrets with all who enter. In real life, however, there is scientific evidence, and ongoing debate, around claims of a “woodwide web” […]
2023 Educational Mini Grant Awards Announced bythe Door County Community Foundation
Door County, Wis. (December 8, 2023) – The Door County Community Foundation is excited to announce that the Educational Mini Grant program has awarded 13 grants totaling $5,000 to schools throughout Door County for the 2023-2024 school year. The Educational Mini Grants provided by the Max and Gayle Laird Education Fund, a component Fund of […]
