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2021’s Aldo Leopold Day is March 6

February 26, 2021 by Laurel Ciohon

By Coggin Heeringa, Program Director/Naturalist, Crossroads at Big Creek In 2004, Gov. Jim Doyle signed legislation designating the first Saturday in March as Aldo Leopold Day in Wisconsin. At Crossroads at Big Creek, we started celebrating Aldo Leopold Day in 2007 and we have continued the tradition every year since. Our tradition, modified of course, […]

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Crossroads Presents Fish Tales Lecture on the Science of Great Lakes Fisheries

February 22, 2021 by Laurel Ciohon

By Coggin Heeringa, Program Director/Naturalist, Crossroads at Big Creek  Crossroads at Big Creek will have another fish on the line. Or, more accurately, the second on-line lecture of the “Fish Tales Lecture Series: Presenting the Science of Great Lakes Fisheries.” On Thursday, March 4, Dr. Dan Isermann, of the Wisconsin Cooperative Fishery Unit of the University […]

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The Search for Perfection

February 3, 2021 by Laurel Ciohon

By Ruth Cook, Door County Almanak, No. 2, 1985 Door County folks are a varied lot, but one common trait is an appreciation for the outdoors – an affinity for green, growing things. My enthusiasm often leads me to a feeling of wild infatuation with whatever plant is currently in bloom, from hepatica and bloodroot […]

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Valentine’s Day Fun at Home

February 1, 2021 by Laurel Ciohon

Courtesy of Door County Coffee & Tea Co. Valentine’s Day is upon us, and after the year we have all had, this seems like the perfect time to make this loving holiday all the more special! From easy crafts to do with the kids, perfect coffee-filled gifts for someone special and plenty of fun and […]

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February Notebook

February 1, 2021 by Laurel Ciohon

By Norbert Blei Working in a converted chicken coop north of Ellison Bay, for 40+ years writer Norbert Blei (8/23/1935 – 4/23/2013) chronicled Door County through the lives of its inhabitants. A newly-revised edition of DOOR WAY: The People in the Landscape, the first book in Blei’s “Door Series,” was published August 2010 and is […]

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The Dreaded Glossy Buckthorn

February 1, 2021 by Laurel Ciohon

By Coggin Heeringa, Program Director/Naturalist, Crossroads at Big Creek At this time most winters, Crossroads at Big Creek is cloaked with mounds of snow. This year, we still have numerous mounds, but they are not snow. They are the trunks and branches of Rhamnus frangula, the dreaded glossy buckthorn, an invasive species. The lag in winter snow, […]

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Fishing 101: What Every Ice Fisher Visiting Sturgeon Bay Must Know

January 19, 2021 by Laurel Ciohon

By Kenneth Reaves, Courtesy of SturgeonBay.net Wisconsin is my home, and I learned to fish in the waters around here! Sturgeon Bay is well-known and has a special place in my heart.  You can fish year-round, but I grew to love ice fishing. It’s very different to what I learned as a kid with my […]

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5 Fun Things to do in Door County This Winter

January 6, 2021 by Laurel Ciohon

Article by Door County Coffee Co. With Winter upon us, we are in for a few months of colder temperatures, beautiful snowfalls, and lots of good coffee! People often think Door County does not have much to offer in winter – but that is not the case at all, we have beautiful sights to see […]

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January Notebook

December 29, 2020 by Laurel Ciohon

By Norbert Blei Working in a converted chicken coop north of Ellison Bay, for 40+ years writer Norbert Blei (8/23/1935 – 4/23/2013) chronicled Door County through the lives of its inhabitants. A newly-revised edition of DOOR WAY: The People in the Landscape, the first book in Blei’s “Door Series,” was published August 2010 and is […]

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Ruminations on the Coming Winter Solstice

December 15, 2020 by Laurel Ciohon

By Coggin Heeringa, Program Director/Naturalist, Crossroads at Big Creek In other years … more normal years … Crossroads at Big Creek has celebrated the Winter Solstice (December 21) with a bonfire at our Council Ring. And we will do so again in future years. Last year, standing outside the circle, I enjoyed listening to the […]

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