Midsummer Music’s resident string quartet performs Beethoven, Dvořák, and holiday favorites. Sister Bay, Wis. (December 6, 2023) – The Griffon String Quartet, hailed for its “superb playing, palpable chemistry, spirit, and emotional connection,” will perform four pay-what-you-can holiday concerts in Green Bay and Door County. Featured musicians are Roy Meyer and Alex Norris, violins, Oryann Tsaig, […]
DCMM Jingle Mixer Online Auction Now Open
Sturgeon Bay, Wis. (December 6, 2023) – Door County Maritime Museum is hosting three types of auctions to provide both their far-away friends and Jingle Mixer attendees the chance to take part in the holiday fundraising fun! There are online auctions going on NOW, and live and silent auctions during the Mixer. Each auction lot showcases opportunities for you to […]
Peninsula Pet of the Week: Huck
Meet Huck, he is a 6-month-old dog available for adoption at the Wisconsin Humane Society Door County Campus. This adorable fella weighs 21-pounds and is so stinking cute! Huck truly is a special boy in search of a special loving home of his very own. He came to us underweight and a walk that resembles […]
Door County Sheriff’s Office Crime Prevention Foundation Launches Campaign to Bring Therapy Dog to Community
Sturgeon Bay, Wis. (December 4, 2023) – The Door County Sheriff’s Office Crime Prevention Foundation is asking for your financial support to bring the first therapy dog available to first responders in our community. In the high-stress, high-stakes world of law enforcement and other kinds of first responders, the value of a therapy dog cannot be […]
Ridges Sanctuary to Host Ephraim Circle Christmas Bird Count
Baileys Harbor, Wis. (December 4, 2023) – Ridges Sanctuary citizen scientists are gearing up for the annual Christmas Bird Count, the nation’s longest-running community science bird project. The Ridges is facilitating in the Ephraim Circle bird count, scheduled for Saturday, December 16th. Sponsored by the National Audubon Society, this unique program is open to anyone who wishes to […]
Landmark Resort: Your Home For The Holidays
It’s not long after Thanksgiving that you start to hear Christmas music on the radio, watch holiday commercials on TV, and see beautiful lights and displays in your neighbor’s yard. It is the most wonderful time of the year, after all! But you can escape the chaos of the holidays in Door County, where peace and quiet […]
Local Nonprofits Collaborate for Christmas at Heritage Village
Sturgeon Bay, Wis. (December 4, 2023) – The Door County Historical Society invites everyone to step back in time and embrace the enchantment of an old-fashioned Christmas. Join us at Heritage Village at Big Creek for the inaugural Glimpse of Christmas Past, a delightful event destined to become an annual tradition. Throughout the month of […]
Where Do Baby Evergreens Come From?
By Coggin Heeringa, Interpretive Naturalist, Crossroads at Big Creek, Inc. The Collins Learning Center is decorated for the holidays, and we invite the community to come by each Saturday afternoon between 1:00-4:00 p.m. to see the handiwork of our volunteers and enjoy a cup of coffee or hot chocolate and fresh-popped popcorn. Board games will be […]
Sharing Traditions
By Jerod Santek, Write On, Door County Founding & Artistic Director “Traditions touch us, they connect us, and they expand us.” – Rita Barreto Craig From somber remembrances of those we have lost to joyous celebrations of life and new beginnings, December is full of holidays and days of observance that bring with them traditions unique […]
Peninsula Pet of the Week: Halloween Town
Meet Halloween Town, she is a 3-month-old cat available for adoption at the Wisconsin Humane Society Door County Campus. She is a playful and cuddly girl who weighs 2-pounds, and she cannot wait to find a loving home of her own. Like all cats at WHS, she is spayed, vaccinated, microchipped, and goes home with […]
