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Speak Easy Casino Night at Maxwelton Braes

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On Sept 27, Maxwelton Braes, Thyme Cuisine and the Ellie Helm Foundation will host its second annual casino night in the lodge hall. Together with Casino Events, the evening will be a night of Black Jack, Craps, Poker and Roulette for a good cause.  For one night, Maxwelton Braes will be transformed into a 1920s speakeasy […]

Door County Fall Lighthouse Festival Oct. 12-13

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Tickets are selling fast of the 2019 Door County Fall Lighthouse Festival, Saturday and Sunday, October 12-13. The Festival weekend includes boat and adventure tours that together reach many of the eleven treasured lighthouses of Door County. Tickets for the Door County Fall Lighthouse Festival are now available for purchase at DoorCountyTickets.com and range in price from $40-80 […]

Door County Wearable Art Show Coming October 5th & 6th

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The Door County Wearable Art Show, an art lovers’ local tradition, returns October 5 and 6 to Sister Bay. Shop local and regional designer-made contemporary clothing, accessories and jewelry, and meet the artists in person. This fall’s shows promises to inspire the mind and ignite the senses with vibrant autumn colors, bold graphics and prints, […]

Twilight Tours at Eagle Bluff Lighthouse

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Join the Door County Historical Society for Twilight Tours at the Eagle Bluff Lighthouse. On September 28 and October 12 the lighthouse will be opened from 6:00pm–8:00pm. The Door County Historical Society invites guests to delight in the tales of the keepers through story, song, and poetry at the Eagle Bluff Lighthouse for Twilight Tours, Tunes […]

Street Art to Take Shape Next Weekend in Sturgeon Bay for Chalk the Bay

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The Miller Art Museum, in collaboration with the Door County Library, Boys and Girls Club of Door County and the Sturgeon Bay Visitor Center (SBVC), is pleased to feature artists John Soukup (Cedar Rapids, IA), Shelley Heath (Brookfield, WI) and Kimberly Wood (St. Joseph, MI) next weekend for Chalk the Bay, part of the festivities taking place for Sturgeon Bay’s Harvest Festival […]

Southern Door Elementary STEM Program Awarded $10,000 Grant

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In early 2019, America’s Farmers Grow Rural Education, sponsored by the Bayer Fund, partnered with local farmers to nominate rural schools and awarded more than $2.3 million in grants to enhance their science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) programs. Because area farmers answered the call, Grow Rural Education has awarded Southern Door Elementary STEAM Program […]

Wisconsin Cheese Masters Presents 5th Annual “STINKFEST”

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Wisconsin Cheese Masters will present the 5th Annual “STINKFEST” on Saturday, September 21 from 2–4pm. This outdoor event (our neighbors love it when the wind blows in their direction) will feature free samples of the very “aromatic” Wisconsin Limburger and Wisconsin Aged Brick. Chef Jess  will be sampling the “stinkies” and grilling Limburger and Aged Wisconsin Brick […]

New Season, New Saturday Programs for All Ages at PenArt

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Saturdays are made for art making, viewing and learning at Peninsula School of Art (PenArt). Beginning in September at its campus at 3900 County Road F, Fish Creek, Wisconsin, PenArt will be offering free and low cost programs focused on local families, children, teens and art appreciators, including monthly Family Art Days, monthly teen workshops and a new […]

Griffon String Quartet to Welcome Public with Free Season-Opening Night Market Performance

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The acclaimed Griffon String Quartet will open their second full season as the Midsummer’s Music resident ensemble with a free performance at Green Bay’s Night Market on Saturday, September 21, at 7:30pm. Hailed for their “superb playing, palpable chemistry, spirit, and emotional connection,” the Griffon String Quartet will perform previews of pieces they will perform […]