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Maritime Speaker Series: The Sinking of the Half-Moon

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The Maritime Speaker Series at the Door County Maritime Museum (DCMM) continues on Thursday, March 7, 2019 at 7pm. Rhys Kuzdas, DCMM Curator and Exhibits Manager, will preview his presentation for the upcoming Council of American Maritime Museums conference on the sinking of Leathem D. Smith’s yacht, the Half-Moon, which sank off the coast of […]

Door Shakespeare Tickets on Sale for 2019 Season

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Tickets are now on sale for Door Shakespeare’s 2019 season, featuring “Henry V”and”The Merry Wives of Windsor.” Door Shakespeare is offering special early bird discounts, with savings of up to 35%, through their website (www.doorshakespeare.com), over the phone (920.839.1500), and at their daytime box office in Baileys Harbor (8093 Highway 57). The Door Shakespeare season […]

“Writing On The Door: Paths to Publication Conference” features Authors, Editors and Publishers

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Write On, Door County has launched a new two-day conference for aspiring writers who want to learn more about how to get their work into print. The “Writing on the Door: Paths to Publication Conference” takes place April 12-13, 2019 in Egg Harbor (Door County, WI). Award-winning authors, editors, publishers and agents are among the […]

DCMM & WMM Celebrate 50th Birthdays with Golden Ticket

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The year 2019 brings a milestone anniversary for not just one but two of Northeastern Wisconsin’s most treasured cultural institutions. Both the Door County Maritime Museum (DCMM) and the Wisconsin Maritime Museum (WMM) were founded in 1969, meaning both museums are celebrating their 50th anniversaries this year. To commemorate their “Golden” birthdays, the two museums […]

Ghostly Tales Slated for March 4 Play Reading Series

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Peninsula Players Theatre presents a reading of “Tales of Men and Ghosts” a new play adapted by Steve Pickering from stories by Edith Wharton. “Tales of Men and Ghosts” will be performed March 4 at 7 p.m. at Björklunden, located at 7590 Boynton Lane, Baileys Harbor. “Tales of Men and Ghosts” is part of the Peninsula […]

Rotary Shipyard Tour Tickets Available

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The Rotary Club of Sturgeon Bay presents the 26th Annual Shipyard Tour on Saturday, May 4, 2019. For one day each year, Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding and CenterPointe Yacht Services open their doors to the public for tours of the shipbuilding industry. For the first time, advance Shipyard Tour tickets will be available for online purchase only. […]

Tickets on Sale March 1st for Northern Sky Theater’s 2019 Summer & Fall Seasons

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Northern Sky Theater announces ticket sales and casting for the 2019 Summer and Fall Seasons in Door County, Wisconsin. Tickets are on sale March 1st online at www.NorthernSkyTheater.com and at the Northern Sky box office at the Green Gables shops in north Ephraim or via phone at (920) 854-6117. Office hours are 10am to 4pm Monday […]

Birch Creek Jazz Quartet Visits Door County Schools for Artists in the Schools

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Nearly 300 Door County students from choir and band programs at Southern Door, Sturgeon Bay, Sevastopol and Gibraltar schools took part in Birch Creek’s “Artists in the Schools” program on Friday, February 15, 2019. Artists in the Schools began in 2002 as a way for Birch Creek and its faculty to give back to the […]

St. Patrick’s Day Parade Participants Wanted

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Come celebrate County Door in fashionable St. Patrick’s Day style. Enter your business, organization, or group in the 26th annual Sturgeon Bay St. Patrick’s Day Parade! The Sturgeon Bay Visitor Center is now accepting parade participants for the St. Patrick’s Day Parade taking place on Saturday, March 16 at 11am. Parade lineup begins at 10:15am in […]